The Retirement Newsletter: Owning a dog — hobby or side-hustle?

Issue Number: -8.5 — Ten ways to make some money with your dog skills

Photo by Author — a random dog on the beach

Welcome

Welcome to issue -8.5 — if you are wondering about the weird issue numbering system, please see issue -9.5 — negative issue numbers, fractions, plans, and advice for an explanation.

This week — owning a dog, hobby, or a potential side-hustle?

Owning a dog, a hobby, or a potential side-hustle?

Back in issue -11 — Dogs, numbers and poppies? — I wrote about getting a dog in my retirement. My argument was that owning a dog would keep me fit, provide companionship, get me out of the house and mean I would still meet people.

I also pointed out that the best types of dogs are other people’s dogs because it means that person is responsible for picking up after it and paying the vet bills. And there is a key point — dogs are ‘cost centres’. They cost money. But, could a dog be away to make some money in your retirement?

Here are ten ways to turn owning a dog, or being a lover of dogs, into a side-hustle in your retirement.

1. Dog Walking Services