Yes, You Can Make $100k+ a Year Walking Dogs
This might be my “retirement” job when I finally F.I.R.E.
I have a bit of an obsession with dogs — I have more pictures on my camera roll of my friend’s dogs than I do of my actual friends.
I’ve even had plenty of Facetime calls with my good friend’s french bulldog.
I know, I’m the crazy dog lady.
The other day, I was scrolling through a finance site that I follow, when I learned that you can make a six-figure income from walking dogs.
Enter Ryan Stewart — Founder of “Ryan for Dogs” — a full-time dog-walking business.
Ryan started back in 2002, purely as a side gig, as he was struggling to earn a living as an actor in New York.
Now he does this full-time (he works around 36 hours a week), earning roughly $60 per hour walking three to five dogs at a time.
Ryan’s built a great reputation over multiple decades, enabling him to earn up to $120,000 per year.
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