Ep. 113 – The Dog Daycare Diagnosis: 5 Things to Assess Before You Throw Money at the Wrong Problem

Ep. 113 – The Dog Daycare Diagnosis: 5 Things to Assess Before You Throw Money at the Wrong Problem

March 25, 2026 · 43 min

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Dominic Hodgson discusses how to diagnose the right problems in a dog daycare business before spending money on fixes.

Ever feel like something’s off in your business…but you can’t quite put your finger on it? You’re busy. Dogs everywhere. Calendar full. And yet… the money doesn’t match the effort. Maybe your pet business isn’t actually sick… or are you just treating the wrong symptoms? Well, before you spend a ton of money on ads, SEO, a new website, or another shiny new fix…is it worth identifying what’s really broken? See, the fastest way to grow your dog daycare, isn’t trying to improve everything at once… but diagnosing the right problems first! In this week’s episode of the Pet Boarding & Daycare Podcast, Dom records from the beach in the North East of England and dives into one of the most important questions any pet business owner can ask: What is actually holding my business back right now? Using insights from a recent conversation with Teija Heikkilä from Pet Vet M&A, Dom breaks down the value of doing a proper top-to-bottom 360 business evaluation — not just to find out what your business might be worth one day, but to understand what needs fixing today. There’s important lesson on profit and pricing, as well as how to tune up your wider marketing engine. This episode walks…

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