Sequestration Bites Dog-Walking Businesses
Service industry firms like dog walking and dog day care businesses say pay cuts and furloughs will hurt their small firms.
While the specter of sequestration has government workers worried about the possibility of pay cuts and furloughs, service industries like pet day care businesses and dog walkers are also bracing for a bite to their bottom lines. Katie Wright has successfully built her dog walking business from a one-person shop to four staffers during the past 18 months. It’s something she’s proud of, and many residents of the Old Town community and elsewhere rely on Fairy Dogmom’s services to help them care for their dogs while they are away from home during the workday. "We work with many clients that work for government agencies and this has the potential to interrupt our service and affect our bottom line,” said Wright. “When owners are home they …
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Ruben Duran
10:41 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Hey that's me! Happy to say that it appears only a couple of clients will likely be affected and they/I have already made adjustments. I know there are others though that are concerned that they could lose a client or see a much bigger cutback on their service. Were was the pic taken...Rose Park? more ›