Dog Vacay is a Luxurious Getaway for Your Pooch
Parul Rohatgi — April 2, 2012 — Lifestyle
References: dogvacay & huffingtonpost
If you have a dog, you know how much planning you need to do before taking a vacation, and Dog Vacay offers the perfect service hassle-free.
Dog Vacay is a Santa Monica, California-based start-up, which is providing a solution to all dog owners looking for a loving and safe environment for their pooch while away. As the name suggests, it is like a vacation for your dog.
All you have to do is log onto Dogvacay.com, enter your dog's information, browse through available homes to board your dog, and make your selection based on your needs (size of house, place, other dogs at that home). Once you have selected the home that you want to place your dog in, you can reserve your stay and pay for it in the same way you would pay for your own hotel. You can even contact the prospective host if you have any specific inquiries.
Dog Vacay also allows you to host dogs in your home, and make extra money while you do it.
Dog Vacay is a Santa Monica, California-based start-up, which is providing a solution to all dog owners looking for a loving and safe environment for their pooch while away. As the name suggests, it is like a vacation for your dog.
All you have to do is log onto Dogvacay.com, enter your dog's information, browse through available homes to board your dog, and make your selection based on your needs (size of house, place, other dogs at that home). Once you have selected the home that you want to place your dog in, you can reserve your stay and pay for it in the same way you would pay for your own hotel. You can even contact the prospective host if you have any specific inquiries.
Dog Vacay also allows you to host dogs in your home, and make extra money while you do it.
Trend Themes
1. Pet Boarding Services - Opportunities for disrupting traditional pet kennel services with personalized care and safety offered in a home environment.
2. Sharing Economy for Pets - A sharing economy platform that allows pet owners to share and offer pet-sitting services to others is a potential disruption to the traditional pet sitting model.
3. Pet Technology - Innovative technologies that make it easier for pet owners to connect with personalized pet care services such as pet boarding can disrupt the traditional pet care industry.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality - The hospitality industry can provide support for dog vacation home rental services by providing effective marketing opportunities for personalized dog boarding through their channels and creating amenities for dogs on vacation.
2. Pet Care - Traditional kennels that provide services related to pet boarding may either change their business model to offer home-style pet boarding or invest in pet technology companies to bring innovative services to pet owners.
3. E-commerce - E-commerce companies with new technological capabilities can disrupt the traditional pet care industry by creating convenient marketplaces for pet products and services.
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