Staffing Tip #5: Offer Incentives

If you are just starting out you most probably will not be in a position to offer healthcare, bonuses or high pay rates. What you can offer your staff is free use of the daycare for their own dogs while they are working and while they are not. However, you do need to be aware that for some reason, professional dog people often have the worst behaved dogs! I don't know why this is exactly. Perhaps because they spend so much time with other peoples dogs that they neglect to properly train their own? Not sure. So you must make it clear that the very same rules and warning systems apply to their dog as do to client dogs.
Another idea is to work out some freebies & discounts for your staff with your own retail suppliers. Then maybe strike some contra deals for your staff with veterinary clinics & other pet services in exchange for word of mouth promotion of their businesses to your clients or put up posters for their services in your facility.