It is not an easy job by any means, but it can be one of the most rewarding occupations if you sincerely love animals. Getting started is the hardest part. First, you need to come up with a name for your business. You will also have to check to see that no one else in your area has the same name. You can do this by looking through the phone book, and by contacting some of the pet sitters in your area whom have web sites.
PSI maintains a full service web site that includes a locator service.
All you have to do is to key in the zip codes of the areas that you want to work, and the site will list all of the pet sitters who have also registered for those zip codes. This will tell you the names of the other businesses, so that you do not accidentally chose the name of an already existing service. It the name you wanted is not listed there, or is not in the phone book, then you have a pretty good chance of keeping the name of your business. Don't be discouraged if you find that there are many pet sitters in your area, or selected zip codes. Pet sitting is in high demand, and many pet sitters are no longer accepting new clients as they are booked to the maximum.