A personalized family pet foster care service: DogVacay

At present, the proportion of pet dog in People's life is more and more important, many people choose to keep a lovely puppy to share their life loneliness, but when the owner needs to leave home for some time, the dog will face the plight of unattended, had to be sent to the Pet hospital foster care. DogVacay, an American start-up company, has launched a pet home foster service, hoping to keep pets more comfortable and bring the gospel to the owners of pet dogs while pulling down prices.

DogVacay's business model is a replica of the homestay for foreign students, but the object of service has changed from human to animal. It brings together a large number of users around the world who are willing to keep their pets in their homes, known as "foster families". When a pet owner needs to go out, he or she can choose the right foster home on the DogVacay, and let the pet live there for a while. The fees for foster families are different, typically below 50 dollars a day, which is cheaper than a pet hospital. DogVacay will draw 5% to 10% Commission.

But more importantly than Price, DogVacay has a rigorous audit mechanism to ensure that foster families are qualified and provide unique services. The Pet Hospital's foster care service usually puts the pet in the cage, then in a crowded room, it is difficult to have "personalized" care for pets. But DogVacay host families tend to accept only one pet and often interact with pets, such as Walking with dogs, playing games, etc. This means that only real pet lovers can join the DogVacay, which in turn ensures quality of service.

DogVacay's idea is that the owner is not looking for a dog cage for the pet, but a temporary home. In addition, the foster family's participation is not only to obtain a small income, and sometimes to try to keep pets, and small animals spend some time. This keeps dogvacay from falling into the vicious circle of price competition.

DogVacay first served in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, in March this year, with tens of thousands of users and more than 4,000 foster families. The company is planning to expand to other cities in the United States and Canada. It has already won 1 million of dollars in seed funds, and investors have plenty of big-name VCs such as the Anderson-Horowitz Foundation.

Can this model work in China? Xiao Bian believes that there is no shortage of pet lovers, there is no lack of family in line with the foster care conditions. But if you want to move DogVacay to the country, the biggest hurdle will be the disparate urban management policies. After all, the Chinese do not love dogs as much as Americans do, and not every community, every city, can accept the free movement and access of dogs.