In 2022, former news presenter Amanda Andrea Koh asked a dog hotel what would happen if her dog boarded for 30 days without paying extra for walks. The answer: she would stay in her playpen for 30 days straight.

That conversation became Doggy School Bus, a dog daycare, boarding and enrichment business in Petaling Jaya and Hartamas. A bright orange “school bus” takes dogs to off-leash parks for regular adventure sessions, and the business also offers swimming, grooming and doggy events. It turned profitable within six months, has grown into a seven-figure business, and is still fully bootstrapped.

Amanda joins us to talk about why pet care is a serious business, the operations behind looking after living beings, rising costs and a near-threefold jump in rent, and how to scale without losing the heart.

In 2022, former news presenter Amanda Andrea Koh asked a dog hotel what would happen if her dog boarded for 30 days without paying extra for walks. The answer: she would stay in her playpen for 30 days straight.That conversation became Doggy School Bus, a dog daycare, boarding and enrichment business in Petaling Jaya and Hartamas. A bright orange “school bus” takes dogs to off-leash parks for regular adventure sessions, and the business also offers swimming, grooming and doggy events. It turned profitable within six months, has grown into a seven-figure business, and is still fully bootstrapped.Amanda joins us to talk about why pet care is a serious business, the operations behind looking after living beings, rising costs and a near-threefold jump in rent, and how to scale without losing the heart.

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