New York man quit $40,000 teaching job to earn more than $120,000 as a DOG WALKER
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Walking to the bank! A New York man quits a $40,000 teaching job to earn $120,000 as a DOG PASSENGER, buys a house and starts a college fund for his one-year-old son!
- Michael Josephs started dog walking as a sideline in 2019 and has done very well
- He ended up quitting his main job that year and started Parkside Pups.
- Since then, Josephs has earned enough to buy a house and hired five employees.
A New York City man quit his $40,000-a-year teaching job to walk dogs full-time, now making $120,000 and buying a house with his earnings.
Michael Josephs previously taught at a special needs school in Manhattan’s Financial District, and in 2019 began walking dogs to supplement his income.
The 32-year-old quickly amassed a large number of clients, fueled by the increase in adoptions due to the pandemic, and realized he could earn enough to do the job full-time, so he resigned from his position as teacher and started Parkside Pups.
Since then, Josephs has been able to use her winnings to buy a house in New Jersey and start building a college fund for her baby. He said the new york post office the job was ‘a blessing’.
Michael Josephs and a satisfied customer. He began walking dogs professionally in 2019.
Josephs has dozens of regular customers that he and his employees walk through.
While earning $38,000 as a teacher, Josephs would walk and train his Labrador mix, Willy, in Prospect Park after work.
Passersby noticed how obedient Willy was and began asking Josephs if he would be interested in walking their dogs.
Charging $20 for 30-minute walks, he quickly grew a list of regular customers, and in July 2019, he decided to walk full-time and started Parkside Pups.
At the end of the year, he had earned $35,000, almost as much as he had earned teaching in a year in half the time.
Josephs with his Labrador Willy mix. While living in Brooklyn, he regularly trained the dog in Prospect Park.
Joseph’s walking dogs. The business allowed him to buy a house in New Jersey
Josephs told The Post that business waned when the pandemic shut down New York City, but returned immediately after New Yorkers returned home.
Even though he lost his health insurance when he started his own business, he takes care of it thanks to his wife’s nonprofit work.
“I’m in awe of the lifestyle I can have as a business owner,” Josephs said.
Since then, she has hired five full-time employees, works with five freelance walkers, and walks dogs from Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan, soon expanding to New Jersey.
Jose and a dog. She started out walking dogs in Prospect Park, but now covers Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Josephs and a dog. He hopes to expand his business to New Jersey in the near future.
He said one of the perks of the job was that wealthy clients regularly offered him their vacation homes upstate or on Long Island for his use.
“People are very hospitable,” he said.
Josephs said that while she misses her students, the freedom of her job and the time it gives her to spend with the dogs are worth it.
‘I love this business, for me it’s always been about the puppies!’ Josephs said.
‘They give you enthusiasm and loyalty. There aren’t many drawbacks to that.