Pet parents often juggle busy schedules. Small but important pet care tasks, like brushing teeth or coats, are easy to overlook. Pet parents tell themselves they’ll get to it when they have free time, or they’ll start working it into their schedule. But weeks roll by, and those tasks fall by the wayside.
You can help pet parents get these tasks done through a simple post that will help grow your blog. Write a Monday-through-Sunday pet care calendar and list one small task for each day. These tasks can be repeated from week to week.
Pet parents can print the calendar for their fridge. Older kids can help as part of their chores. Even if some days get overlooked, the constant visible reminder will help. Pet parents can focus on just one task at a time. Even if they get the task done some days but not others, they’ve made progress toward their pet care.
Here’s what a weekly calendar could look like—but you can change this out for the items you know pet parents need to do and aren’t keeping up with. Each task should take only 5-10 minutes, so it feels doable. You can write that at the top of your list: “10 minutes each day.”
Monday—brush teeth
Tuesday—comb and check coat
Wednesday—enrichment game
Thursday—check eyes and ears
Friday—behavior training
Saturday—clean the water bowl
Sunday—cuddle time
You can even add simple instructions for how to do each task. But keep those instructions separate from the calendar list. You want that list to be visually simple and printable.
If you have a page on your website with pet care guides, you can create a weekly calendar button and link to the mini calendar blog post. Or put a visually appealing calendar on that page and link to the blog post for more details.
Pet parents will appreciate the daily visual reminder. These simple tasks build habits that will lead to better pet care. The routine will probably lead to more questions you can answer. The tasks might even remind your clients to book services with you—they check their pet’s coat and realize it’s time for a trip to the groomer, or they recognize they need professional help with behavior training. Put your contact info on the calendar: “Questions or need more help? Contact us.”
This mini pet care calendar is a simple way to put helpful content on your blog that will make a big difference for pet parents and pets. It’ll help build trust with you as their go-to resource. And this kind of post is highly shareable, which may result in new clients. Most importantly, pets will appreciate the deeper level of consistent care they will receive. And that’s what it’s all about!
Janet Eriksson 