One-Day Online Summit Series for Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers
Now with multiple online events each year, PSI's FOCUS Online Summit Series offers affordable, convenient opportunities to learn from industry experts and network with fellow pet-care professionals—all from your computer, phone or tablet. Each one-day summit has a specific focus, allowing participants to take a deep dive into a topic that will improve the pet care they provide and/or help them run their pet-care businesses more successfully.
UPCOMING FOCUS EVENTS:
FOCUS: May 6, 2026
PSI's next FOCUS One-Day Online Summit on May 6 will take a deep dive into an important topic for all pet-care business owners: SAFETY.
As a pet-care pro, you're responsible for the safety of pets in your care, but also for your personal safety and the safety of your team and others you may encounter while pet sitting.
Stay tuned for event details coming soon.
Thank you to our February 2026 FOCUS sponsors!
PAST EVENTS:
PSI's FOCUS event on February 4, 2026, focused on COMMUNICATION. The summit sessions focused on how pet-care business owners can de-escalate conflict and focus on animal welfare with clients, better engage prospective clients with their website's homepage, build strategic relatonships with local media and ensure that their business model aligns with their values and mission. One participant shared: "This was life changing and I am not kidding." Purchase session recordings.
PSI's FOCUS event on November 5, 2025, focused on PET ENRICHMENT. This was one of PSI's most highly-rated online summits to date, and the day's sessions focused on the benefits of enrichment for dogs, cats, birds and small mammals; shared practical ideas for incorporating enrichment into visits; and provided guidance for promoting your enrichment services.
PSI's FOCUS event on March 4, 2025, focused on promoting your services in your local market. The day's sessions covered steps to create a tailored marketing plan, ways to optimize your Google profile to attract more site visitors, Instagram DM automation tools to connect with clients, and how to earn community awards, drive authentic reviews and network more effectively.
