Meet the DogCo Coaches

Mastermind members can get extra growth-focused support with weekly Office Hours and exclusive online content from DogCo Coaches.

It takes a village to grow a pet care business. This is ours, and it can be yours, too.

Doug Keeling

HIRING & RETENTION SPECIALIST

Doug Keeling runs an award-winning pet care company and is an industry-leading speaker and business coach specializing in hiring and retention. As the creator of The Pawsitive Hiring Course, Doug helps pet care business owners build their dream teams with lessons on preparing to hire, navigating a multi-step hiring process, and managing and retaining team members.

Doug can also be found on YouTube as “Doug the Dog Guy,” a leading YouTuber in the pet sitting and dog walking industry with over 8,000 subscribers.

Corinne Moore

DATA, METRICS, & TRACKING SPECIALIST

Corinne Moore is the owner of Paws & Claws Pet Service and the creator of Pawsome Metrics. With Pawsome Metrics, Corinne offers Google Sheets templates specifically for pet care professionals to track and measure data in order to make smarter business decisions.

Robert Strickland

AI, TECH, & AUTOMATION SPECIALIST

With over 18 years of experience in the pet care industry, Robert Strickland is an entrepreneur and automation strategist dedicated to helping pet business owners streamline operations, save time, and scale effectively.

As the founder of NextLevel Pet Businesses, Robert leads a community of pet care professionals, providing guidance on leveraging automation, AI, and technology to enhance client experiences and maximize efficiency. In addition to coaching and consulting, Robert owns and operates a successful pet sitting and dog walking business, giving him firsthand insight into the challenges pet care professionals face.

Collin Funkhouser

EMCEE

Collin Funkhouser is a pet care business owner, industry expert, and co-host of the Pet Sitter Confessional podcast. He provides clear, actionable insight into the rapidly changing pet care landscape and equips dog walkers and pet sitters with the strategies and mindsets needed to stay competitive and succeed.

Collin’s role as Emcee is to engage and inform Mastermind participants through their journey with DogCo. He’ll detail what’s going on in DogCo world that week and invite participants to reflect and discuss their learnings.

“There are many things I love about the DogCo Mastermind—the SOPs, the spreadsheets, the marketing tools—but my favorite part, the part I was not expecting, is how valuable the community has been for me ... I have an entire class of people who understand all of it.”

Ryan R.