How Pet Pros Earn From the Products They Recommend

You recommend shampoos, supplements, harnesses, and chews to clients every day, usually for free. You can earn from those recommendations with no stock to buy. Your free branded storefront arrives stocked: feature the items you trust, share the link, and earn a commission when a client buys. The brand ships every order straight to your client's door.

Your recommendations carry weight

Americans spent $152 billion on their pets in 2024 (American Pet Products Association) — much of it on the exact products you recommend every day.

Pet owners don't trust ads — they trust the person who handles their dog every week. When a groomer says "this is the shampoo I'd use on her coat," that's a sale most brands would pay a lot to make. The problem is that today the sale happens somewhere else: the client nods, goes home, searches a marketplace, and buys a different product from a stranger. The client bought on your advice, and you earned nothing from it.

To earn from it, you send clients a link to the product you recommended.

You never buy, store or ship stock

With no inventory, you never buy stock, store boxes, pack orders, or deal with shipping or returns. You feature the products you use and trust. When a client orders, the brand fulfills and ships it directly. You give the same advice you do now, and you earn a commission when clients buy.

What to put in your storefront

Stick to what you'd recommend with a straight face. A strong starter set for most pet pros:

• The shampoo, conditioner, or de-shedding tool you actually use
• The harness, leash, or long-line you fit clients for
• Supplements or dental chews you suggest for specific issues
• The brush or nail grinder owners always ask you to recommend
• A "new puppy" or "senior dog" bundle of your go-to essentials

Keep the list short and personal. Ten products you use will sell better than two hundred you don't.

You earn a commission on every sale

You earn a commission on each sale made through your storefront. Your storefront is free to you, and ShopDot earns only when an order comes through. Earnings accrue and pay out on a regular schedule, so if a client reorders in June from your March recommendation, you earn on that order too.

After setup, it takes little of your time

The setup is a one-time afternoon. After that, clients can order while you're grooming, training, or off the clock. Clients reorder consumables on their own. You're not repacking boxes or chasing shipments — you're earning from advice you were giving away anyway. The more clients you send to your store, the more reorders you earn on.

Getting started

1. Create a free storefront — pick a name, add your logo.
2. Feature the products you trust from the brand catalog.
3. Share the link where clients see you — a QR code at the front desk, the link in your Instagram bio, a line in your appointment-reminder texts, or a note on the invoice.

That's all the setup there is. ShopDot builds the site, and brands hold the stock. If you want to see the mechanics end to end, here's how a ShopDot Pet storefront works.

Running a rescue? The same loop works as year-round fundraising for animal shelters, with the commission going to the animals.

Want to watch a storefront get built start to finish? See the ShopDot Live recap, where a pet sitter's store went live in about fifteen minutes.