I went to see the Great Wall of China today. On the way over, I saw a small dog just limping across the main road. I am so disgusted with myself that I did not ask the taxi driver stop and to help this poor thing. I will never forget this dog’s face and his helpless limp. I just pray that there is atleast one good soul in that neighborhood who might help him get better. It was a really sad sight.

My wife & I live in Shanghai and we have a small Palmeranian.

There’s a pet grooming business around the block from my house. It seems to do pretty well. They charge 50 yuan to wash & dry our dog and offer hair-cutting & dying.

I suggest that you team up with a vet’s office. This salon is right next to a vet’s office and I bet that’s where they get 90% of their business.

Also, look for areas where people walk there dogs. There’s a small park-like area near my house where many dog-owners gather with there dogs in the evenings.

I think I’ll need to tie up with someone who is in the Pet business there.

I was raised in shanghai when I was little, but moved to Los Angeles after junior high. I have been back to shanghai many times, I personally think it is very promising biz to start related to pet care coz there is very very little high quality vets, grooming boutiques in shanghai and the pet owners have no resources to learn how to build a long lasting healthy relationship with their pets. one more thing, there is no dog park in shanghai, “none”, so sad for these fidos. living arrangement in china is different, families don’t have big suburb houses with a big yard. good luck, be the ceasar millan in china….ahahhaha

I have no idea on where you could start, Frankie – but one piece of obvious advice: people in Shanghai probably have more dogs (and more money to spend on them) than pretty much anywhere in China – I see more here than I did living in Shenzhen.

The reason I became one of your site’s reader and ended posting on the Darkie Toothpaste thread was that I was researching about Dog Training in China and the prospect of a dog training business there. Would you have some info and contacts?

Having a dog in Shanghai should not be a problem – lots of people here have medium to large sized dogs. Of course, there will be relatively few places for you to take your dog to run – but if you don’t mind walking him / her on the streets than it’s no problem.

I bet others can give better advice though.

I’ve been to China many times over the years, but only to Beijing, Shanghai, Hanzhou, Suzhou, Guilin, and Guangzhou, and I know people have dogs (as pets) in China.

My question: How easy is it to have a dog (medium-sized)in Shanghai? In Taiwan, it seems every other family has a dog or two or three and many of them are very well cared for. Any special concerns I should be aware of… or about which I should be… concerned?

Thanks in advance very much for any replies!