‘A lot of money’: Insane amount young Aussie can earn an hour through dog walking business

A Queensland university student has revealed the insane amount of money he can earn in an hour through a simple side hustle.

A university student has stunned Aussies after revealing the staggering amount of money he is earning through his dog walking business.

Angus Healy was recently stopped on the streets of business by jobs app, GetAhead, and asked what he does for a living and how much he earns.

The 19-year-old, who was walking four dogs at the time, revealed he owns a dog walking business.

“It is $50 an hour for each dog,” he said.

“I do three packs a day, keeps me busy, which is good.”

Mr Healy said the most amount of dogs he will walk at one time is six, which sees him earn $300 for an hour of work.

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The young Aussie first got the idea for the business when he was in Year 8 and he wanted a dog but his parent’s wouldn’t allow him to get one.

“I thought, ‘all right, well how can I spend time with dogs and earn money?’” he said.

He started off slowly, walking one or two dogs at a time, but over the years his business, Happy Paws by Angus, grew and he now does sessions five days a week while also studying at university.

Even if the teenager only walks one dog for each of his three sessions a day, that would see him earn $750 a week, which would add up to $36,000 a year.

If he were to have the maximum number of dogs in each session, this would see him earn up to $4500 a week or 18,000 a month, which would result in a yearly income of $216,000.

Mr Healy said the earnings are enough to pay his bills and also allowed him to buy a house.

However, he said, like any business, there are “expenses” to be considered.

The teenager also offers pick up and drop off services, which is included in the $50 fee.

“We do go through a process in the application with all our clients to make sure all (the dogs) are friendly,” he said.

Angus Healy started walking dogs when he was still in high school. Picture: Happy Paws by Angus

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The business also caters to reactive dogs, offering private walks for $60 for a one hour session.

The video quickly gained a lot of attention, with commenters stunned by how much money the teenager was making through the side hustle.

“50 bucks an hour. Wow really?” someone said.

“That’s actually is a lot of money,” another said, with one person adding the business idea was “so smart”.

Another person claimed it was basically “free money” and others branded it a “dream job”.

On the Happy Paws by Angus website, the 19-year-old states he understands the “importance of providing exceptional care for your beloved dogs”.

“Founded out of a deep love for animals, we’ve built a trusted service that treats your pets as if they were our own,” the website reads.

“With every interaction, we strive to deliver not just pet care, but a community service that Clayfield residents can rely on.”

Originally published as ‘A lot of money’: Insane amount young Aussie can earn an hour through dog walking business