Expert Members
Attention Pet Professionals
Are you looking to reach dog lovers throughout NH in creative ways?
We invite NH-based pet professionals, who subscribe to our Core Beliefs and Values, to join the NH Dog Walking Club as an Expert Member.
Exclusive Access to Our Community
As an Expert Member of the Club, you will gain exclusive access to our community. In addition, you will have access to our Featured Expert Program; a unique marketing initiative with partner collaborations.
Our Expert Members include certified dog trainers, canine fitness experts, veterinarians, pet store owners, pet photographers, animal communicators, and other professionals who demonstrate a commitment to our Core Beliefs and Values.
About the Featured Expert Program
The Featured Expert Program focuses on educational vs. sales based marketing through in-person events, live interviews, behind the scenes tours, training sessions, fun activities, and collaborations with our other partners.
If you are a pet professional interested in learning more about becoming an Expert Member and participating in our 2021 Featured Expert Program, please complete our brief questionnaire to receive a copy of our marketing program packet.
Survey Feedback
Based on survey feedback from Featured Experts in 2020, we have completely revised our marketing program for pet pros this year. We are very excited about the new model which offers additional opportunities to reach our audience, engage, and get valuable exposure for your expertise and company.

program benefits
Listing on Website
Your listing will be highlighted and include your logo. It will also appear at the top of your category along with other expert members.
Post Events on Calendar
Post your events to our calendar throughout the year regardless of cost or location. These events will automatically be included in our weekly newsletter.
Media Outreach
Your company will be included in social, print, and broadcast media outreach to promote events and fundraising opportunities.
Collaborations
Gain awareness with a larger audience through collaborations with our corporate and charitable partners as well as other expert members.
Special Events
We host special events monthly that offer additional opportunities to reach dog lovers with your product or service in creative ways.
Engage with our Community
Engage with our community via the discussion section of our Facebook group. Our welcome packet offers tips and resources for maximizing your exposure.
Pop Up Talks
Gain exposure to a larger network of dog lovers with live broadcast interviews through StreamYard onto multiple platforms.
Use of Expert Logo
Permission to use the NH Dog Walking Club Featured Expert logo on your website, promotional materials, and in your social media outreach.
marketing/pr strategy
Expansion Plan
The NH Dog Walking Club has over 2K engaged dog lovers in its online Facebook community from NH, ME, MA, and CT. As part of our Phase 1 – Phase 2 expansion plan, we are hosting events in the Seacoast area as well as west to Concord, south to the MA border, and into southern ME. We expect to host events throughout NH by the end of 2022.
Frequently Asked Questions
We collaborate with NH-based pet professionals who demonstrate a commitment to our Core Beliefs. We have also partnered with pet pros in NH, ME, and MA who service our state as well as national experts who offer topics of interest to our community.
Annually, our members chooses a NH-based, pet charity to support. The Club raises funds for this nonprofit throughout the year, creates awareness of its cause, and features them in promotional materials.
An expert member is a pet professional who pays an annual membership fee to belong to the Club at either the Expert Member or Multi-Expert level. A Featured Expert is an Expert Member who is chosen to offer special programming based on their expertise.
A Respected Brand
The NH Dog Walking Club, established in 2018, is a community outreach program of It Takes a Village Pet Care which is a well-respected company in the communities they service. Their 43, 5-star reviews on Google attest to this. In addition, 84% of dog walking club community members surveyed in 2020, agreed that It Takes a Village Pet Care is a trusted and respected brand; 16% neither agreed nor disagreed.
Expansive Network
The NH Dog Walking Club is fortunate to be supported by a large network of corporate partners and expert members. In addition, we have connections with several charitable organizations throughout the state as well as national organizations through the Pet Sustainability Coalition.
Decades of Experience
Association with our brand communicates trust, respect, compassion, and professionalism. Traci Bisson, the owner and founder of It Takes a Village Pet Care and the NH Dog Walking Club, also has over 26 years’ experience in marketing and PR, 16 years of which she owned her own marketing/PR firm.
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