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Joseph Gliottone has a quick comeback to his former advertising colleagues when they ask him about his new job picking up dog poop. "It's the same product category, but a different clientele."...more

“Talk about going from the penthouse to the outhouse,” laughed Fred Telmanowski. On New Year’s Eve 2008, Telmanowski’s employer of 30 years, Aon Risk Services, had a reduction in staff. Telmanowski, 58, was part of that downsizing. “After 30 years of consulting with the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, I found myself, for the first time in my life, unemployed.”...more

DoodyCalls has once again been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine in their annual Franchise 500 list as the number 1 ranked pet waste removal franchise in the United States. Published in January, the 2010 Franchise 500 list ranks the DoodyCalls franchise opportunity 100 positions higher than last year, with a current standing of 370....more

The unemployment rate may be north of 10%, but pet-product makers are booming. According to the National Pet Owners Survey, about 71 million U.S. households, or 62%, owned at least one pet in 2008, up from just 56% in 1988, the first year the survey was conducted...more

Yes, Virginia, there are folks who will come and pick up your dog’s poop. Just ask George Sichler, owner of DoodyCalls in Mount Kisco....more

DoodyCalls and its website DoodyCalls.com offer a slightly “different” business concept in that it is based on dog poop. Moreover, as a franchising concept, it would not seem to have a chance, but apparently it is working, plus it makes for an interesting good story...more

DoodyCalls, the pet-waste removal service, has opened seven new franchises so far this year and expects to have five more operating by year-end (five of the seven new franchisees were corporate executives last year). DoodyCalls topped 2008’s total sales numbers by June...more

After working in the hospitality industry for a number of years, Kevin realized he needed a change. From a young age he had always wanted to run a business of his own—that’s exactly what he set out to do and he has never looked back. At the same time, Jennifer was pregnant with their first child and decided that building a business was the best step forward their family could take. It’s been an adventure ever since!...more

When President Obama declared a National Day of Service on September 11th, the folks from DoodyCalls had already gotten a head start. Franchisees, employees and even the president of the pet waste removal franchise spent September 10th giving the National Mall a much-needed makeover by doing what they do best—scooping poop...more

They swoop in when marriage counselors have failed, when all negotiations have broken down and Congress can't step in to help. They are the nation’s poop scoopers...more

This time last year, Plum Island resident Joseph Gliottone was senior vice president of print production at one of the country’s largest advertising agencies in Boston. Today, Gliottone scoops dog poop...more

Broom in hand, trash can in tow, Mark Burnett arrived at Constitution Gardens on Thursday with a mission: Rid the Mall of poop...more

Frustrated with poor maintenance by the federal government, the group that built the Vietnam War memorial is aiming to improve its little corner of the National Mall by taking over lawn care for 13.5 acres marred by weeds, moss and brown spots...more

A business that deals with animal waste removal has volunteered to clean up accumulated animal waste along the Mall and Reflecting Pool. Fifteen DoodyCalls waste removal operators from the Washington area have volunteered to sweep the Mall at no cost to the taxpayers...more

There's no stopping it. If the latest generation has its way, the work force that fuels tomorrow's small businesses may largely be a stay-at-home crowd...more

DoodyCalls, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based pet waste removal franchise, is actively seeking pet waste acquisitions in the consolidating pet industry. The privately held company is interested in targets that it can convert into both corporate and franchise locations to expand its US footprint....more

Duty calls, so DOODYCALLS, providers of quality pooper-scooper service to homeowners and communities, is scooping up funds from good folks like you to help Bay Area police dogs....more

Dogs impact community ecology in a number of ways, according to Carol Frischman, science educator and author of Pets and the Planet: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Pet Care. Beyond waste concerns, which often dominate dog discussions, Frischman explains, "Pets in dog parks create 'trampling' and elimination of the surface plants that prevent water run off, which creates erosion...more

So now that I have been prompted and am supported by city law, I will get on my soap box about pet waste. I used to live where I shared parking and dog-walking space with my neighbors. It drove me crazy that my neighbors would leave their dog's waste in the parking lot, where inevitably, at least once a week, I would step in it on my way to the car. Grrrrr...more

The Western States Police Canine Association, pet-waste removal company DoodyCalls, and 34 Pet Food Express locations in the Bay Area are teaming up to host a dog-washing fundraiser with all proceeds going to outfit police K9s with bullet-proof vests and help pay the medical bills of retired animals...more

In rough economic times, Lashelle and Mark Davis have cut back on treats like date nights, their outings to New York City from their Westchester County home for dinner and a show. But Mrs. Davis has made it clear that there is one luxury she will not give up: her professional pooper scooper....more | PDF...

Some might say that Christi Sharp’s business is going to the dogs. Accustomed to working indoors as a court reporter, the Port Orange resident now steps into a pair of green clogs, snaps on gloves and heads into clients’ yards to scoop dog poop...more

Scooper in hand, Kevin Mahoney scrutinized the dew-sopped lawn with the intensity of a pirate seeking buried treasure. The 39-year-old Valley View Lane resident was looking for booty, but of a more, uh, ripe sort. Mahoney is the owner of DoodyCalls, a pet waste disposal franchise whose employees boldly go where pet owners fear to tread, especially in bare feet: The back yard....more

...DoodyCalls fits into the Meeks' lifestyle; their love for the outdoors and animals. They saw the need for a pet waste removal service in the area and were inspired by the growing and profitable business of DoodyCalls.

Dogs and their people are all invited to come to the charity dog wash brought to you by Smyrna Doody Calls; the professional pooper scoopers of Rutherford County and Kelton’s Pet Supply Store...more

...With a list of about 100 customers, Mr. Sheehy recently hired his first full-time employee and hopes to dump his day job and fix his focus on feces by June of next year...more

Conway, based in Warwick, owns a franchise for a national company called DoodyCalls, which picks up the digestive waste that pets leave behind. Driving a lime-green truck with the company logo on it, Conway will come to your yard, scoop the poop your dog has left behind, bag it, and leave it in your garbage. Cost is about $15 per weekly visit, depending on the size of the yard and the number of dogs...more | PDF...

“I like working with animals and with the environment,” Doug Barnhart said. “Even though picking up poop for a living is challenging, I like the money.” His fee depends on the number of dogs in the yard, its size, and how many times he cleans it a week...more | PDF...

[DoodyCalls] is looking for new franchise owners and clients ”Anywhere there are people that place value on their time,” says Mr. D’Aniello...more...

“…I saw the success my niece and nephew were having, and was amazed by the income potential of DoodyCalls and the freedom to run the business from home”...more...

When duty calls and the duty is dirty, who you gonna call? Call DoodyCalls. Equipped with rakes, shovels and bags, DoodyCalls’ professional scoopers let pet owners wash their hands of the whole clean-up business...more...

DoodyCalls founder Jacob D’Aniello sees pet waste removal as a natural extension of the services green industry companies already offer their customers...more...

For business owners, time is an especially precious commodity. That's why some are choosing not to spend those moments on the less rewarding details of daily life, like picking up after pooches...more...

Rick Nava, who owns a local Doody Calls pooper scooper service, is raising money to equip as many Peninsula police dogs with bullet-resistant vests as he can...more...

When Bobby visits the home of his new boss, Peter Sterling, he finds him living in a mansion with a girlfriend more drop-dead gorgeous than Betty Rubble on her best day. Sterling gives Bobby this advice: “You don't get rich doing what you love. You get rich doing something no one else wants to do.”

Jacob and Susan D'Aniello, both 30 and graduates of the University of Virginia, are finding this King of the Hill advice on the road to success is right on...more...

NOTE: This story includes a great video, “Cleaning Up After Others Makes Some Filthy Rich.”

Joe Gliottone, DoodyCalls franchise owner, appeared on “The Morning Watch” program.

Starting this week, a business specializing in creatures “doing their business” is volunteering to clean up animal waste on the National Mall. Listen: Real Audio | Windows Media

You may have heard how the National Mall is kind of run down or losing its luster. That's why a number of volunteer maintenance workers are taking things into their own hands—so to speak—gardening, steam-cleaning and removing goose-poop...more...

Although the National Mall is getting $50 million to spend on improvements, one company is volunteering to “pick up” where other projects leave off. Listen: Real Audio | Windows Media

Jacob D'Aniello educates Aussie's about the art of picking up poop. Link to website.

John and Leila talk with Jacob D'Aniello about the company, service, and expansion plans.

Listen to the interview: MP3 - 2.89Mb

If you're a pet owner, it's part of the job -- probably the least fun part. Your dog's waste is Jacob D'Aniello's bread and butter. D'Aniello is the owner of DoodyCalls, the first poop-scooping franchise in the country...more...

Listen to the interview: Version 1 | Version 2

57. For pet owners, what greater luxury is there than a life without poop? Because your clients have better things to do with their time, give a DoodyCalls gift card this holiday season and let them wash their hands clean of the whole clean up business...more

If there's ever been a service industry that has encouraged and thoroughly enjoyed the use of puns, it's pet waste removal: Wholly Krap K-9 Waste Removal Service; Stinkies; Have Doggie, We'll Doo!; and Dog-Gone Doo-Doo. And these pet waste removal businesses have been -- forgive the added pun -- increasingly "pooping" up all over...more...