Solving The Problem

For this exercise, I will be focusing on a solution for the opportunity I outlined in my Forming an Opportunity Belief post. In that post (linked) I discussed the need for new puppy house-training tools and a secure way to hire a dog-walker. Many people are hesitant to hire a dog-walker if it entails giving them access to their home as well as not being able to verify the quality of the service and treatment of their dogs.

My solution is a dog-door that is opened by a code. This way, the dog-walker only has access to open the dog-door and does not have to enter your home.There would be an app to alert the pet-owner that their dog-door has been opened and this would also trigger a "nanny-cam" where they could view the entire walk if they wanted to at a later time or just check in to see how their dog is doing. I believe with this level of security and visibility, more people would be willing to hire a dog walker while they are at work or gone for the day for an event/activity.