Travel Website For Dogs? | Dragons' Den

Nadia Leguel and her King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, Lola is next into The Den. They're seeking a £50,000 investment for 5.5% of their company, WagIt. It's a website where dog owners can search for dog-friendly services and venues across the UK on their website. Is this an investment not to be sniffed at?
Season 19, Episode 8.
An international sensation, Dragon's Den features entrepreneurs pitching for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.
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[@MaxArthey]

I feel like her business model should be trying to be a one stop shop for all dog owners. The pitch really seemed to focus on just the dog friendly restaurants aspect.

[@hakanevin8545]

Nobody talked about the elephant in the room, but it is possible that there are not many dog friendly venues to begin with.

[@hgo883]

Exactly! Most people don't want to go out to eat and there are several dogs in the dining establishment.

[@pontimin4173]

There are quite a few dog-friendly pubs near me.

[@grahamjohnson4702]

@@pontimin4173 Pubs are different kettle of fish.

[@kahyui2486]

​@@pontimin4173yes cos most pubs stink and haven't changed the carpet since 1972.

[@banterinthefastlane6647]

In fairness... These established companies could just add a filter and she's automatically out of Business.

[@bunn228]

Sort of. I'd expect a dog owner focused website like this would have more range in restaurants/accomodations which would be more up-to-date with events or offers, which a larger established company would struggle to keep on top of. Or they could, but it'd be more money than they'd want to invest since the business isn't big enough. I would use her site over an established one *if* that were the case.

[@marchumphreys3865]

Exactly

[@houdini5538]

Capitalism doesn't seem so great when the average person can't even created their own business without being ran over by mega corporations, same ones lining politicians pockets in favor of laws which benefit them rather than the average people of the country.

[@Cypher791]

I went to a dog friendly pub once… all was normal… then a dog owner came in… all was still normal… then another dog owner…. All was still normal…. And then a third dog owner came in…. And those 3 dogs decided to have a royal rumble… the dogs were fighting, the owners were fighting… the staff were fighting the owners….. there’s a reason why dogs don’t belong in restaurants and bars….

[@carlar10]

I love the banter between Steven & Peter

[@gutsbeserk5341]

Watching dragons den KZbin vids while I eat my tea every night is my favourite thing to do in the entire world

[@MetteC5]

How do you eat tea?

[@gerardford9706]

You don't drink it?

[@gutsbeserk5341]

@@gerardford9706 😂😂😂

[@HistoryonYouTube]

It is strange that this should be on right now. Only this morning, my dog Tosia mentioned that she would rather fancy going on cruise.

[@tomasjancovic2378]

I think she should turn it into a website where you can buy meals for your dogs from those restaurants. Because this really is a tick-box atm.

[@jaylondon283]

Exactly what I thought, I though it would be good with a dog menu in the restaurants and she could supply the the stuff.

[@SiriusMined]

So sick of the "someone else could do this" line. Thats' almost always true, and yet, companies make money on such propositions.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Very true. Everyone could.

[@nicolepretorius1178]

I think the point of them saying this is that they are expressing it is higher risk if it is easy to copy.

[@terrafluent4238]

I love this! She should extend it to rentals, hotels and all kinds of services. I would pay premium if it meant the business would welcome my dog.

[@DG-iw3yw]

she could go for ad revenue and such, advertise dog stuff on the site, thats where the money is alot of the time these days

[@ianlister7333]

its interesting how the Dragons went from praising her background, to "is this a tick box?"

[@chrisbarry9345]

It really is though... I may be wrong but I think yelp has the feature. Or at very least, search with the word dog included

[@jimmylittle9393]

I mean..you can literally just search Google for dog friendly venues...it makes zero sense.

[@ObzTicle]

We sure she was awake for this pitch?

[@Nqobie1]

😂😂 I didn't want to say anything

[@ethanedioxide]

I felt the same thing. I just kept quiet lol

[@donpepsi]

Let's ask Joe biden

[@hispanapsih]

Wow that was pretty offensive. I took great umbridge with that comment, I suggest you take it down please.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Yeah but what about you?

[@grahamjohnson4702]

So we are going to have a lot of restaurants full of dogs with their owners are we, and what about dog control and doggy mess all over the floor.

[@dominicharvey6048]

It's like having a child in the restaurant. It's up to the adult to keep them well behaved and not a make a mess. My dog is better behaved than most kids I have seen in restaurants. From your comment it sounds like you don't like dogs.

[@grahamjohnson4702]

@@dominicharvey6048 I do like dogs and I love dogs and have had dogs of my own but 6 or7 dogs in one restaurant is a pattern for disaster, it doesn't matter how well behaved your dog is what about the others. Dogs, except assist dogs should be banned from restaurants.

[@pontimin4173]

I've been to dog-friendly pubs loads of times, and it's never been a problem

[@cynthiamckenzie8451]

Restaurants could do this themselves. Hotels or motels would be a better option.

[@user-wk7sy5ok8k]

Well google or any other big navigation company can implement this very easily like very easily Dog Amnesties available Dog tag on the dog-friendly restaurants Filter for dog-friendly place All within Google Maps or any other big platform all for free unless google acquires her ofc lool

[@user-zl1hd4iv7j]

Cute dog

[@littlelizzi3135]

Cute but overweight 😢

[@yannick9473]

It doesn't solve a big enough problem.

[@BenjaminGoose]

There once was a dragon named Jenny Investments she made were not many There was never a doubt She would declare "I'm out" She hated to part with a penny

[@PW-72648]

Walking placeholder

[@gmaasry]

Switch lines 2 and 5 (first word of line 5 becomes "who" for "who hated to part ...), and your limerick is cleverer. Good effort overall though.

[@kahyui2486]

Jenny Jenny where have you been, I have been to the den to nag a win, Jenny Jenny will you invest in me now, Sorry my name's Jenny and today I'm out.

[@iraneuso]

😊 nice right

[@CS-uf7im]

Good job business dog

[@chrisbarry9345]

This definitely exists in the USA...

[@factologyprofessor2869]

This episode is simply Stephen lecture 😂

[@brienfeathers]

❤ Bartlet

[@kavengovender7256]

What she smoked before the pitch ?

[@wavysheep]

She was just smiling and biting her lips while shes asleep

[@algalgod159]

At first i thought her business was about finding someone to walk her dog. Hey,shhhhhh, new business idea?

[@JL-gf3yc]

Can’t stand dog pitches with mollycoddling owners🤦‍♂️

[@gerardford9706]

I cant stand you JL-gf3yc

[@JL-gf3yc]

@@gerardford9706 I bet that dog in the picture can’t stand you when you paint it’s nails

[@seanjosephhayes]

Steven’s excuse was feeble. Essentially that external people would be needed to put the website together. And? Feeble excuse. Especially if he’s supposed to be a dragon and with the history of his own businesses building from nothing.

[@cekojuna6930]

lmfao what? You totally missed the bigger picture of Steven's reason why he is out and it's definitely not feeble, in fact they're VERY GOOD reasons. - She's having Hospitality establishment PAY HER for the listing. - She's attempting to create a Tech Company - Low Scalability and Growth - Easily overshadowed by competitors - Her "Tech Team" isn't exactly a Tech Team. So yeah. It's far from feeble. In fact, if you watch the video and listened properly you could can easily find this out. Even though Steve is a Dragon and a hypocritical one at this, this business to the Dragons is a Fool's Errand. What happens if you blindly invest in a Fool that doesn't succeed? You become the Fool.

[@theguardian308]

Steven is arrogant

[@iraneuso]

Hmm perhaps cos you don't have experience in tech. Otherwise you should know that not having tech experience is the biggest 🐘 in the room plus going after a potential feature

[@jackabean3080]

Woof, woooofy, woooof

[@williamsolis1]

This show is not lit well. Very basic lighting

[@kahyui2486]

It's supposed to look dim

[@MostafaAyop-vh4hm]

Bad head 22

[@Thelostgoldhunters]

The woman looks like a spaniel, I swear I saw her wagging her tail 🙂

[@raw_riot_6917]

Lol

[@garyrobertson9534]

She high?

[@Memesforlife42080]

Dirty advocat 23

[@raw_riot_6917]

She looked high or drunk in her eyes

[@forhimbyher2689]

She's a dog woof

[@kahyui2486]

Nothing wrong with a bit of star🐶

[@davidphillips1254]

Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a grain of mustard seed. It is the smallest of all seed, but when it grows it becomes the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches. And he said he who has ears to hear let him hear

[@radek3531]

Non serviam

[@emmanueljjkariuki6304]

Second comment!!

[@Catnipqueen]

First comment!!

[@faizmiah2363]

Dogs stink

[@91vanced14]

So does your mother