Let Your Pets Be in Safe Hands when You are Away from Them

Posted by Neeta on Mar 1, 2015 in Pet Care | Comments Off on Let Your Pets Be in Safe Hands when You are Away from Them

Your pet is like your child and you love her/him the same way and extent you love your child. Obviously, you cannot think of leaving her/him alone without your company, attention and love. But you have to go to work; there cannot be any excuse to it, unless you are a retiree. What to do in that case? No worries! You can choose a service that offers all types of pet care, like pet sitting, dog walking, pet boarding as well as pet transport.

Daytime Dog Walking

Dogs need a walk every day to maintain their good physical and mental health. But if you cannot take her/him for a walk due to busy schedule or because you are physically unable to do that, you can hire a pet sitter that can give your dog a walk.

Some pet sitters offer more aggressive exercises too to your dog during their dog-walking schedule. These may include, running, jogging, bicycling, inline skating, or even dog scootering.

Vacation Pet Sitting

Vacation pet sitting is visits by the pet sitter several times to the client’s home, as and when needed. The length of a visit is decided by both, the pet sitter as well as pet owner. Typically it is between 15 and 45 minutes. During this period, services that are typically offered are providing the customary diet and exercise to the pet, looking after the administration of medicines and other special care, checking her/his health and arranging medical treatment in the event of illness. This service is charged on a per-day or per-visit basis and includes extra charge for special tasks, travel expenses and multiple pets. They also provide live-in care.

Dog Boarding

Home dog boarding involves dog boarding in the pet sitter’s own home. This increases levels of play and exercise, social skills, stress relief, boredom alleviation and confidence. In this type of services, dogs are often encouraged and rewarded for good manners and behavior. This offers you a peace of mind and freedom from the guilty conscience that you have not left your dog alone at home, but have left her/him in a safe and nice environment.

Insurance

While choosing a pet sitter, it is necessary for you to find whether s/he is insured for liability. The coverage should include care, control and custody of your pet. You can check the proof of coverage or can inquire on phone and ensure that they are insured.

Some More Tips

• You can inquire about the pet sitter you are planning to choose with vets, pet stores, groomers, etc. in the area about whether s/he offers good service.
• Ensure that the pet sitter offers a legal contract which should include cancellation policy and other important clauses.
• Be sure to understand the pricing and check what services are included in that price.
• Ensure whether the sitter knows pet first aid.
• A pet sitter who asks every detail of your pet and writes down your answers carefully tend to be a good pet sitter.

PetMums.com are themselves owners and passionate lovers of pets and are committed to the welfare of animals. They have designed their pet services to fulfill the requirements of the most careful pet parents. They offer year round services which include dog walking, pet boarding, pet transport and pet pop-ins.