A lot of pet owners enjoy the thought of hiring a pet sitter to look after their pet when they go on vacation or have to leave home for a few days. The pet gets to remain in his normal surroundings, and the owner doesn't have to journey to the kennel and back. Nevertheless, having an unfamiliar person in your home can be a strange feeling - for both you and your pet. For this reason, it is really important to pick out your pet sitter carefully.
Pet sitting has become an industry in itself, because people travel for business and pleasure more than ever. There are many times when it isn't practical to take a pet along. Many people looking to make money try pet sitting, because it seems easy. Unfortunately, many try it for a while and move on to something else. It is hard work. It's important to look for a stable and reliable sitter who has been in the business for a good while.
You can find ads and offers for pet sitting services everywhere. It seems that many young people try to do this during time off from school. Because it is hard to know much about a potential sitter in advance, the best way to start is ask your friends and your vet for some referrals.
Get in touch with some sitter prospects and have them visit you. Don't hire anyone solely on references or referrals, if possible. It's important to have a prospective sitter meet your pet, and see how they react to them. For whatever reason, animals sometime don't take to certain people, and this will be apparent.
Ask the potential sitters some thought provoking questions. Find out why they are in that business, and why they think anyone should hire them. Some will flake out at this point and you can eliminate them. Others will go into detail and begin to establish a trust with you.
Find out more about their experience with animals. Are they able to recognize the initial symptoms of illness, and discern when an normally healthy pet is hurting? This might seem elementary, but it really takes someone with experience. Just loving animals is great, but a good sitter should have a broader background and some knowledge of animal health.
Here are a few things you should find out before employing a pet sitter:
How often do they check in with your pet every day?
Do those visits include walks, playtime, giving medications, and performing other services such as cleaning up "accidents"?
Discovering an honest and dependable pet sitter you can trust can be very reassuring. It's nice to know both your home and your pet are in the hands of someone who cares and will do a good job.
Pet sitting has become an industry in itself, because people travel for business and pleasure more than ever. There are many times when it isn't practical to take a pet along. Many people looking to make money try pet sitting, because it seems easy. Unfortunately, many try it for a while and move on to something else. It is hard work. It's important to look for a stable and reliable sitter who has been in the business for a good while.
You can find ads and offers for pet sitting services everywhere. It seems that many young people try to do this during time off from school. Because it is hard to know much about a potential sitter in advance, the best way to start is ask your friends and your vet for some referrals.
Get in touch with some sitter prospects and have them visit you. Don't hire anyone solely on references or referrals, if possible. It's important to have a prospective sitter meet your pet, and see how they react to them. For whatever reason, animals sometime don't take to certain people, and this will be apparent.
Ask the potential sitters some thought provoking questions. Find out why they are in that business, and why they think anyone should hire them. Some will flake out at this point and you can eliminate them. Others will go into detail and begin to establish a trust with you.
Find out more about their experience with animals. Are they able to recognize the initial symptoms of illness, and discern when an normally healthy pet is hurting? This might seem elementary, but it really takes someone with experience. Just loving animals is great, but a good sitter should have a broader background and some knowledge of animal health.
Here are a few things you should find out before employing a pet sitter:
How often do they check in with your pet every day?
Do those visits include walks, playtime, giving medications, and performing other services such as cleaning up "accidents"?
Discovering an honest and dependable pet sitter you can trust can be very reassuring. It's nice to know both your home and your pet are in the hands of someone who cares and will do a good job.
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It's just an animal, isn't it? Wrong. It's your pet, and a cherished member of your family. Enjoy learning more about taking care of pets to ensure their health and happiness.
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