Whenever a potential new client leaves me a message I usually do a reverse lookup on their number before I call them back so I have an idea as to whether they are in our service area or not. In doing a reverse lookup recently I found something that stunned me. I found this person’s number […]
pet sitting policies
When Do You Pay The Pet Sitter Or Dog Walker?
We often get asked when payment for pet sitting or dog walking services are due. This policy will vary by company, but our policy is for vacation clients payment is due prior to your departure. That means before you leave you will need to leave payment on the counter and your pet sitter will pick it […]
Dog Walking & Pet Sitting In Frigid Weather
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” The above is creed of the United States Postal Service but it may as well be for pet sitters and dog walkers as well. We have a job to do and no matter what […]
Why Your Pet Sitter Wants You To Keep Your Cats Indoors
We often have people ask us how we handle it if their indoor/outdoor cat won’t come back inside when we come for our next visit. Well, simply put, there’s not really much we can do. Most cats, if they don’t want to come in, won’t allow us to pick them up and carry them in […]
Why We Send Confirmations Of Your Pet Sitting Dates
When you schedule pet sitting or dog walking services with Purrfect Pet Sitting we send out an automated email through our online scheduling system which includes the dates, the time of day (morning, midday, evening, overnight), the price per visit and the grand total including sales tax. We invested in this scheduling system to make our lives […]
Please Have Your Driveway Plowed For Your Pet Sitter
This is the result of two snow storms in the same week in 2003 that dumped two feet of snow with each storm. This is also the result of a client who, despite many pleas, refused to have their driveway plowed so their pet sitter could easily get in to care for their pets. You may not […]
6 Reasons We May Fire You As A Pet Sitting Client
People always seem shocked when I tell them I had to ‘fire’ a client. Who turns business away? They don’t seem to understand that providing a service is a two way street and we do occasionally have to tell people we will no longer provide service to them. We hate to do it, but sometimes […]
Hidden Benefit Of The Pet Sitter Keeping Your Key On File
If you’ve been following this blog for anything length of time you’ve noticed a lot of posts about keys. We’ve covered why your pet sitter needs a key, why we insist that you lock your doors and what happens to your key when we keep it on file. These posts don’t cover a hidden benefit for […]
Why Your Pet Sitter Needs The Code To Your House Alarm
I’m honestly surprised by the number of clients we sign up that tell us they won’t use the alarm system while we are pet sitting and therefore won’t give us the alarm code. Isn’t that why you have an alarm? To protect your home when you’re not there? In any event, I’d like to share […]
Does Your Pet Sitter Have An Emergency Back Up Plan?
Pet sitting is a huge responsibility and one that we do not take lightly. We are responsible for two things that are the nearest and dearest to you; your pets and your home. It’s important to ask a potential pet sitter if they have a back up plan? What would happen if (heaven forbid) they […]