How Does This Work?
Whether you call it house-sitting, house sitting, pet sitting, or house minding, if you are thinking of using a live-in house sitter, call us! We can talk about:
(a) Where your house is located;
(b) when you hope to leave and return home;
(c) any general or specific initial questions you may have;
(d) any special needs you may have of a house sitter.
Then if you and we both want to discuss the possibility of a housesit in more detail, we can arrange a longer phone interview, or a personal meeting.
We're Flexible
Timewise
Generally, we can accommodate flexible start and end times for a housesit. Even if we have another commitment that doesn't end for a week or two after yours starts, one of us can stay to finish the current sit, while the other of us begins your sit.
(*We can often be available for one of us to arrive at your home for a housesit, even a few weeks before our current housesit is complete. We are happy to do this to accommodate your schedule. However, because of the costs involved with housesitting two homes at once, we can only pay utilities at both homes for a maximum of 5 days overlap. We will pay utilities for your home beginning 5 days before our current housesit ends.)
Why Get a Pet Sitter?
You will be able to enjoy your vacation, or concentrate on your business, worry-free, knowing that your pets and home are in capable, caring and professional hands.
Your pet will remain in familiar surroundings. Because of this, the stress level of the animal will be low.
Your pet will receive personalized attention on a daily basis. Your pet sitter will try to keep the pet's routines as normal as possible.
Using a pet sitter instead of a kennel means no excess vaccinations are needed, such as shots for feline leukemia and feline infectious peritonitis for cats, bordetella, leptospirosis and parvovirus for dogs.
You won't have to worry about dropping your pet off or picking him up. When you get home, you'll be greeted at the door by a very happy animal!