Services
My specialties are overnight
pet/house sits and (my favorites!) dog walks and trips to the off-leash
dog park.
Dog
Walks / Off-Leash Dog Parks
Exercise in
the fresh air!
Dogs are
picked up at their own home, walked on
a leash, and returned to their home.
Any "presents" left along the way are bagged and left in your outside
trash can, unless a more convenient receptacle is found along the way.
Outings to an
off-leash dog park can be arranged.
These are great places to let your dog be a dog, and have a fun time
playing with other dogs.
These trips are off-leash only while within the dog park fence.
Pet
Sitting
Home visits
include:
- Feeding and watering.
- Cleaning of pet's mess in the yard, litter box, or cage.
- Play time.
If necessary:
- Pet let out, and/or brought in.
- Medication can be dispensed.
- Toe nails can be clipped.
If you'd like,
Sit and Stay can:
- Do some combing and/or brushing.
- Send a daily report by phone, fax, or e-mail.
- Bring in the mail and/or newspaper.
Puppy Relief
Unfortunately, puppies just can’t hold it! We can let your little one out to do its business, then make sure he or she is left safely back inside.
House
Sitting
Prevent your
home form being, and looking,
unoccupied when you're away, and avoid the aggravations generic to
being away form home.
- The mail and newspaper will be brought in, so you don’t have to
stop and
restart your service.
- Lights, tv, and radio will go on and off.
- Phone and fax
messages can be forwarded by a fax, e-mail or phone call from Sit and
Stay.
- Appliances will be turned off.
- Your house plants will
be
watered.
- Outside trash cans will
be moved to the street on pick-up day, and moved back when empty.
- Bird feeders and baths
will be filled.
- Packages won't be left outside.
- Your car can be moved, if necessary, to comply with parking time
limits.
Sit and Stay will help
maintain your home's environment so there are no
unpleasant, smelly
surprises upon your return.
- No science experiment in your fridge: obviously old food can be removed
from the fridge.
- No moldy coffee and grinds in the pot:
it can be emptied and rinsed.
- No smelly trash inside: it can be
taken to the outside can.
- No dead garden: special watering needs can be satisfied.
- No cemented-on food on the plates: the dishwasher can be
run.
- No moldy, wet clothes in the washer: the clothes dryer can
be run.
You can leave home confident
that the stove, oven, and iron
are turned off!
Pet
Taxi*
The most usual reasons for
this service are a trip to the groomer or a scheduled vet visit.
There is no need to leave your pet there all day while
you're at work; Sit and Stay will provide round-trip, door-to-door transportation.
If desired, we will stay with the pet during the appointment.
* Service availible for small animals who fit in a small animal
carrier, or are extremely well-behaved in the car.