What Does a Dog Sitter Do?

Life as a dog sitter is a good job, for others it would be totally out of place. A wonderful dog sitter needs to find irresistible animals, all animals, not just pooches. It is not just a need, it ought to be a natural love. This is because most dog sitters will be required to look after other pets. Whether it is a hamster, guinea pig or one that some folks may have a dread about. Common animal problems for potential pet sitters are scorpions, spiders, lizards, snakes and reptiles. In a larger company, they may be able to handle this, but typically pet sitting is a small business with only a few people, so you will need to deal with these animals as a pet sitter. Luckily these animals require minimal care, but as a dog sitter you cannot avoid feeding and watering them. From time to time the owner may want the pet sitter to supply small live animals to the pet. In my experience other animals that cause potential problems for pet sitters include rats, “I don’t like the scaly tail”, especially as the rats and owners love the frequent fuss and handling of the animal.

The demand for dog walking is in general centred around the major holidays of Christmas, Thanksgiving and summer holidays. There is also a demand for dog sitters at weekends year round the year. Because of this seasonality, dog sitting often includes dog walking which is often required all year.

Dog walking in a first-rate dog sitting company will limit the maximum number of dogs to four or less. Superior companies such as London dog walking will give you clothing and rain protection. This is of common benefit, as the free garments are branded, dog walking is great publicity for their pet sitting services. You will not however be allowed to have these on view when dog sitting, as it will let the world know that the owners are away on holiday. Though one of the benefits of dog sitting with somebody going in and out and doing other things such as emptying the mail box, reduces the probability of burglary.

Dog sitting often requires the dog sitter to do other tasks around the house. A dog sitter will often maintain the garden and house plants. Dog sitters often look after cats, who due to their territorial origins, rarely like being separated from their home. Cat lovers dislike the separation from their feline partners, so businesses such as London cat sitting will upload photos and a diary on their web site for the pet owners.

Good companies such as London pet sitting and clients demand that a pet sitter be police checked as they are repeatedly visiting homes alone

So dog sitting is a great job for those whom it fits, give it a try!