What are Pet Sitters and How Can They Help?

We can’t take our pets everywhere and leaving them alone or at an unfamiliar boarding kennel is often unimaginable.

Pet sitters are people who come to your home and take care of your pet while you’re away.

Pet sitting can include dog walking, which offers not only exercise, but companionship as well. The difference between a pet sitter and a boarding kennel or doggie daycare is the fact that the pets remain in their home, where they are often more comfortable.

BENEFITS OF PET SITTERS

At home, where pets are familiar with their environment, they’re often happier and experience less stress.
In terms of routine, your pet sitter can be asked to stick to your feeding and exercise times.
The stress associated with travel is no longer an issue (for the pet or its owner).
Your pet is less likely to fall ill because he’s not exposed to other pets and unfamiliar environments.

Some pets, with specific health needs or that suffer from separation anxiety, may have to stay at a pet sitter’s home.

Sometimes owners have to move to a guest house or temporary accommodation (due to, for example, renovations) where pets are not allowed.