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Pet Sitting and Pet
Facts |
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A Pet Sitter visits your
home to take on the role of caretaker when you cannot be home or may need
assistance in caring for your pet.
▪ Vacation
▪ Travel
▪ Work Day
▪ Scheduling Conflicts
▪ Lengthy Same-Day Event
▪ Hospital Stay or
Recovery
▪ New Baby On the Way,
Arriving, Just Arrived
▪ Need
Physical Assistance to Care for a Pet
▪ New Pet in the
Household
These are the reasons I
use a pet sitter, and they are why you'll want to use a pet sitter, too:
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Your pet can stay at home,
in their safe, familiar, secure environment -- surrounded by their stuff
and familiar scents.
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Older pets, who may be upset
or stressed by travel or an environmental change, can stay home.
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Pets can stick more closely
to their normal routines, from exercise to eating habits.
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A pet who stays in their
home environment will experience a reduced likelihood of exposure to
illness and communicable diseases from other animals in a care facility.
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Your pet receives caring,
individual attention from a focused pet sitter and you won't have to
inconvenience friends, neighbors, or family members.
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Both you and your pet can
reduce stress knowing there will be consistent care from someone you both
know.
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You save time because you
won't have to transport your pet to and from a care facility.
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Your home will have regular
visits and will seem occupied because you are eliminating many of the
major indicators of an unoccupied home, so your home will appear more secure.
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While you will miss your pet
and your pet will miss you, you will be able to leave for business and
pleasure, knowing that your pet is home and well cared-for while you are
gone.
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If you wish, you are a phone
call or e-mail away from daily updates on your pet and home.
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You can come straight home
and be greeted at the door by a happy, relaxed pet very glad to see you!
No matter who you choose
for your pet care, always use a pet sitter who belongs to a local or
national pet sitting organization. Trust your instincts and your
pet's, make sure you have confidence in your pet sitter and that the pet sitter you
choose is
both insured and bonded.
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
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Gandhi
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Part
of the
American
Family!
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94% of American pet owners
take their pets for regular vet check ups. |
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93% of American pet owners
are likely to risk their own lives for their pets. |
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64% of American pet owners
would expect their pet to rescue them if they were in distress. |
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82% of American pet owners
think of their pet more than once while they are away from their pet. |
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55% of American pet owners have an emergency preparedness plan in case of natural disaster
that includes their pet. |
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63% of all American
households
(that's 69 million households) own a pet: |
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90.5 million cats in 37.7
million households |
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Y
73.9 million dogs in 43.5
million households |
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Y
139 million freshwater fish
in 13.9 million households |
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Y
9.6 million saltwater fish
in .8 million households |
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Y
6.6 million birds in 6.4
million households |
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Y
18.2 million small mammals
in 5.7 million households |
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Y
11 million reptiles in 4.4
million households |
No animal should ever
jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can
hold his own in the conversation.
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Fran Liebowitz
Information on pet
population based on surveys in 2004, 2005, and 2006 from Pet Sitters International, American Pet Products
Manufacturers Association, and American Animal Hospital Association.
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