Pet Sitting is a wonderful job.

Employed as a pet sitter is a good job, for others it would be totally unsuitable.  A good pet sitter needs to love animals, all animals. It is not just a requirement, it ought to be a natural love. Whether it is a cat, fish or one that some people may fear.  Common pet problems for potential pet sitters are scorpions, spiders, lizards, snakes and reptiles. In a larger team, they may be able to handle this, but typically pet sitting is a small business with only two or three people, so you will need to deal with these animals as a pet sitter. Fortunately these animals require minimal care, but as a pet sitter you will still need to feed and water them. Sometimes the owner may want the pet sitter to feed small live animals to the pet. As well as these, other animals that cause potential problems for pet sitting include rats, “I don’t like the scaly tail”, especially as the rats and owners love the frequent fussing and handling of the animal.

The requirement for pet sitters is in general normally during the major holidays of Christmas, Thanksgiving and summer holidays. There is also a demand for pet sitters at weekends year round the year.   Due to this seasonality, pet sitting also includes dog walking which is often required all year.

Dog walking in a good pet sitting business will restrict the maximum number of dogs to four or less. First-class businesses such as London dog walking will give you clothing and rain protection. This is of shared benefit, as the free outfits are free marketing, dog walking is great publicity for their pet sitting business. You will not however be allowed to wear these when pet sitting, as it will advertise that the owners are away on holiday. Though one of the benefits of pet sitting with someone going in and out and doing other things such as emptying the mail box, reduces the likelihood of burglary.

Pet sitting often requires the pet sitter to do other jobs around the house. A pet sitter will often tend the garden and indoor plants. Pet sitters often look after cats, who due to their territorial origins, hardly ever like leaving their home. Cat lovers dislike parting from their loved animals, so businesses such as London cat sitting will place photos and a diary on their web site for the pet owners.

Good companies such as London pet sitting and clients will require a pet sitter be police checked as they are often visiting homes alone

So pet sitting is a wonderful job for those whom it fits, give it a try!