When you are getting ready to travel or are going to be away from your house for an extended period of time, you may need to find someone to watch your dog. Most dog owners wouldn’t want to trust their dog with just anyone. Choosing a dog sitter is more than finding someone that is available. You want to make sure your dog is going to be well taken care of. This often means that you need to turn to professionals to help care for your dog. Blitz K9 Club is here to share some tips to help you pick the right professionals to watch your dog.
Tips for Choosing Dog Sitters
Knowing that you are leaving your dog in good hands can help you enjoy your vacation, training or other activities that are pulling you away. Here are some tips to help ensure you pick one that is the right fit for your furry family member.
– Reviews: The first thing you are going to want to do when you’re choosing the right dog sitter is to vet the company that you’re thinking about working with. Read the reviews and other people’s experiences with that company. You want to know that they have worked well with their customers both past and present.
– Dog Training: You want to make sure that the sitter you’re using as proper training. You don’t want someone that is a self-proclaimed dog sitter. Finding a dog sitter that has gone through training will help ensure they can be trusted.
– Meet the Dog Sitter: You may want to meet the dog sitter in person with your dog before you leave your dog with them. That way, you can see if your dog and the sitter are compatible with each other. You can also see the facility where your dog will be kept.
– Check Schedules: Another thing to consider when choosing a dog sitter has to do with schedules. You want to make sure they can accommodate the eating schedule you have for your pet as well as your vacation schedule.
– Availability: It may be important to you that the sitter is available for phone calls and emails at all times. That way, you can check in with them to ask about your dog and how they are doing without you.
– Medical History: You will more than likely be required to provide your dog’s medical history and vaccination records with the dog sitter. This is usually true when the dog is going to be around other animals.
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If you are looking for a professional dog sitter to watch your dog while you are away, you have come to the right place. Blitz K9 Club will treat your dog as if he or she were our own. We will care for your dog with a level of care that goes beyond making sure basic needs are being met. Call us today!
