You have finally decided to take that dream vacation to Hawaii you’ve always wanted, but you have to get someone to take care of your pets.
You start to look at options for your furry family. After careful consideration, you feel keeping them at home is your preferred care option. You start to look for an in-home pet sitter, and don’t want to trust just anyone. After all, this is your home you are opening up to a total stranger, not to mention allowing this person to care for your furry babies.
Many times, people will shop for pet sitters based on price alone. While I understand everyone has a budget, I truly believe this is a poor way to choose a pet sitter. First of all, if you love your pets, and we know you do, you will want someone to care for them the way you would. That means plenty of time, love, attention and exercise, as well as paying attention to the little things that matter to you and your pets. Such things include knowing their favorite scratch spot, understanding when they want to be picked up and held, or, in a large fur family, which pet likes which treat.
Second, you are turning over your entire world, including alarm codes, community gate codes, your private home, belongings and pets, for whom many of us are like our children, to someone you have never met. The cheaper a pet sitter is, the less likely they are to have important things like insurance and bonding to protect you in case something goes wrong. You will often find pet sitters on Craig’s List willing to do visits for $10 each. Are they really going to give your pets the superior care and love you want for that cost, and also respect your home and property?
Third, as I’ve mentioned, for many of us, our pets are like our kids. If you were shopping for a babysitter, would you choose based on the least expensive one? Of course, you would not. You would want a sitter with plenty of experience. We have an animal EMT and a vet tech on staff, and we have great references, too. See our listings on the Better Business Bureau website. We also have a reputation for being professional and accountable. Visit our website’s testimonial page for happy client reviews.
If you are looking for pet sitters, and you really want the best for your furry family while being able to vacation with peace of mind and assurance your home and pets are being well looked after, Critter Caretakers is the company to call. Visit us at www.crittercaretakers.com. For more information, call us at (480) 553-0105.