Pet Sitting or Boarding for Your Pet
Planning your holidays, what are we going to do with our favorite pet? Being separated from your dear one is so hard. Many even think it is less agonizing to be split from the kids for ten days. I know that some people think it is a pleasure when the spouse is away for ten days or so on a boys holiday, no problems on what to do and where to go out to. What pain, however, with deciding what to do with your loved one whilst you are on holiday .
What are the advantages of pet sitting? They fall into two parts, ones for you and those for your pet. We recognise who is the most important, so let’s start with the pet first.
Pets, particularly cats, are often nervous by nature, displacing them away from their comfort zone, instantly puts them on edge, thats why cat sitting is so popular. Its not surprising that through evolution these animals have had their area, which they kept to and mark with urine, to make it clear. They will defend this area if needed. Not surprising they do not like leaving their home. What state did your pet come home in, when he was in boarding? Was he filthy? Was he leaner?
Boarding the pet at home is better, as they live in their familiar home, with number one toy and all views, smells and noises they are used to.
Your pet will be looked after and fussed. The pet will not be on edge as you introduced the pet sitter to your pet.
Before and after the holiday, when stressed out with all the work to be done, all you need is the hassle to take the cat to, or collect from, the boarding place. You know the circumstances, you arrive home, you are drained; you still have a load to sort out. It would be good to have your pet, but we can’t collect him until tomorrow. Pets do not like being in moving cars, with all the weird noises and odours, often disturbs them. It is also more dangerous for the pet (you as well!)
Do you have problems with unreliable neighbours, friends and family? Are you not liking going to them to ask for help to do the pet sitting? With professional pet sitting they want to do it! They will do other activities such as dog walking, emptying the mail box and watering the pots. Potential thieves will notice the activity and reduce the likelihood of burglary.
Do you worry how the pet is doing whilst on holiday. Have the friends remembered to pop in and water them, it was bizarre that the rabbit dug itself out of the cage year before last, over one night! Are they giving them too much food? in London pet sitting they will even email you photos, or make them accessible on the web, and write a diary of how your pet is getting on. Is he eating well? How are the little ones? Pet sitting is even more valuable for the young animals, where change is an even more stressful event.
For Father – it is often the most economical solution.
Go away and have a great vacation.
