Today, there are all kinds of services made available to meet all kinds of needs. This includes the type that caters to the needs of animals. Pet services had been born out of the need of owners to be free for sometime in caring for them.
The whole service package in places where pets are boarding includes pet sitting, feeding grooming, medical exams and exercise among other things. At the company’s facilities, they will get to learn socialization among their own kind.
Visiting sitters
The pet services are usually part of the whole package, especially if the sitters visit the residence. Most of the charges for these services had already been established for sometime.
Most owners don’t complain (some negotiate), since most are reasonable for the sitter’s time and efforts. These are itemized accordingly so you would know exactly the many services your pet had been through.
Since we usually talk of pets as the regular dogs and cats, the prices are based on them. The prices of taking care of other animal pets will have to be discussed first with the sitters. Also, services will vary according to location, and to be discussed with the owners.
General services
The sitter’s services include walking your dog to provide exercise, let it go to potty, have your pets (dogs or cats) some mental stimulation (games), provide the food and water per instructions, clean up the litter boxes and dog waste in the yard, administer medications (if needed) and brush and groom your pets.
Some extra things that need not go with the sitting is taking out the garbage, watering the plants, and doing some security checks on your homes.
Fees on familiar services
For pet sitters that visits the pets in their owner’s houses, the charges and the fees have been set (2012 list). This also depends where the owners and the pets reside. Each place has its heir own agreed-on rates for the services.
For a 30-minute visit of dog sitting, the fees start at $25 and goes up to $30 for 45-minute visits. (The maximum number of dogs is 2 animals.) Cat-sitting (up to 3 cats), the charge is $23 for 30 minutes, and $27 for 40 minutes. There will be an additional $5 per additional pet.
Dog walking fees
For a 30-minute daily dog walking, the charge is $25 and $30 for 45 minutes. An hour’s walk will be paid $35. This price is good for 2 dogs and an additional dog will need $5 per.
For overnight pet sitting, the fee is $75 taking car of up to 2 dogs or up to 3 cats. The overnight arrangement is for the pets to feel at ease in familiar surroundings, doing its usual routines while the sitter makes sure they are fed and cared.
There so many charges and fees for each additional task in pet services. Check the latest fees with pet service companies. Also important are the other rates for other pets like horses, reptiles, and fishes, among others.
