Using a pet sitter is not inexpensive. Is it worth it? Take these things into consideration:
- Your pet can remain in the home environment s/he is used to,
which means less stress for your pet (and for you!).
- As a professional pet sitter, Courteous Canines is bonded and insured.
- Jill has been feeding her own cats a raw diet for some time and
is comfortable following a raw diet regimen or other special
dietary needs for pets in her care.
- While checking on your house, Courteous Canines can also collect mail, pick up newspapers,
and turn lights on or off. These simple things can be deterrents to would-be thieves.
- Piece of mind knowing that if something were to happen to your pet or
home, you would have a competent, professional person available to contact
you and keep an eye on things until you are able to return home.
- Courteous Canines will take care of exotics and small pets in your home - saving
you the trouble of finding a facility that will board your rare pet. (Sorry, no snakes!)
- Interested in more reasons? Go here.
Is Courteous Canines Right for My Dog?
My dog goes to day care a couple of days a week; he doesn't need a dog walker.
Doggie day care is a great way to let your dog get socialization and wear
himself out at the same time. However, your dog might appreciate a mid day break
whenever he's not at day care. Weekends, the dog has you, certain days a week the
dog gets to go to day care, so those days at home alone might be really quiet by contrast.
My dog got turned down for/kicked out of dog day care;
I don't know if she would do well with a dog walker, either.
Some dogs, like people, aren't cut out for the hustle and bustle of a
busy day care. That doesn't make them bad dogs, just dogs that need a little
less stimulation in their lives. Walks with an experienced dog walker can provide
some mild stimulation and exercise without sending your dog into overload.
I meet every dog before committing to walking her and will never push the
dog to do things that she's not ready for.
My dog is TERRIBLE on a leash! Who would want to walk him?
In addition to having two strong Labradors of my own, I have also served as a foster
home for Lab rescue and I am a professional dog trainer.
Most of the dogs I meet have very little, if any, leash manners.
My training background, combined with the use of a Gentle Leader head collar, may
help to make your dog more enjoyable to walk.
My dog just lies around all day when I'm gone. A dog walker would be wasted on her!
A dog that lies around all day may be more in need of a walk than you think!
A 30 minute mid day walk can help improve your dog's physical fitness and a fit dog is a
happy dog. Even elderly or ill dogs will benefit from light daily exercise
to keep joints and muscles moving. Sights, scents and sounds on a
walk can mentally exercise your dog. Rather than sleeping off boredom, you dog
can spend the day sleeping off the excitement of a nice walk.
Will having a dog walker cure my dog's separation anxiety?
If your dog has true separation anxiety, only medication and/or behavior modification can
treat your dog. However, if your dog gets destructive or barky during the day while
you're gone, the additional exercise and stimulation that a dog walker can provide may
reduce those problems.
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