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SERVICES
AND RATES
Pet
Companion Services:
Whenever life takes you out of town, Purr Furred Pet Sitting
will come to
your house and care for your pet while you are away. We
will follow your
pet care routine to the detail. This includes fresh food
and water,
exercising, and administering any medication your pet requires.
Most
importantly, we will give your pet lots of tender loving
care. Dogs
generally require 1-3 visits per day. Cats usually require
1-2 visits per
day. Each visit is approximately 30 minutes. While we are
visiting, we can
also provide home care services, such as picking up the
newspaper,
collecting mail, alternating lights, and watering plants.
Pet
Sitting Hours of Operation:
Morning: 7-10am
Midday: 12-3pm
Evening: 5-8pm
*Other hours available by prior arrangement
Pet
Sitting Rates:
1-2
pets: $18 per visit
3 pets: $20 per visit
4-5 pets: $22 per visit
6 or more: price to be determined at consultation.
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Dog Walking Service:
Purr Furred Pet Sitting provides a dog walking program for
your canine
companion for mid-day relief and exercise while you are
at work. This is
dog-gone purr-fect for canines of all ages. It will energize
their body,
mind, and spirit.
Dog
Walking Rate:
Dog
walking hours: 12-3pm (M-F excluding holidays)
$70
per week: 20 minute walk
$60
per week: 10 minute walk
$15
per day: 20 minute walk
$13
per day: 10 minute walk
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Overnight Pet Sit:
For those furry friends that like to have added comfort
throughout the
night, overnight stays can be arranged. Rest easy away from
home knowing
that your animals, and your home, are in our care.
Overnight Hours: 9pm-7am
Overnight
Rate: $75 per night. Additional visits during the day will
be
charged at the normal per visit rate.
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Additional Fees:
*Holiday Rates: $10 per day surcharge fee to regular rates.
Holidays
include: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial
Day, 4th of July,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving,the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day
*Late night pet sit $10 surcharge fee for pet sits after
8pm
*Key pick up and drop off: $10 surcharge fee. Key pick up
and drop off is
complimentary for first- time customers.
Policies
New
Payment Policy:
For your convenience we now accept Visa and MasterCard payments.
Credit card
payments will be processed, and your card charged, on the
last day of the
scheduled pet sit.
Beginning
January 1, 2008, our payment policy will change to require
that
check and cash payments be received the first day of scheduled
pet sits.
When you schedule your pet sitting appointment via phone
or email, I will
let you know your invoice amount. We will accept post-dated
checks for the
last day of the pet sit. This policy change does not apply
to scheduled
daily dog walks.
Initial
Consultation:
For all new and potential clients, we require a
complimentary “Meet and Greet” to take place prior
to scheduling service
with Purr Furred Pet Sitting. This meeting helps us gather
information about
each of your animal’s daily routines and special needs.
We will also
provide you with a pet sitting agreement form which we require
to be
completed and signed prior to our first scheduled pet sitting
service.
Client
paperwork:
Please note that client paperwork must be returned to us
completed and signed prior to our first scheduled service.
Otherwise, for
liability reasons, we will be unable to care for your pet(s).
Once
completed all client paperwork is kept on file for future
pet sitting
services. We ask established clients, prior to a scheduled
visit, please
let us know of any pertinent changes to your contact information
or home
access so that your file can be updated. It is also very
important for us
to know of changes affecting your pet (diet, medical needs,
health) that
have occurred between services.
House
Keys:
Prior to each scheduled service we will arrange to either
pick
up client house keys or a client can choose to have us keep
a set of keys in
a secured lock box for future pet sitting needs. We have
designed this
program because our ultimate goal is to build a long-term
relationship with
our customers. This enables us to service our customers’
needs at a moments
notice with minimal inconvenience. However, if you would
like us to pickup
and return your keys there is a $10 fee. For new clients,
this fee is
waived one-time. Clients electing for their keys to be returned
must
contact us to make these arrangements. For emergency and
security reasons,
we will not leave keys inside your home during our last
visit. Keys will
only be released to clients or their designated representative.
Visiting
hours:
Our normal visiting hours are between 7am-8pm. Please
contact us if other arrangements need to be made.
Specific
Times of Visits:
Unless your pet is on a medication schedule, once
a day visits cannot be scheduled for a specific time. For
once a day
visits, you may request if you prefer morning or evening
visits. We reserve
specific times in the morning and evening visits for our
twice a day
customers.
Length
of Visits:
Each visit lasts approximately 30 minutes. The only
exception to the rule are those pets who do not enjoy receiving
TLC and
being played with during the visit. If we find, for example,
that our
entire checklist is completed before 30 minutes, and the
pet refuses to
play, then we may leave at that point.
Walking
pets:
We walk all pets who enjoy walking. However, pets that are
not current on vaccinations, or pets that continue to fight
the leash, by
pulling excessively and choking will not be walked. Each
visit includes a
walk unless one of these conditions makes it impossible.
During our
complimentary consultation, we will consult with you to
find some other form
of exercise if walking is not an option.
Outdoor
Cats:
If you have a cat who remains outdoors all day and comes
in at
night, we cannot assure you that we will be able to have
your cat indoors at
the exact time of our visit. We will make every effort to
bring the cat in,
however, if it doesn’t return for nightly containment,
we will put the food
and water outside to assure it doesn’t skip a meal.
Temperature
Inversions: On
occasion, during the hot summer months or
freezing winter days, we will not walk your pets. Veterinarians
have
advised us that it is unhealthy, if not dangerous, for dogs
of all ages to
exercise during these extreme conditions. We will consult
with you before
your scheduled trip about agreeing on an alternative solution
for exercise.
No
Charge Policy:
We will not charge for cancellations, change of dates, or
early returns, providing you contact us prior to a visit.
Our answering
machine is on 24 hours a day for this purpose. If you return
from a trip
early and do not call us to cancel our visit, and we arrive
for the pet sit,
you will be charged the full fee of the visit.
Shared
Responsibility:
Many people like to include friends, neighbors, and
relatives in the pet sitting duties. These well-intentioned
actions cause
much confusion during a shared pet sitting assignment. Most
common problems
include: overfeeding, unlocked doors, lost keys, or missing
some feedings
altogether. We cannot be responsible for any pet sitting
assignments where
“others” are going to share the workload. We advise
anyone considering this
option to make only one person, or us, responsible for the
entire
assignment.
Certified
Veterinary Assistant
Member of Pet Sitters International
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