Month: May 2017

Leaving Your Pet with a Sitter

We all know what it’s like to have to leave your pets at home. There are two ways it can go down, neither of them ideal. Leaving your pet alone is scary, because your pet can tear up your furniture, get into something poisonous, or make a mess on the carpet. Leaving your pet with a sitter, however, is a much better solution, though it still requires some extra attention to succeed. Here are some basic tips to remember to make sure your sitter works out for you.

First and foremost, you need to let your sitter know how your pet responds to certain stimuli. If you have a high energy dog, for example, warn your sitter that your dog will want to play if it’s excited, and so it may jump up on them and scratch them out of excitement if the sitter provokes them. It’s also important to …

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