Life as a pet sitter is a good job, for others it would be totally inappropriate. A good pet sitter requires to love animals, every animals. It is not just a need, it should be a natural love. Whether it is a rabbit, guinea pig or one that some individuals may fear. Typical animal issues for potential pet sitters are scorpions, spiders, lizards, snakes and reptiles. In a larger team, they may be able to handle this, but typically pet sitting is a small business with only two or three people, so you will need to deal with these animals as a pet sitter. Fortunately these animals require minimal care, but as a pet sitter you cannot avoid feeding and watering them. Often the owner may require the pet sitter to feed small live animals to the pet. In my experience other animals that cause possible issues for pet sitting include rats, “I don’t like the scaly tail”, especially as the rats and owners like the frequent fussing and handling of the animal.

The demand for pet sitters is normally centred around the major holidays of Christmas, Thanksgiving and summer holidays. There is also a demand for pet sitters at weekends year round the year. Because of this seasonality, pet sitting regularly includes dog walking which is something that is needed all year.

Dog walking in a superior pet sitting company will limit the maximum number of dogs to four or less. Superior businesses such as London dog walking will give you clothing and rain protection. This is of common benefit, as the free clothes are branded, dog walking is one of the best adverts for their pet sitting services. You will not however be allowed to wear these when pet sitting, as it will advertise that the owners are away on vacation. Though one of the benefits of pet sitting with someone going in and out and doing other things such as emptying the mail box, reduces the likelihood of break-ins.

Pet sitting often requires the pet sitter to do other tasks around the house. A pet sitter will often tend the garden and indoor plants. Pet sitters regularly look after cats, who due to their territorial origins, rarely like being separated from their home. Cat lovers dislike parting from their loved animals, so businesses such as London cat sitting will place photos and a diary on their web site for the pet owners.

Good businesses such as London pet sitters and customers demand that a pet sitter be police checked as they are repeatedly visiting homes alone

So pet sitting is a great job for those whom it fits, give it a try!