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How to Find a Local Pet Sitter Who Won't Kick Your Dog
Your pooch is part of the family, and you can't trust just anyone to take care of your furry pal. Here are some tips.
How do you know if you can trust someone to walk or sit for your beloved dog? You don’t want to end up with someone like this guy in Chicago, who was charged with animal cruelty in May after he was seen on a security video kicking a customer’s beagle.
Jon Stenholt was forced to shut down his business, At Home Pet Care, after the video went public.
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“I am a despicable individual who did a horrible thing to a defenseless animal,” he wrote in an email to his customers. “I deserve all that I am now receiving. I am ashamed of my actions.”
Ask These Questions
Before you pick a dog-walker or a pet sitter, you must consider some important questions, according to our friends at Angie’s List.
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- Is the pet sitter/dog walker trained in pet CPR and first aid?
- Does he/she participate in continuing education courses?
- Does the pet sitting business have contingency and emergency plans in place?
- Will he/she provide a service agreement? Are there pet guardianship paperwork and vet release forms?
- Is there a backup pet sitter/dog walker who will care for your pet if the scheduled person were to become ill?
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