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Great and small we'll sit for them all!  Cats, Dogs,Exotics, Horses, and fish too!

Why Pet Sitting?

Pet Sitting  has been around for years, and is the service of choice for concerned pet owners when faced with being away. We offer an alternative to those that need to place their pet(s) in the temporary care of another for multiple reasons of which the owner would be absent from home.  

                   

Most people prefer in home care for their pets over kennels for a variety of reasons, the primary reason and the most costly to your pet is disease that is noted to breed in a kennel environments. Pets are much happier in their own an environment which they are familiar with and feel comfortable in such as home.  

                         

Our service will provide little disruption to there daily routines, schedules and best of all your pet will be healthy, happy, safe, and sound awaiting your arrival when you return home; which means, no unnecessary trips to pick up or drop off as well as no extra over night kennel fees for returning later than planned.

Pet Sitting is great for all pets, but is especially helpful for pets that have intolerances to vaccinations, phobias and fears. 

 

Major Mutts does not require vaccinations as long as the first shot series is given.

 

This service is especially great for those owners who cannot, or do not wish to continue vaccinating their pets every year. Also, it is great for those pets that have had allergic reactions to vaccines, or are too old and frail to receive them. 

 

All boarding facilities have Immunization requirements.

Dogs: immunized against rabies, distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, Para influenza, parvo virus (DHLPP), and bordetella. Cats: vaccinated against rabies, panleukopenia or distemper, feline rhinotracheitis, calici virus, and pneumonitis (FVRCPP).Most require at least 72 hours prior to boarding.

 

Most boarding facilities feed a specific brand of food, unless they state bring your own. Which means your pet will have to eat food they are not familiar with which could cause stomach distress and diarrhea, or the pet could refuse to eat.

 

Also some boarding facilities and kennels have an onsite person to stay overnight. However, this does not mean that they are let out to potty.  This means that your pet will be confined to a kennel for hours (in some cases over 12 hours), and will be forced to eliminate in its area.

 

At 6 weeks, a pup can last about 2-4 hours, by 8 weeks, 4-5 hours, by 12 weeks, 5-6 hours, and by 6 months of age a pup should be able to hold his bladder for a 7-8-hour workday.

 

Just a few things to consider before boarding!

 

Ask if you can stop in at anytime to tour the facility without an appointment, and make sure you check it out unannounced. That way you can see how they operate, and if the facility is clean and ask if they have had any illness issues, if they are honest they will tell you they have.

 

And last, find out if they are AKBA affiliated. These member facilities are in compliance with the standards of the ABKA Voluntary Facilities Accreditation (VFA) Program and have successfully completed an on-site evaluation by ABKA.