Pet Sitting, Dog Walking, Scottsdale, AZ

Who would feed them?

Okay, let me re-phrase, EVERY Pet Sitter needs a back up plan. Back up for what? Someone to pet the kitties and walk the doggies?

Ummm, yeah. It is a LOT more than that.

Pet sitters are responsible for the health of pets… the safety of homes. Sometimes twenty clients can be on vacation at once… and what would happen if all of a sudden your pet sitter was MIA? This is a horror story I wouldn’t ever wish on anyone, but it is a real possibility that potential pet sitting clients need to consider when choosing their pet sitter.

Let me ask you this:
If you were away in London right now, your pet sitter went MIA, what would happen? Maybe they were in a car accident. Maybe they were kidnapped. Maybe they had a health problem that landed them in the hospital? Maybe they had a heart attack? Not only “what if..” but how long would it take someone to notice something happened to your pet sitter? Who would feed your pets? Who would you get to be a dog walker? Who would give them their medications? etc.

I have news for you – life happens and will keep happening… This is a serious consideration every pet parent who hires a pet sitter should ask.

If your pet sitter says “Oh I have another pet sitter who covers for me when I can’t do it” you have a big problem. They don’t truly have back up. That type of back up is assuming that your pet sitter is well enough to TELL their back up that they can’t do the pet sits. What happens if your pet sitter can’t TELL their back up? They have their own emergency? Ran their car off into a ditch and is stuck somewhere? What is the system in place that assures you that things will carry on as normal?

Are you thinking now?

What we do:
At Bella’s House & Pet Sitting, our clients never have to worry about the above questions. Each one of our staff members calls or text messages the office at the end of the day by 8pm (if they were on the schedule). I always reply to them. It is our protocol to make sure that everyone is alive and well. If I don’t hear from them, or they don’t hear from me… we know something is wrong and our Plan B takes place.

Our Plan B involves operations knowledge, manuals, and procedures that ANYONE of my staff or family (who live 2 miles away) could walk in and step into things. Our operations are written out in a designated place, our keys are organized, our schedules are password protected, and life can go on… even if God Forbid something happened to one of us.

Put it to the test:
We were tested at one point last year during a very busy holiday week. In fact, our system is what alerted one of our pet sitters’ family and friends that something was the matter. I am proud to say that my staff pulled together and worked as a team and pulled through with flying colors. It is team work. It is back up. It is preparing for the unknown.

Only the BEST!
That is what you pay a professional pet sitting company for. That is what clients of Bella’s House & Pet Sitting pay us for. It is the peace of mind each and every one of our  pet sitting clients get in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and Fountain Hills. We may not be the cheapest pet sitter in town, but this is just one of the reasons why we are the BEST!

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