About Us
We are a sole proprietor pet sitting service for the Chicago NW suburbs and a few ZIP codes in bordering Chicago.
AZ PP offers dog dog walking (6-miles from Prospect Heights) and pet sitting/overnight services (10-miles from PH). We have been in business since 12/11, are fully bonded/insured, have membership with Pet Sitters International, and hold a Certified Professional Pet Sitter credential. With Veterinary Assistant certificates from Harper and Oakton colleges, mammal medication can be administered. **Cats are our specialty**, though we have successfully pet sat birds, fish, Guinea pigs, dwarf hamsters, a Bearded Dragon and a Chinchilla.
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Thanx for connecting with me! My service is caring for clients' pets in-home for vacations, ill health, or work-related reasons. AZ PP has been in ...
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Don't need to--I've been on it for several years. An interested party might try SHIP for basic answers--volunteers staff these Medicare information positions at various community offices around the country. That's how I found out I wanted a Medicare Advantage Plan and what IL offered, instead of...
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Don't need to--I've been on it for several years. An interested party might try SHIP for basic answers--volunteers staff these Medicare information positions at various community offices around the country. That's how I found out I wanted a Medicare Advantage Plan and what IL offered, instead of an alphabet-soup letter combo policy.
Thanx, Ken. Nice to meet another AARPIE like me.
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Thanx, Ken. Nice to meet another AARPIE like me.
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As an outbound pet sitter, my business caring for companion animals is 100% is the clients' homes. In six years I have never had a situation of false accusation or being uncomfortable. I take pictures of the pets and full water/food bowls on the final visits to prevent accusations the pets were...
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As an outbound pet sitter, my business caring for companion animals is 100% is the clients' homes. In six years I have never had a situation of false accusation or being uncomfortable. I take pictures of the pets and full water/food bowls on the final visits to prevent accusations the pets were unfed. I leave notes and send texts about arrival and chores completed. My business is based on high ethical standards and trust. I would not have a viable business is not, and I am fully bonded/insured. Many hobby pet sitters are not.
Insist that he join me--he needs it more than I do! LOL
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Insist that he join me--he needs it more than I do! LOL
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Yep, as a pet sitter I know you can learn to read your pet's body language: am hard-wired for cats. On a new pet sit, and had not met the pet, the kitty bumped her auto toy as a signal she wanted it turned on. And I know when to avoid unwanted attention by reading signals from wide eyes, hunched...
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Yep, as a pet sitter I know you can learn to read your pet's body language: am hard-wired for cats. On a new pet sit, and had not met the pet, the kitty bumped her auto toy as a signal she wanted it turned on. And I know when to avoid unwanted attention by reading signals from wide eyes, hunched backs, lashing tails, and set-back ears. Dogs also have their own communication methods. Did you know a Pit Bull is easiest to read because of fur lack? And when a pooch raises its paw, it is a calming gesture. Hope to use some of this knowledge when I join a pet rescue operation later this year. You can read more about animal behavior on the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) web site. Took an online course there recently.
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Steady income from noon dog walks is desperately needed. My most lucrative client left me late last year after five years' service. I notified her I was raising my rates after four years.
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Steady income from noon dog walks is desperately needed. My most lucrative client left me late last year after five years' service. I notified her I was raising my rates after four years.
For X-mas, I send cards to my new clients, holiday and gift and gift cards to repeat clients, and gifts to longer-established folks. As for going out, the clients go on vacations and celebrate holidays. That's when I work. For clients with deceased pets I send memorials to either Winn Feline...
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For X-mas, I send cards to my new clients, holiday and gift and gift cards to repeat clients, and gifts to longer-established folks. As for going out, the clients go on vacations and celebrate holidays. That's when I work. For clients with deceased pets I send memorials to either Winn Feline Foundation For Infectious Diseases, or to Maddie's Fund Shelter Medicine Project. The latter trains veterinarians who work in animal shelter environments.
As a Sole Proprietor pet sitter, If I let my clients dictate my rates, I lose my integrity as a professional go-to animal care person.
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As a Sole Proprietor pet sitter, If I let my clients dictate my rates, I lose my integrity as a professional go-to animal care person.