About Lynn's Pet Sitting Services
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After an initial interview (phone or e-mail), Lynn will set up an orientation to meet you and your pet(s). This meeting is free and serves multiple purposes. Firstly, you and your pet(s) get to interview Lynn, to decide if Lynn's Pet Sitting is a good fit for your family. Secondly, Lynn will be interacting with you and your pet(s) for the same reason. Lastly, Lynn will pick up keys/codes to your home and go over all details of caring for your pets and her policies regarding emergencies. Lynn's Pet Sitting requests the following at all orientations: - Keys/Codes: Lynn's Pet Sitting requests 2 copies of each key we will need. Please check that the keys work before we arrive for the orientation.
- Owner Information: Name, address, and home, work, and cell phone numbers
- Regular Veterinarian and Emergency Veterinarian: Name, address, phone number and hours of operation
- Emergency Contact Person: Name and phone numbers (this is someone you trust to make medical decisions regarding your pet in the event that Lynn's Pet Sitting is unable to reach you)
- Your pet(s) Information: Name, age, medical history and instructions, feeding instructions, potty instructions, information about your pet(s) normal routine, favorite places to hang out and other personality information.
- Supply locations: food dishes, food, water bowls, litterboxes, litter, leashes, treats, training equipment and cleaning supplies
- Other information: where do you want to find your mail/newspapers?, where are plants that need watering and when?, what security precautions do you want us to take?, what day is garbage pick up?, is there anything else we can do for you while you are away?
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Policies
Key Policy - Please make 2 copies of any keys needed, for Lynn to keep. Keys are kept in a locked box when not in use.
- Keys will not be used for any reason other than taking care of pets unless specified by the client.
- If Lynn's Pet Sitting has not used a key for the period of one year, the client will be contacted and the key returned (at no charge) or destroyed at that time.
- Clients wishing to have their keys returned at the end of a pet sitting contract will be charged a $10 fee.
Payment - At this time, Lynn's Pet Sitting can only except cash or check. Sorry, no credit cards.
- Checks should be made payable to: Lynn Struble
- $25 fee for returned checks.
- Payment is due upon your return home.
- Medical expenses incurred by a pet while under Lynn's care must be repaid by pet owner upon return home.
In Case of an Emergency Regarding a Pet in Lynn's Care Lynn's Pet Sitting will adhere to the following procedures: - Lynn's Pet Sitting will try to reach the primary contact listed for the pet to determine what course of action they would like us to follow.
- In the event that the primary contact cannot be reached, we will contact the secondary person listed for the pet to determine a course of action.
- If we are unable to reach the primary or secondary contact listed for the pet, we will contact other listed emergency contact names for a course of action.
- When the first three actions have failed. We will take the pet to the owners designated veterinarian of choice. We will go by the veterinarians recommendation for treatment.
- If the owner's regular veterinarian is unavailable, then we will call upon the owner's choice of emergency veterinarian.
- In the event that all of the above options have been exhausted, the pet will be taken to the nearest available veterinarian.
In Case of Illness or Emergency regarding a Pet Sitter Lynn's Pet Sitting will adhere to the following procedures: - A relief pet sitter will be asked to fill in.
- If there is no relief pet sitter available, the primary and secondary contacts for the pet will be contacted to determine a course of action.
- If the primary and secondary contacts are unavailable, the listed emergency contact will be called upon to determine a course of action.
- If all of the above fail, the pet will be placed in the care of another reputable pet sitter or in a boarding facility at the expense of Lynn's Pet Sitting.
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