Presents 4 Pets

Please Donate to the Presents 4 Pets Campaign, it's a great cause to help local rescue groups and shelters - I know you have stuff around your house you aren't using - bowls, collars, leashes, old towels, blankets, maybe even a crate.......Shelters need this stuff.

Tell anyone you know about it too, spread the word, you can drop off your donations at over 70 local locations - check them out - DONATE TODAY!!

We have many people making Thanksgiving reservations, book your sitter today!!

Cindy Golden of

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

919-605-5133

Keeping your Pets HAPPY at Home!

AKC Responsible Dog Owner Appreciation Day

Come out and see us, at the Fairgrounds - we will be out there from 10am - 2pm, it should be a great fun event and you can get lots of FREE stuff!!

Come out with your pooches and say HI - we hope to see you there.

Cindy Golden of

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

919-605-5133

Summer is Coming to an End....

Where did the time go??? Summer comes, summer goes so fast!!!!

I hope everyone enjoyed some great vacations I know we have been really busy pet sitting this summer. That's a good thing, we love keeping your pets HAPPY at Home and looking after your home as well. So many people don't realize it's more than just yours pets that we care for. We make your home look lived in by rotating lights, getting mail/paper/packages, putting your trash at the curb and brining back up as well as watering your plants and any other tasks you may need.

Labor Day is approaching quickly, please make your reservations as we are booking up fast. Thanksgiving and Christmas is also filling up. We are doing 2 live-in jobs over Thanksgiving, so if you need that service, we only have 1 more sitter that is available for that.

We have several openings for mid-day dog walks, for those that work long hours or have a smaller dog that needs that exercise and potty break. We offer a discount for booking us at least 3 days a week = $14 per visit.

Did you see this article - http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1656168.html what will people complain about next???? Pets are not harming anyone by sitting outside in patio seating with their owners. So many people are not having kids (me included) and the pets ARE their kids, and in my opinion much cleaner and more well behaved that a lot of people's kids.......

We are gearing up for Presents 4 Pets (P4P) and will be collecting your donations of pet supplies from now until 11/14 when we will present the colltions to the Pet Foster Network who will distribute the supplies to local rescue groups that are in need. So if you have any gently used bedding, toys, crates, other supplies or want to donate pet food or monetary donations please let me or your sitter know and we will come collect it. Thanks so much!!!

Cindy Golden of

Cindy's Pet Services

Keeping Pets HAPPY at Home!

919-605-5133

It's Friday!!

The weekend is here and thunderstorms are rolling in. Everytime I hear thunder I think of the many dogs that do not like or understand these loud noises. Here is a great article to read about the Fear of Thunderstorms and other Noises.

I want to welcome Angel Wasserman to the triangle, she is a dog trainer that owns Paws in Training. She has a great site with many helpful articles - I really like this one - The Joys of Pet Sitters.

I am off to FL next Friday for a week vacation, Erin will be handling the business and doing any introductions if my clients call and need service. We are always available and with 3 full-time and 2 part-time employess, we always welcome new clients as well.

I also want to metion the AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day at the Fairgrounds on 9/26. We will be out there with a table set-up educating Raleigh about the benedits of using a pet sitter, so please come say HI!!

If you need service on Labor Day weekend please drop me an email to schedule service as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas, we are always taking reservations and don't want your sitter to get full and have no openings which is what happened on July 4th weekend, that was crazy.... We broke all sorts of records this month thanks to our great clients we are growing and becoming known as the Downtown Raleigh & North Hills Pet Sitters, keep spreading the word, we love you and appreciate you all and your furry kids!!

Cindy Golden of

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

919-605-5133

Summer is flying by....

And we are taking care of MANY pets!!!

I have 2 new hires - Abbe and Adrienne, who both want to work Full-Time Pet Sitting so we are looking for LOTS of new clients! So tell your friends, family, neighbors and even people you don't know the benefits of using a pet sitter and keeping your pets HAPPY at Home!!

Abbe is going to be helping Erin in the Oakwood Area as she has way too many clients to handle at once especially over the Holidays, July 4th weekend she was up to 28 stops a day, she broke my record of 26. Abbe also has openings for mid-day dog walks and will cover the Five Points area as well.

Adrienne is looking for mid-day dog walks, pet sitting clients near Crabtree, Six Forks/Millbrook Area and Five Points. So keep your ears open anyone that has pets send them our way, we do give referral credits for telling your friends about us!!

Cindy Golden of

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

919-605-5133

Summer is Here.....

.....and it's going to be a HOT one, YAY!! We went to Carolina Beach last week and really had a great time. I of course had my laptop with high speed internet and my blackberry that I love!! Our Maltese girls LOVE the beach and we love taking them. We rent a condo at the dead end where Freeman Park is and we drive on the beach a lot, we love it. Very pet friendly, if you have control of your dogs they can be off leash, we do of course, so they LOVE running!!

I know I haven't updated this in a while, not much to say really, I am bad at this blogging thing, LOL. I am pleased to announce that Erin French has been made Assistant Manager of Cindy's Pet Sitting Services and has earned the title. Many of you know her and use her for your pets, she is great and does an awesome job taking care of everyone.

We were named Best Pet Sitting Service in the Triangle by the Independent what a great honor. We only cover a small portion of Raleigh but I was really excited to learn our clients voted for us and we were named #1.

This month marks our 5th Anniversary, time files when you are having fun, we have awesome clients and a great staff of caring pet sitters, we love our jobs!!!!

Have a great Father's Day weekend call or spend time with your Dad if you can. My Dad is going to be having back surgery soon it looks like, I hate seeing my parents get old, it's a fact of life though.....

Cindy of Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

Keeping Your Pets HAPPY at Home!

919-605-5133

Happy Memorial Day Everyone

I don't know about you but I really appreciate the meaning of this day and all of our honorable soldiers that have given their life for our country. If you are looking for ways to celebrate here are some great links for you.

More GOOD News for NC at least I think so - Smoking is BANNED in public places, YAY!!! I am all for this, will make our local bars more enjoyable again, I hate smokey places personally. Speaking of bars, I am going to plan a girls night out at a place that does Karaoke soon, so watch for that announcement. I have several clients and employees that are interested, it will be a fun event and who knows, I may even sing......with enough margaritas in me anyway - HA!!

Remember to leave your pets plenty of fresh water in this upcoming summer heat.

Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to call me to schedule any summer vacation pet sitting, we have several booked already for the July 4th Weekend.

Cindy Golden of
Cindy's Pet Sitting Services
919-605-5133