Busy, Busy - Memorial Day Weekend & Summer!!

I am not great at updating this Blog now that we have a Facebook Fan Page that is where you can find our posts and lots of our happy client photos. Please check out our fan page and Become a Fan - http://www.facebook.com/CindysPetSitting

Also please leave us a review on the review tab there, feel free to post photos, comments, whatever you like - it's your page too and we like to stay interactive with your clients!!

We hope to see you there, we are jammed packed for pet sitting over Memorial Day Weekend and staying really busy this summer with both pet sitting and live-in pet care jobs. Did you know we do live-ins? Your pet sitter will live out of your home for $100 a day and your fur-kids will get LOTS of attention, walks and love - people love it and it's a very popular service. We have 5 sitters that do this - Monica, Taylor, Colleen, Jill & Jess - so if your main sitter is not available there is always another choice, as soon as you know your vacation plans reserve us to get your normal sitter!

Have a great summer everyone, since it's already in the 90's this week, I have a feeling it's going to be a HOT one - please remember to give your pets fresh COLD water often and if they are staying outside for any length of time to put ice in their water and be sure there are shady spots for them to get out of the sun. You could get this neat contraption too to make a fresh water source for them outdoors - Outdoor Water Fountain.

Cindy Golden of

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

www.CindytheSitter.com

919-605-5133

Keeping your Pets HAPPY at Home Since 2004

February Already.......

Time flies and I am bad at blogging I admit it - we have been busy caring for pets, walking your dogs and keeping everyone happy at home!

We closed out 2009 with a busy Christmas and starting 2010 with busy New Year.

We have picked up 2 new mid-day walk clients and also started caring for pets at Sunrise Senior Living, they are wonderful and have great pets and people living there!

My Mom has decided to come work with me so we have expanded our service area into NE Raleigh now - covering Hedingham, New Hope Rd, Trawick Rd, Skycrest, Buffaloe Rd up to Southall and 401 up to Spring Forest Rd so if you know anyone in those areas please refer them our way.

The SPCA Dog Walk is on Saturday 4/17 and we have formed a team again this year and looking forward to this great event!!

I hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day Weekend with the ones they love whether they be human or fur-kids.

We are getting busy for Spring Break so make your reservations today!

I am ready for warm weather myself, keep warm until then....

Cindy Golden

www.CindytheSitter.com

919-605-5133

Keeping Your Pets Happy at Home in Raleigh, NC since 2004!

Holidays are HERE!

Wow, I can't believe it's Thanksgiving week and Christmas is less than 6 weeks away now and it will be 2010 before you know it. Time just flies by.

Here are some great Holiday Tips for Pets - I hope you have a wonderful Holiday season, we are very busy pet sitting and taking care of all of your furry friends, this is a busy time of year for us, but we love it!!!!

Make your Christmas and New Year's Reservations today if you know your out of town plans, we are booking up fast!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Cindy Golden of

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

Servicing Raleigh since 2004

919-605-5133

Keeping Pets Happy at Home

www.CindytheSitter.com

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