Is it Summer Already??

You would think so with the weather today, WOW, it's 87 degrees here in Raleigh, NC.  I love how we skip right over Spring and go right into Summer here in NC, my favorite temperatures are between 55-75 degrees.  

The SPCA Dog Walk last Saturday went great, you can see the photos of the Downtown Raleigh Event at this link.     It was quite a crowd walking over 1,100 people and there were over 2,500 at the event, they surpassed their goal of $130,000 and raised over $160,000 - YAY!!   My great clients, family & friends raised $2,770 for this great cause.  We will be participating next year as well.

Did you know there is a Pet Only Airline now?   Check out Pet Airways it's a great idea, but wouldn't you want to travel with your dog, you really would send your dog off on a seperate flight, you think they would combine humans with their dogs, that sounds more reasonable to me.  

I wish they would have a cruise ship line where dogs can travel and stay with their owners, wouldn't that be awesome?    We want to take another cruise next February but we really hate leaving our girls behind we like to take them on trips with us, they are so much fun.    

We are going to the Carolina Beach from 6/6 - 6/13, I can't wait, it's such a fun place, we always stay at a condo at the dead-end AKA Freeman Park and we love to drive on the beach, walk the beach and just relax for a week.     

I have expanded my service area into Cameron Village and the NCSU area now, I have some great ladies working for me that are of course devoted animal lovers and I have been boosting up marketing to get more business.   Please spread the word about pet sitting and keeping your pets HAPPY at Home!!!    We have openings for lunch time dog walks for those that work long hours and your dog(s) need that exercise and potty break mid-day.    All 4 girls - Erin, Holly, Maggie & Whitney - offer Overnight stays in your home as well as Live-In Pet care

Have a great weekend and enjoy this beautiful weather.

Cindy Golden of 

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

919-605-5133

Busy week with Spring Break and Easter Weekend!

Spring Break has been busy, last week I hired 2 new pet sitters to work for me Spring is here, Summer is coming and Erin & I need more help. So I welcome Whitney & Maggie who joined my pet sitting team!! Both are students, with light class loads as they are entering their senior years, both are HUGE animals lovers and great girls, I look forward to you meeting them.

The SPCA Dog Walk is Downtown Raleigh in Moore Square next Saturday from 10-2pm, walk starts at 11AM. I look forward to seeing you there, we will have a vendor table set up with lots of FREE Stuff, please come see us and the many other vendors out there.

Have a Great Easter Weekend and if you haven't see these Bunny Identity Theft Photos do take a look, they are too cute!!

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

Hair O' the Dog Event is Downtown Raleigh Saturday 1-7pm

I hope to see some of you at 101 Lounge + Cafe on Saturday in Downtown Raleigh. I will be there at 1:30, the therapy dog group we belong to is going. I am trying to talk my husband into going as well so we can bring both of our girls out, they do love outings. If it's raining I won't go though as our Maltese don't do well in the rain since they are in long coats and I don't think it will be much fun without them there since it's a dog event!! A percentage of the proceeds benefits the Wake County SPCA.

This week has been crazy for pet sitting, busy, busy..... I am going to hire 2 more employees within the next few weeks to help out as summer is coming and Erin & I can't handle all of our clients pet sitting needs. After we get thru Spring Break week and Easter Weekend, we are going to be exhausted and ready for some relief.

Mike & I have scheduled our annual Carolina Beach vacation for Saturday 6/6 - Saturday 6/13. We love getting away for a week and relaxing on the beach with "our girls" AKA our Maltese dogs. As long as we have internet we can work while we are away. Erin will handle my business and any new client consults that may come up, she is definitely my right hand in this business, I am so glad to have her working with me.

I met a great contact this week, Amanda with Sitter Connection she and I met for coffee just a while ago and we have been exchanging emails this week. She has been very helpful and has referred a few of her babysitters that work for her to me to work as pet sitters. I have 3 good candidates I will be interviewing next week. We discussed marketing and advertisting our websites and where we post fliers, and postcards, that is how she found me, a flier I had around Five Points. I look foward to networking with her and her many clients for any pet sitting needs they may have as she doesn't offer that service.

I hope you all have a great weekend and stay dry, looks like more rain is headed our way, fun stuff, we can't complain about being in a drought anymore that's for sure.

Cindy Golden of
Cindy's Pet Sitting Services
Keeping Pets HAPPY at Home!!
919-605-5133

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race = 3 Dogs Die in Alaska

I am upset about this, I am sure you have read or heard the story on the new, if not read it here
Fox News

It is so sad there were racing in -50 F, how can this be prevented? It just seems cruel to me, I can't imagine holding my dog watching it die from hypothermia, how horrible! I'm really not sure I understand the purpose of this race in the first place.

I know the Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes are working dogs and love cold weather and racing but for dogs to be dying along the way, something is wrong here. I think vets should be on call and be at the check points where the dogs will be evaluated out to be sure they can continue the race.

What do you think???

Today is the 1st Day of Spring and signs of warm weather are flowers are blooming, trees are filling up with beautiful leaves, birds are happily chirping and business is picking up for vacationing pet sitting clients here in Raleigh, NC - YAY!!!

I plan to hire again next month, as we are getting busy and I need to add another person to my pet sitting team.

Enjoy the weekend everyone and remember a walked dog is a HAPPY dog, take time to give your dog and yourself exercise, you will love the quality time spent with your pet and they will love you for it!!

Cindy Golden of
Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

Reasons to Use a Pet Sitter

It was an unfortunate event that killed Martha Stewart's dog and 15 others at the kennel it was being boarded at, if you haven't read the story read it on MSNBC.

There are MANY reasons to use a local pet sitter, who would have thought that would be another one. Use a Raleigh, NC Pet Sitter and Keep Them Happy at Home!!

Erin & I service a large part of Downtown Raleigh, Five Points, Hayes Barton, Bloomsbury, Fallon Park, Historic Oakwood, Mordecai, Village at Pilot Mill, Boylan Heights, Cameron Village Area, North Hills Area, Drewry Hills, Anderson Dr, St Mary's, etc......

It is cheaper to use a pet sitter than a kennel when you have more than 1 animal anyway, if more people would use a pet sitter there would be happier pets and people in the world, that's just my opinion though :-)

On to brighter news, Mike & I and "the girls" had a great time at Chimney Rock this past weekend, it was wonderful weather and just a beautiful day to explore the area. Lake Lure, NC is just gorgeous, we really enjoyed our trip, it was a much needed get-away!

On the rocks at the River

Lake Lure is GORGEOUS!

At the Top of Chimney Rock

An Overlook of Lake Lure at Chimney Rock

The girls were exhausted after all the walking, they did great though and had a good time, they love taking road trips with us and we enjoy having with us, it's great quality time for us and them, we need more of that!!!

Have a great rest of the week and weekend, it's going to be rainy, YAY!

Cindy of

Cindy's Pet Services

Beautiful Weekend in Raleigh, NC

My husband, Mike and I have decided to take advantage of the wonderful weather this weekend. I am actually free with no pet sitting jobs, thanks to Erin taking another one for me giving her 4 this weekend so we are taking a road trip with "the girls" (our Maltese) going to Lake Lure - I found a great Pet friendly place online we are looking foward to our trip and going to Chimey Rock Park to see the waterfall, it's one of my favorite things in the world, I just love them!! I will post some pics next week.

Please mark your Calendars for Hair O the Dog - another event benefiting the SPCA - sounds like fun and I hope to make it out there on Saturday 3/28. The therapy group I belong to is going, I am going to bring Joy if I do go, she is not therapy certified as she is a little spastic but she is a ton of fun and loves people.

Have a fun, safe and sun-filled weekend everyone!
Cindy of
Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

Want a Custom Collar or Leash for your furkids??

One of my clients and her girlfriend are now making them and I told her I would share the link with pet lovers - http://www.theotherkiddesigns.com/ Magnum and Higgins are my English Pointer clients and yes, they are named after Magnum PI show!

So if you have clients looking for something custom they can do it, they are also setting up at Bark Around the Park at 4/18, so those attending will see them there. I will be at the SPCA Dog Walk that same day, please Sponsor Erin & I for any amount just $10 helps to save a life - http://www.spcawake.org/goto/CindysPetSitting or better yet sign up to WALK with us, I have formed a team, just click the link Join Team above the list of team members names. I am also setting up a vendor table and giving away large calendars with all sorts of dog breeds as well as imprinted cups, doggie treats, Pet Poison Helpline static clings (which is a great thing to have) and other things, come out and see Erin & I!!

Enjoy the forthcoming snow everyone, I am ready for SPRING myself!

Have a great week,
Cindy of
Cindy's Pet Sitting Services