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

Hot Temperatures Are HERE in Raleigh, NC

Whew, Busy Week, Busy Weekend & Hot Temperatures.    

Summer is here early as usual is seems we missed Spring :-( 

Here is a tip to keep your dogs water cool put in a few ice cubes, they will love you for it.   

It's shedding season so brush your pets often to cut down on the hair in your home.  

Tis the Season for Vacations which means Busy Pet Sitting Times for us, I love it!!!

I did 9 new client consults with week, it's a record, wow!!

Not much news here, just posting to keep this page updated.

If you have any trips planned please contact me to get on your pet sitters schedule.

To all the Mom's out there have a great Mother's Day tomorrow!!!

Thank You and Stay Cool!!

Cindy Golden of 

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

919-605-5133

Keeping Your Pets HAPPY at Home!

Flea & Tick Season is here, take care of your Pets

It's Tick Season, I have already found one on a pet, here is some good advice if you don't know how to remove them - http://www.ehow.com/how_2257_remove-ticks-pets.html.

Please make sure your pets are on a flea/tick preventive - I recommend and use Frontline personally but there is also Advantage and 2 oral ones named Capstart and a new one -Comfortis to use if you pets do become immune to the liquid applications.  The oral ones only treats for fleas, not ticks.  DO Not use Promeris it's not a good one.    Here is a link on how to Apply liquid Flea Treatments, do not use what you buy in the store, it won't last or do a good job at all and some pets have bad reactions to it.  

BTW, the SPCA raised over $164,000 for the new spay neuter clinic at the Dog Walk!!   Again I thank everyone who supported Cindy's Pet Services team and donated, we raised $2,770 ourselves, what a great success the event was.

Pet Sitting News 

I have a new full-time employee Holly, I have given her my 3 mid-day walks and she wants to get 3 more to have 6 daily, so if you live in the North Hills or Five Points Area and need your pups exercised while you are at work or have a new puppy, please contact me to get on her schedule.    I am doing more promotion and managing of the business and less dog walks and dog sitting, I am officially the cat sitter now.     Plus my tendinitis has been giving me lots of trouble in my arms so it's probably good I am not walking dogs much anymore my doc has been after me for a while to take it easy, he wants to do surgery but I don't want to....we will see!

**Memorial Day is fast approaching, we are taking reservations for pet sitting so please contact me today to get on your pet sitters schedule.

Have a great weekend everyone, looks like rain is coming at us again.......

Cindy Golden, owner of 

Cindy's Pet Sitting Services

Keeping Pets HAPPY at Home!

919-605-5133

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