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

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