On the day of your departure, Jim, Elaine or one of our representatives, whom you will previously have met, will arrive at the time stipulated by you. Some clients prefer us to be in their home before they depart. Others like to have given us a key prior to their departure date, or leave it with a neighbour, for us to arrive later. If our arrival time is during the early hours of the morning, before 6am, a supplement is applicable. If you prefer you can book an extra night, enabling you to have the extra reassurance that we are not held up in traffic and you will not have the extra pre holiday panic.
When a booking is made you will be provided with care forms to ensure the smooth running of your home and care of your pets. You may feel that some of the information is unnecessary but we like to cover all eventualities.
During our stay in your home we will only leave for a short period of time, (up to four hours), during daylight, occasionally it may be necessary to pop out after dark, especially during the winter months. This is in addition to the time walking dogs.
We will take your dogs for their normal walks and they will sleep in their favoured place along with any cats that like the comfort of a large bed. If a dog likes the car he/she could be spoilt rotten and have special days out to new places.
We will undertake light domestic and garden chores to keep your property tidy during your absence, you will come back not knowing we have been living in your home, bedding will be removed and washed, (depending on your arrival time home). We keep areas of your home that we use to a minimum. We will need to use your equipment for our domestic needs but again this is kept to a minimum and will be left clean.
We provide our own food for assignments of more than one night. If we use any supplies we replace them. Perishables left in a fridge will be used or disposed of, ensuring you do not come back to nasty smells and the task of checking the dates. As a rule we leave bread and milk for your return, if you would like more provisions this can be arranged.
On the day of your return the housesitter will leave at the time previously arranged. If there are any delays on your journey the housesitter will endeavour to await your return. If our departure time is later than 10pm a supplement will be applicable.
Having your pets and security needs met may seem expensive, but what price for peace of mind?
House and Pet Sitting: £44.00*
a 24 hour period eg, 12 noon to 12 noon
Early Arrival Supplement: £20.00
earlier then 6am
Late Departure Supplement: £20.00
later then 10pm
Additional hours: £2.50
per hour
Travel Allowance: £0.30
per mile
We apologise for the lack of a complicated pricing structure, no one likes hidden charges and we do not have any, * obviously there is more work involved with multi pet households, some of our clients have menageries, so we do have to charge a little extra in some circumstances.
We do not charge for fish, or one guinea pig, rabbit etc.
We do not charge a registration fee.
