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Sara's PAWSitive Pet Sitting Service

Loving Care When You're Not There! In Service for More Than 20 Years!!!

We offer services for:

  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Fish
  • Birds
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Caged Pets
  • Exotic Pets
  • Horses
  • Farm Animals
  • Special Needs Pets

About My Business

This North Myrtle Beach, SC-based business started more than 20 years ago. It is:

• Independently owned and operated

• Fully bonded, insured and licensed

• A proud member of Pet Sitters International

Hours of operation: Affordable, customized in-home pet care is provided seven days a week, 365 days a year from morning until night.

Service areas: Briarcliffe Acres, North Myrtle Beach, Little River and parts of Longs, SC.

Rates: Visits start at $20.

Visits made on the following holidays are time and a half: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Each Visit Includes As Many of the Following Services As Needed:

• Giving fresh water and food

• Providing a bathroom break

• Going for a walk

• Cleaning up after pets (litter boxes, cages, etc.)

• Playtime and TLC

• Administering medication

• Seeking medical attention (There is a charge for transporting pets to the vet and for waiting there)

In addition, basic house sitting services, such as mail and newspaper retrieval, plant watering (a reasonable number), outdoor bird and fish feeding, and trash take out, can also be performed AT NO EXTRA CHARGE.

How to Start Service

Starting Service is Fast, Easy and Free

Simply call (843) 267-4213 or email SPawsitive@aol.com

to set up a free in-home consultation.

During this visit, I will gather all the necessary information to properly care for your pets and home, get acquainted with your pets, and answer any questions you may have to determine if Sara's PAWSitive Pet Sitting Service is a good match for your pets.

Things you need to have handy for this visit:

• Up-to-date vaccination papers (if possible)

• A list of medications your pets need and when they need them

• An emergency contact number of a friend or relative

• The name and number of someone who would agree to evacuate your pets in the case of a hurricane

• A copy of your house key*

*About Your House Key

I will attach a tag to your key with the name of your pets. For security purposes, your name, address and phone number will never be kept with your key.

Once service is complete, there are two options with regard to the key: It can be kept on file in a secure location for future service, or I can return it once you are back home.

Note: Having a key on file makes it much easier to accommodate last-minute requests and saves you money, as there is a fee for key drop off and pick up.

Why Hire a Professional Pet Sitter?

If you answer "yes" to any of the following, you and your pets could benefit from Sara's PAWSitive Pet Sitting Service.

Finding it difficult to properly exercise your dog because of time constraints or illness?

Have a puppy that can't make it through the day without one or more potty breaks?

Working late and can't get home in time to give your kitty his or her insulin?

Taking a trip and can't take your pets with you?

Let's face it, if you're like most animal lovers, deciding what to do with your pets when you have to travel or work late can be daunting.

You may not want to cause them the stress of being boarded in a kennel. However, you also may not wish to impose on friends, family members or neighbors.

Hiring a professional pet sitter is often the best solution.

Advantages for Your Pets:

• Remain in the comfort and security of their own home

• Follow the same diet and exercise routine

• Aren't traumatized by travel to a kennel

• Avoid exposure to fleas and/or illness

• Get daily exercise

• Most important, they receive love and individual attention

Advantages for the Pet Owner:

• You won't have to transport your pets to and from a kennel

• Crime deterrent, since your home looks lived in

• Most important, you can have peace of mind knowing that your pets and home are in caring, capable hands

About Sara

My pet sitting experience began at the age of 10 when I started caring for my next door neighbors' dog and two cats.

Over the years, I continued pet sitting but never thought to make it a career. Instead, I earned a graduate degree in communications and pursued work in the journalism field.

Not long after moving to North Myrtle Beach, I realized there was a need for a professional pet sitting service in the area and decided to start one. "After all, I can still write and edit on a freelance basis," I reasoned to myself.

Well, I'm happy to report that while I do find some time for freelance work, most of my day is spent caring for "furry and feathery friends" who enrich my life in ways too numerous to mention.

I am thrilled with the tremendous growth my business has seen since its inception and consider myself so very fortunate to be able to do what I love on a daily basis.

Thank you for entrusting me to be there for your precious pets when you can't be!

Note: I am also a commissioned pet portrait artist. To see samples of my paintings, please visit my Facebook page at Sara Gurgen, or email or call me and I will be glad to email/text samples of my work.

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Contact Me

(843) 267-4213

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What my clients say:

"We have used Sara's PAWSitive Pet Sitting for 8 years. She is always so attentive to our pets – they love to see her come!! She is dependable, conscientious and friendly to humans and animals! We know when we're not home, Sara will be watching our pets and showing them love and attention just as we would. We have been able to travel and know that our pets are happy at home!! Sara is GREAT!! "

—Ruth H

"Sara is a wonderful, diligent pet sitter. She is totally reliable and our animals love her. We can fully relax when she is in charge...5 stars! "

—Shirley W

"Sara is absolutely the best! She has been my petsitter for too many years to count and she is totally reliable. I never worry when my babies are in her care. As others have said, she goes above and beyond the duties of a pet sitter. I highly recommend her!
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—Lenora Whitworth