The PSI Blog

The holidays should be safe for everyone—including pets. During this busy holiday season, it is important for pet sitters to keep some simple—yet significant—pet-safety tips in mind, and to share them with clients.

The holidays are upon us—a time of year that often means even longer hours and busier schedules for professional pet-sitting businesses. PSI offers three tips to combat burnout during the busy holiday season.

Disaster can happen anywhere and at any time, and as a pet sitter, you should have a plan in place to guide how you will respond if a disaster strikes your service area. Pet owners will be relying on your expertise to help ensure the safety of their pets.

As a professional pet sitter, it’s important you have the various types of coverage you need—and at the adequate coverage levels—to protect your clients, yourself, your staff sitters and your business. While coverage is essential, there are also specific steps you can take to avoid insurance claims.

If you are a professional pet sitter, you’ve likely taken various steps to ensure that you can offer the best pet-care services to your clients. Even with these credentials, you may find that new clients may still be wary of giving a stranger access to their homes and beloved pets.

If you are a pet sitter who offers equine care, you want to make sure that you offer quality care that stands out. Whether you are an experienced horse sitter or you are new to the service, there are steps you can take to build or maintain a strong business.

The rising temperatures signal the fun summer months of backyard barbecues, vacations and more time spent outside (with a cool drink in hand). But, the scorching days of summer can also present unique hazards for your pets.

PSI offers easy ideas professional pet sitters can implement to support and promote pet adoptions locally.

While many think of burnout or compassion fatigue as issues experienced by industry veterans only, understand that professional pet sitters can be impacted at any stage of their careers. It's importat for pet sitters to know the symptoms and differences.