You are going away for a few days but do not want to put your dog in a kennel. Maybe your dog gets anxious away from familiar surroundings. Maybe your dog had a bad experience in a kennel or came home with kennel cough. If you are considering leaving your dog at home and having someone come by to walk him or her, it could be worth it to have an overnight pet sitter.
How overnight pet sitting works
An overnight sitter limits the amount of time your dog will be alone. Some dogs need to be walked more frequently. Some dogs could start running around creating mayhem in the house if left unattended for too long. Some dogs require specialized medical care, such as needing medication at regular intervals. Such dogs could be better off with an overnight pet sitter.
If your dog is used to a specific nighttime routine, the pet sitter can make sure your dog's usual schedule is followed.
An overnight pet sitter often shows up around the dinner hour and stays about 12 hours until the morning. Some such pet sitters may make a shorter earlier visit, say for a couple of hours in the late afternoon, then come back late in the evening and stay through the night into the morning.
Ideally an overnight pet sitter is only minimally a guest in your house. The overnight pet sitter can bring his or her own food and bed linens, as well as a laptop. You should probably allow use of your television.
The pet sitting staffer can typically sleep on the couch or in a guest room, and only sleep in the main bed if your dog sleeps in the main bedroom and would be happier with someone in the bed.
Using an overnight pet sitter can also serve to have someone house sitting for you while you are away. The pet sitter can get the mail, bring in the morning newspaper, water the plants and do other chores.
While a pet sitter does not have to stay for the full night to take care of these tasks, staying overnight also conveys the impression that someone is home if you want to avoid having your house look as if everyone is away on vacation. Instead of just having someone walk the dog a couple of times during the day, you have the lights going on and off at night and someone emerging from the house in the morning to get the morning paper.
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