WHY SHOULD YOU HIRE A PETSITTER?
Once you experience professional pet care in your home, you'll never worry about being away from your pet again.
Benefits to your pet include:
- Staying at home in his/her safe, secure environment
- Being surrounded by familiar sights, smells and sounds
- Following his/her regular diet and exercise routine
- Receiving love and personal attention
- Maintaining medical treatment, when required
- Having someone responsible in case of an emergency
- Eliminating the trauma of travel or an unfamiliar environment
- Ensuring good health (no exposure to other animals' illness or parasites)
Benefits to you include:
- Knowing that your pet is in caring, loving hands
- Having the confidence that the pet sitter can deal with pet emergencies
- Eliminating the trauma of transporting and leaving your pet
- Not having to impose on family, friends or neighbors
- Feeling your home is more secure (with someone going in and out several times a day)
Not all pet sitters are created equal, nor are they all professional. In hiring a pet sitter, it is important to make sure you have chosen the right person to care for your beloved animal.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A PETSITTER:
Hiring a pet sitter is a serious process. Make sure the person you choose is trained and professional. He/she will not only be responsible for your pet, but also will have regular access to your home.
Once you have identified a potential pet sitter:
- Develop a set of questions and conduct a thorough interview
- Request proof of bonding and liability insurance coverage
- Make sure he/she interacts well with your pet
Services and fees can very widely. Be sure to determine:
- Exactly how much services will cost
Please call or email at any time with any questions or concerns!
ABOUT BRANDY
Brandy finished her studies in psychology at Towson University and while in graduate school began working as a petsitter for A&B's Pampered Pets in Ellicott City, MD. In 2006 she spread her wings and started BEK Petsitting in Baltimore. Turns out walking dogs was a lot more fun than psychological analysis.
She has several years experience with animal care, including veterinary experience and she even worked for a local pet store in her home town for three years before moving to Baltimore for college.
Brandy's dog, Creed, is more than spoiled rotten and has been her faithful companion for all of his nine years. He's a Doberman and Shepard mix, with maybe a few other breeds in there somewhere. He spends his days snoring away on his favorite chair, occasionally waking up to bark at the mailman and the other neighborhood dogs. His favorite pastimes are eating, "helping" to "clean" the kitchen counters and playing in the snow.
ABOUT KIM
Kim worked as a petsitter for A&B's Pampered Pets in Ellicott City while finishing her studies and obtaining a B.S. in Criminal Justice at the University of Baltimore. Turns out that walking dogs was a lot more fun than chasing criminals. Kim started working with BEK Petsitting in 2007 when she moved to Baltimore and when not walking dogs she is attending to her own sweet pups.
Kim has many years of animal care and petsitting experience. She has had dogs all of her life and is an excellent caretaker of all dogs, kitties and other loving pets.
Kim's dog, Coco, was adopted by Kim when he was just a year old from a family with not enough time to devote the attention to him that he needed. He is a standard poodle who is big for his breed although Kim wonders if his brain is ever going to catch up. He's got a lot of energy with a lot of love and passed his training classes with flying colors. His favorite pastimes include springing high into the air to kiss his human friends, destroying stuffed animals, eating socks and snuggling with his mommy. Brady is Kim's little Shih Tzu whom she adopted from the Baltimore County Humane Society in 2009 when he was already 10 years old. He was immediately grateful to be in his new home and now he and Coco are loving brothers.
Coco with his poodle haircut!
Karen joined BEK Petsitting in 2008 and has been a loving companion to all of our lovable pets!
She is currently studying business at Towson University and in between her studies she is keeping up with her puppy, a sweet goldendoodle named Baloo. Karen has grown up with dogs and cats throughout her life and has many years of work experience with dogs.
Baloo's favorite activities include pestering his doggie roommate Bandyt, being goofy, being silly and playing!
