The ears of a Dog

The daily life of pets. Art, Poems, Articles, Health, and information realted to pets and their care. N. Marquez has 20 years of pet care and animal experience.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Last Minute Service

Pet Services always seem to be the last thought on a lot of peoples minds when it comes to the needs of there pets . It becomes forefront when faced with a last minute trip and sitters scramble to accommodate the need.

In order to obtain last minute services pet owners need to think ahead to securing care for their pets while away. A great way to do this is to call a sitter ahead of any foreseeable event and schedule a meet n greet which is most often free. This allows the sitter sufficient time to become acquainted with the pet, and time to set up important paperwork which is essential to providing quality care.

It doesn't hurt to think ahead, and moreover, plan ahead.

Last minute services are available to those that have contracts with us. Of course this is subject to availability as we cannot put off the clients we had previously booked, but if there is room on the schedule, we most certainly will provide services.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Needs of the Public

As a small business owner I try my very best at being available to provide services to the public.
It can be a daunting task when faced with the needs of my life in relation to everyone else's. The problem is I need time as much as any other.

If I say I am too busy, or I am not accepting clients at this time, or I have an engagement, then inevitably my client will go elsewhere. All of the hard work, and time I have spent is wasted if this happens. I provide a service, which is in high demand.

I get comments like, you work is easy, you just play and scoop, it is not that hard. But no one thinks about the hours spent driving in traffic, or cleaning up poo and pee from a dog distressed or a cat that gets angry that the owner is gone. The needs of the public are great. The dogs and cats are in need and I am too. I get a total of 7 hours out of a day. This is split for my family and myself of which most is spent sleeping, not being able to go anywhere with out disappointing or loosing a client of which including the holiday's.

It is times like these that I wish people could be understanding. The demands are great, and I am only one person in the sea of pets. My pets don't even see me at times, and I wonder if my client's job did not ever give them a break what they would do! Probably quit.

My hope is that everyone respects everyone else's needs without being passive aggressive, and that I do not loose a client because I need some time for myself and family.