🗓️: Away Mon. 6/3/24 - Fri. 6/7/24. ★★ Servicing South Philly only. West Broad St roughly (though some of EPX & Lower Moyamensing is still included), between Oregon Ave, & South St. Now based out of Point Breeze. I will still take bookings from old clients in my old service area! ★★ • I do not offer overnight services (house-sitting), nor boarding services. Walks, drop-ins, and daytime sitting only (hourly rate = 60-min drop-in rate). • If I do bookings outside my area, price per visit may increase based on distance for bikeshare/rideshare/transit costs. • Service radius may decrease to less than 1 mile during winter. • Rates are non-negotiable. All pets being cared for must be listed in the booking. • If booking during winter break through New Year's Day, the new year's rates will be applied starting New Year's Day. • Clients with 3+ pets: I highly recommend hour-long visits. Needed care will be provided (food, water, pet waste, any meds), however, there is no guarantee for playtime/interaction with 30-minute visits when caring for 3+ pets. If you have 2+ pets and are scheduling visits every other day (same as 3+ pets with daily visits): there is no guarantee there will be time for play/interaction. • Repeat/returning clients: please book as early/ahead of time as possible! • My work hours are 9 AM-8 PM. AM bookings generally start the top of the hour, PM bookings at the bottom of the hour. Any bookings that start before/after or go beyond this time frame will have an increase of cost. (Hours were previously 9-9; updated 3/21/24.) More information on price increases are discussed at the bottom. • I set bookings 30 minutes apart from each other to make time for traffic, contingencies, etc. Thus, I often run early. Unless the start time is strict (which must be disclosed when booking), I may start up to 45 minutes early. If I am running any earlier, I will take a break and resume my day on-time. • Please make sure Care Info part of your pet's profile is complete & up to date. Meet & greets are for introducing me to your pet and showing me where things are (if booking ahead of time, we can do an introduction meeting sooner and a tour meeting closer to the booking). Care specifics must be listed in Care Info section of pet profile. • I require a meet and greet before caring for your pet(s) so that the safety of everyone involved is considered. If there is not enough time prior to the booking to do a meet and greet, I cannot accept the booking. (After establishing a good fit, I can accept last-minute bookings as my schedule allows.) • If anyone else is present during bookings, this must be discussed beforehand. All care services will be rendered, however, there is no guarantee that I can stay the full duration (e.g. if pet wants to cuddle with family member who is present, and I have provided all care for a given visit (food, water, walk, litter, etc.), I will end the visit early). • Effective January 4, 2024, I will be requiring up-to-date vaccination records for all pets I will be or may come in contact with (even if I am not caring for them). All pets with any access granted to the outdoors must also be on flea/tick prevention year-round. • As of March 2024, recurring bookings are subject to the same cancellation policy as non-recurring bookings. I grew up with an adopted mixed Schipperke since age 15 (2005), though she passed away in 2021 from old age-related health conditions. I miss her dearly, but she's not replaceable to me. While I'm not ready to adopt another furry friend because of my loss, I absolutely do enjoy hanging out, taking care of, and playing with both dogs and cats. I also grew up with two neighborhood cats who would come by daily for food, drink, and lots of pets, and I was always happy to give them all they needed! I've been on Rover doing pet sitting full time since 2022, however, I've been doing part time pet sitting over the years for most of my life. I am limited to caring for your furry family members in clients' homes only (i.e. no boarding, no overnight sittings) COVID/general illness mitigation measures (still applicable spring 2024): I am in numerous homes each day. For meet-and-greets, walks, and drop-ins/day-time sittings, I wear a mask indoors (and in crowded outdoor spaces) to help protect you, as well as myself since I am high-risk, & to ensure I can care for your pets without interruption or last-minute need to find a replacement sitter should I fall ill. If you would like me to take any further mitigation measures, I’m more than happy to discuss that with you and accommodate. Hours & price increases: My booking hours are between 9 AM (start time) and 8 PM (end time). Any bookings outside those hours are subject to a price increase. If booking outside these hours, my hours adjust accordingly (e.g. an 8:30 PM booking means I cannot book before 9 AM the next day). Generally, I will not accept any bookings at all beyond 10 PM or before 7 AM. *I also cannot go outside these hours for more than a week at a time.* Bookings that go beyond a week and require outside hours will be denied. This is to ensure I can safely provide care for all clients' pets. The price increases are as follows: • Start time between 8-before 9 AM & 8-before 9 PM: 30-minute visits will be charged as 60-minute visits; 60-minute visits will be charged as 90-minute visits (so 60-minute rate + 30-minute rate), and so on. • Start time between 7-before 8 AM & 9-before 10 PM, visits are 2x the rate. • Before 7 AM or 10 PM/later: these bookings are generally not accepted at all. If they are, the rate 3x the rate.