The PSI Blog

Direct-to-consumer DNA testing for cats has recently become available through a company called Basepaws. PSI staffer Beth shares her experience testing her cat Luna's DNA. 

Getting mentioned in news articles and segments helps spread the word about your pet-sitting business and builds your credibility. But how do you get started? This post shares five tips for reaching out to local media.

Recruiting and retaining staff are some of the most challenging aspects of running any small business, including pet-sitting businesses. Don’t wait until you are desperate for help to begin your search for employees.

As a professional pet sitter, you want to ensure that you regularly post a mix of great content on your social media pages. This post shares 11 types of content you should be posting on social media.

As the need for pet-care services grows, so does the number of articles touting the opportunities to earn extra cash in the gig economy as an occasional pet sitter or dog walker. But is this mindset posing a danger to our pets?

PSI encourages pet sitters to share these tips for pet poison proofing your home with their clients during Poison Prevention Awareness Month.

As a professional pet sitter, you should be aware of zoonoses (or zoonotic diseases)—infectious diseases that can be spread between animals and people. They are common in the U.S. and around the world.

Whether you’ve seen the many online articles or various infographics circulating on social media, you likely know that essential oils—and their potential harm (or benefit) for pets—are a hot (and often confusing) topic.

While it may be hard to imagine why anyone would steal a pet from its caretakers, it happens all too frequently. Fortunately, there are some precautions pet lovers can take to minimize the risk of pet theft.