The PSI Blog

The interaction and activity you provide by visiting and walking your canine clients certainly improves their quality of life, but is there more you can do to focus on canine enrichment during your 30-45 minute visits?

Because much of the day is spent traveling from assignment to assignment, professional pet sitters and dog walkers must keep the supplies or tools they need with them—either carried on their person or quickly accessible from their automobiles. 

The dog days of summer are here, but it’s not too late to read up on steps you can take to ensure that you—and the pets in your care—have a safe and fun time during the hot summer months.

Do you feel like you're being watched? Because you go into clients' homes, you'll want to learn more about the legalities of in-home surveillance in your state and determine what your company's policy will be. 

As with any career, there will be many things you learn throughout your pet-sitting career, but PSI encourages new pet sitters and dog walkers to avoid these common pitfalls.

The scorching days of summer can present unique hazards for your dog—and dogs in your care.

Setting yourself apart from other dog-walking professionals can be a challenge. One of the most fundamental ways to distinguish your service is to offer the dogs in your care the best walk possible. Here are three tips that will help you.

As a professional pet sitter it’s important to be aware of what you’re saying to your clients that are coping with pet loss. It can be incredibly easy to say something to your client that will trigger his or her grief, which you may regret later.

It’s vital that professional pet sitters practice self-care year round—but the summer months present some unique challenges that pet sitters and dog walkers should be aware of. PSI offers these four summer self-care tips for pet sitters and dog walkers.