The PSI Blog

Lost Pet Prevention Month offers professional pet-sitting and dog-walking business owners an important reminder to educate your clients, yourself, and staff sitters (if applicable) about best practices to follow year-round to prevent pets escaping and becoming lost.

If you ask a pet sitter their greatest fear, a client complaint will probably make its way on the list somewhere. You can learn to handle client complaints effectively and in a way that speaks volumes of your professionalism.

You may hear from clients that they are worried about their dogs reacting to them (or others) wearing face masks. If you are wearing face masks on your visits, you may also have concerns.

Pet Sitters International shares why professional pet sitters and dog walkers should seriously consider adding Facebook Live to their marketing mix—and provides some video topic ideas.

To help you explore your pet-sitter software options, PSI reached out to the various software providers to inquire about their fees, features and more. This article summarizes the information shared by the software companies that responded.

During the current pandemic, pet owners have an unprecedented opportunity to repay the pet sitters and dog walkers they’ve been able to rely on all these years.

As a professional pet sitter, how should you prepare for the new coronavirus outbreak? Pet Sitters International shares tips.

Keeping on top of your accounting and understanding tax deductions for pet sitters can save you time and money. Whether you choose to work with an accountant or handle taxes on your own, it’s important to have a working knowledge of tax requirements for small-business owners.