Pet Sitting
Our team of highly experienced pet caregivers provide premium and specialized pet setting services for you and your animal family members in the comfort of their own home. There are multiple services options designed to meet the various needs of traveling pet parents, busy professionals, or those just trying to balance all your important commitments of life.
Swing-by
10-15 minutes
$24
Restrictions
Up to 2 pets
Healthy pets only
Service area only
Feeding & Watering
Quick potty break
Litter scooping
Change lights/shades
Collect newspaper
Drop-in Visit
30 minutes
$34
Feeding & Watering
Potty break
Litter scooping
Poop pick-up
Food and water bowl washing
Some quality time
Pet physical look-over
Alternate lights/shades
Collect mail & newspaper
Trash bins
Water a few plants
Hourly
1 hour - $54
2 hour - $89
3 hour - $129
4 hour - $169
Feeding & Watering
Potty breaks
Litter scooping
Poop pick-up
Food and water bowl washing
More quality time
Pet physical look-over
Exercise and Enrichment (simple)
Security checks
Alternate lights/shades
Collect mail & newspaper
Trash bins
Water a few more plants
Optional Add-ons for 2+ hour visits
(included in price):
1. Daily dog walk (15-min)
2. Brushing
3. Nail trim
4. Treat puzzles, Kongs, and lick mats
5. Litter box sanitation
6. Full-yard poop pick up
7. Toy washing
8. Microchip scanning & registration check
Short Overnight
9 hours
$129
Feeding & Watering
Potty break
Litter scooping
Poop pick-up
Food and water bowl washing
Some quality time
Pet physical look-over
Alternate lights/shades
Collect mail & newspaper
Trash bins
Clean bedsheets
Long Overnight
12 hours
$169
Feeding & Watering
Potty breaks
Litter scooping
Poop pick-up
Food and water bowl washing
More quality time
Pet physical look-over
Exercise and Enrichment
Security checks
Alternate lights/shades
Collect mail & newspaper
Trash bins
Water plants
Clean bedsheets
Optional Add-ons
(included in price):
1. Daily dog walk (15-min)
2. Brushing
3. Nail trim
4. Treat puzzles, Kongs, and lick mats
5. Litter box sanitation
6. Full-yard poop pick up
7. Toy washing
8. Microchip scanning & registration check
Mileage fees may apply based on location (excluding overnight services).
Arrival times are based on a two-hour window for Swing-by visits and Drop-in Visits, and a one-hour window for Hourly and Overnight Pet sitting as well as any late-night visits between 8pm – 10pm, unless a “Precise Arrival Time” add-on service has been requested for $10/visit. For example, if a client requests a Drop-in Visit for 12pm, the service will be performed between 11am and 1pm.
Getting Started
- Review your pet sitting options above, and our primary policies by visiting the “Policies” page from the top menu.
- Reach out to us with your request via email, text, or the “Contact” button at the top right corner of this page.
- If we have availability for your request, we will then schedule a consultation through a phone call or video call to discuss your needs and determine which form of services would be best suited to meet them. During the consultation we can also schedule your in-person Meet and Greet.
- Once services are confirmed, you will gain access to your online client portal where you can fully reserve your booking with a 50% deposit. You will then be prompted to start some paperwork.
- Closer to the service date, an in-person Meet and Greet will be required ($25 for 30 minutes together). This allows us to meet in-person and for your pets to become acquainted with your pet caregiver. We will also review all of your instructions and finalize the details at that time. You may request an in-person Meet and Greet earlier on in the process (however there would still be another one required closer to your booking date, both at $25 each). These Meet and Greets may be required once a year for future bookings or any time there is a new pet in the home.
NOTE:
We do not charge extra for special-needs pets or medical care, however after learning about the specific needs of your pets, we may require a longer-duration visit or more frequent visits in order to successfully and safely provide such care. Your pet’s safety, health and happiness are our absolute priority and we will be unable to provide services if we do not believe we can fulfill this responsibility in the requested timeframe.
Every booking has firm payment and cancellation policies. Please click here to learn more about these and other important policies prior to requesting a service.
Add-ons
- Enrichment Upgrade
(Brain games, food puzzles, Kongs, lick mats, learn-new-tricks)
$10 per visit - Dog Walk (20 min) – $20
- Nail trim – $20
- Brushing – $15-$30
- Bathing – $40-$75
- Microchip scan and
registration check – $15 - Supply run – $15 and up
- Pet keepsake – $30
(photo and paw print) - Litter box sanitation – $15
- Yard poop pick-up – $20 and up
Extra Fees
- Holiday surcharge – $10/visit
- Precise arrival time – $10/visit
- Early-morning/Late-night visit – $10/visit
- More than 4 dogs – $5/Add’l dog
- Veterinary Appointment – $1/min
- Excessive plant watering
/gardening – $10 and up - Excessive in-home
waste clean-up – $10 and up
Swing-By - 10-15 minutes - $24
A quick visit is often a good option for cats who hide or prefer to be left alone, just needing their litterbox scooped and food/water filled. It also works for dogs who need an additional mid-day potty break. A Swing-by could be added on top of other visits for puppies or senior pets who need frequent (and quick) potty breaks throughout the day.
Details:
- Includes services in a Drop-in Visit EXCEPT:
- Collecting newspaper, extensive home security measures, watering plants, quality time with pet, complicated feedings, physical look-over of your pet, medications, medical care, poop pick up, in-house waste clean-up)
- Restrictions:
- Up to 2 pets
- Healthy pets only
- Service area only
- Available for up-to seven days at a time for traveling pet parents
- Not for puppies and kittens under 1-year of age, geriatric pets (age depends on size/breed for dogs), and pets needing medication/medical care or certain special care. These pets do not qualify unless this visit is added on top of Drop-in Visits that follow that service’s minimum booking requirements
- Add-on services will require an upgrade to a Drop-In Visit or Hourly Pet Sitting
- It is at the discretion of Eden Pet Care to discern how many visits will be required each day in order for Eden Pet Care to successfully fulfill its purpose in providing high quality and safe care for your pets.
Add-ons
Enrichment Upgrade – $10 per visit
- Activities designed to enrich your pet through mental stimulation and engagement. This can be highly beneficial for your pets if they’ve been alone and inactive for large portions of the day while we are away.
- Brain games, food puzzles, snuffle mats, stuffed Kongs, frozen lick mats, learn-new-tricks, and more
- We will provide these items, but usually prefer using your pet’s current food items or treats (so we don’t introduce anything new to their GI tract). All items are sanitized.
- May not be available for shorter visits depending on the time requirements of the pets and home
- These add-ons are already included in our 12-hour Overnight service.
Dog Walk (20 mins) – $20
- Up to two dogs at a time
- See Dog Walking service page for more information and restrictions
- Only available for hourly visits
Pet Keepsake – $30
- A unique pairing of your pet’s photo and paw print
Supply Run – $15 and up
- It’s often pretty chaotic when you’re trying to prepare for a trip. So if you forgot to restock your pet’s supplies or need a prescription picked up from the vet, let us know!
- Cost is a $15 base fee, plus $1/mile to your preferred store, and the cost of the item(s)
Nails trim – $20
- If your dog or cat hates the car and time at the vet or groomers, or if you just don’t have the time to get them there, opt for a nail trim at home
- Be sure to see the important note at bottom about add-ons that involve physical handling of pets!
Brushing – $15-$30
$20 for cats and dogs less than 25lb
$30 for dogs greater than 25lbs
A variety of brushes based on your pet’s fur type and preference for firm versus gentle bristles
Bathing – $40-$75
- Available for dogs less than 85lb.
- Preferably using your pet’s regular shampoo, but we can also supply our own
- Eden Pet Care will utilize a shower-head attachment tool with a hose and sprayer, as well as a device that helps prevent pet hair from going down the drain
Microchip Scan and Registration Check – $15
- Microchips are such an important part of safe and responsible pet ownership. So if you’re not sure your pet is microchipped or if you remembered to register the chip number with your personal information, we can help!
- What we’ll do is use a professional-grade, universal scanner (most scanners you can buy online are not “universal”, capable of detecting both old and new microchip types) to check your pet all over for a microchip (sometimes they migrate to different parts of the body). If it detects a chip, we’ll look up the number in a database to check its registration status. We will then contact that specific microchip company to ensure the microchip number is registered to you and not a prior owner, and check what contact information they have for you. Next we’ll provide you with that information for you to either keep in your records or to contact the microchip company to update any outdated information
Litter box Sanitation and Refill – $15
- Litter boxes can get pretty nasty. The porous plastic material can trap bacteria, resulting in a some stinky litter that just never seems to smell better no matter how often you scoop it. And even if you do scoop every day, the remaining litter granules can hang on to urine and fecal matter. So it’s best to fully change out a litter box and clean the plastic on a regular basis. Otherwise you may have cats walking all over your furniture, bedsheets, or kitchen counters leaving traces of urine and fecal matter. Yuck. if you select this add-on and we’ll go ahead dump the litter, scrub the plastic (with my own sponge), rinse it, dry it, and fill with fresh litter (best to fill to 3-4 inches). If you don’t have enough litter on hand, feel free to add on a Supply Run and I can pick up some more
Yard poop pick-up – $20 and up
- With this service, we’ll go ahead and pick up any dog waste in your yard, rather than just what’s deposited during the pet-sitting time frame
- Price depends entirely on size of yard, terrain and how much there is to clean up. We will get you a quote at the meet-and-greet or first day of service
- Weather restrictions may apply. Large areas may require an upgrade to a longer-duration pet sitting service
Important note regarding add-ons:
- Add-on availability is limited based on the duration of the pet sitting visit you select. For example, if you select a 30-minute Drop-in Visit, there are only a few Add-on services we can fit into that time and still provide appropriate care to your pets. Many add-on services require one of the hourly pet sitting options for that specific visit in which we will provide the Add-on service.
- All add-ons that involve direct handling of your pet will only be available for pets who comfortably tolerate the service. It’s not always true that pets who hate receiving these services at the vet or groomers will handle it better just because they’re in their home. For some pets, yes! But for many, they may be more nervous. Plus, at the vet and some groomers, they utilize multiple people and trained hands to skillfully restrain and comfort a pet while someone else performs the service. In your home, it’ll just be us! So we will certainly do my absolutely best to help you and your pet avoid a trip to the vet, but we will only keep trying as long as your pet is comfortable
- In addition, Eden Pet Care will utilize necessary and harmless handing techniques/tools for the safe and successful provision of these services. This may include a secured leash, a muzzle, or a towel wrap. This requirement serves not only to reduce stress for the pet and increase their physical comfort, but it also prevents the possibility of a bite incident. It’s no surprise that some pets may want to tell a stranger not to handle them in strange ways in their own home, and since they can’t do that with words, they may do it with their teeth. This does not make any pet a “bad” dog or cat. However, it does mean that Eden Pet Care will need to take precaution to prevent an accident
- During these efforts, if Eden Pet Care determines that the physical handling of a pet causes a pet too much distress/discomfort or still poses too great a bite risk to Eden Pet Care, Eden Pet Care will be unable to perform the relevant service
Extra Fees
Holiday surcharge – $10/visit
- There will be a surcharge of $10 added onto each individual visit on most federal holidays:
- New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Precise-arrival time – $10/visit
Eden Pet Care normally operates on a two-hour service window for pet sitting visits and a one-hour window for overnight pet sitting. By selecting the Precise-Arrival Time option, the arrival window will be 30-minutes.
For example, if a client requests a Drop-in Visit for 12pm, the pet sitter will arrive between 11:45am-12:15pm.
Early-morning/Late-night visit – $10/visit
If your pets needs a visit to occur before 8am and after 8pm, there will be a $10 fee added onto that invoice for each of those visits (does not include overnight visits)
Veterinary Appointment – $1/minute
- This fee would incur should your pet require veterinary care during the course of pet sitting. The fee applies for the transport of your pet to/from the veterinarian, and any time spent at the veterinarian.
- Please see important policy information on the Policies page regarding medical and veterinary situations
Excessive watering/gardening – $10 and up
- Eden Pet Care is a pet care provider and in most circumstances will be unable to assist with plant care beyond watering a handful of indoor/porch plants (it is recommended to utilize a secondary caregiver for gardens)
- However, you are welcome to request this additional home service, for which Eden Pet Care will determine its ability to fulfill the request at the initial consultation or meet-and-greet. The fee for this service will determined at that time
Excessive in-home waste clean-up – $10 and up
- Eden Pet Care understands and is prepared for some pet accidents in the home. No big deal. However, it is at the discretion of Eden Pet Care to determine at which point an excessive clean-up fee will apply
- Eden Pet Care will also communicate with you should accidents occur in the house
- Only client-provided cleaning supplies will be used
Short Overnight - $129 - 9.5 hours
Includes everything in the Drop-In Visit, and helps with home security by making it look like someone is still living in the home. Overnights are great at helping pets stick closer to their usual routine and feel less lonely, as we’re happy to let your pet sleep in the bedroom with us, if allowed.
Details:
General minimum booking requirements for traveling pet parents:
- We do require an adult bed to sleep on, but can bring our own bedding or wash yours
- Home security measures can include alternating lights and shades, turning on/off music or TV, and checking locks and inspecting rooms
- A pet physical look-over simply involves a physical inspection of your pet to check for any immediate health concerns (for animals that are comfortable with this)
- Poop-pick up includes waste that is deposited during duration of service
- You’ll receive a daily photo and report on how your pet is doing
- Available for up-to 14 days at a time
- Doggy doors must remain closed between 11pm and 7am
- No overnight services will be provided in homes with cameras in any bathrooms or the bedroom in which the owner will be sleeping. If a camera is discovered, services will be discontinued immediately
- For night-time/early-morning pet care, certain add-ons or special requests that involve the outdoors may be limited
- Strict cancellation policy (recommended to find travel insurance that may cover “pet boarding/sitting” costs)
- It is at the discretion of Eden Pet Care to discern how many visits will be required each day in order for Eden Pet Care to successfully fulfill its purpose in providing high quality and safe care for your pets.
Hourly Pet Sitting
1 hour – $54
2 hour – $89
3 hour – $129
4 hour – $169
Hourly options are ideal for pet parents with numerous pets, special needs pets, active dogs, pets with separate anxiety, puppies in training, or for those pets that just don’t do well alone for so long. It is also better for home security. This includes everything in the Drop-In Visit, but with much more quality time with your pet and perhaps time for any requested add-on services (including a discounted walk!).
Details:
- Home security measures can include alternating lights and shades, turning on/off music or TV, and checking locks and inspecting rooms
- A pet physical look-over simply involves a physical inspection of your pet to check for any immediate health concerns (for animals that are comfortable with this)
- Poop-pick up includes waste that is deposited during duration of service
- You’ll receive a daily photo and report on how your pet is doing
- Strict cancellation policy (recommended to find travel insurance that may cover “pet boarding/sitting” costs)
- *Note – hourly pet sitting refers to consecutive hours within one “visit”
- It is at the discretion of Eden Pet Care to discern how many visits will be required each day for each situation in order for Eden Pet Care to successfully fulfill its purpose in providing high quality and safe care for your pets.
Long Overnight - $169 – 12 hours
Includes everything in the Drop-In Visit, plus more quality time with your pet. This is great for pets who thrive on routine, need more attention or special care, or a chance to get some energy out (like with a discounted walk!). This timeframe mimics what the average day looks like for most pets when their owners are gone for work. Overnights are also great for added home security by making it look like someone is still living in the home.
Details:
- Add on an 30-minute walk for $20 (weather restrictions may apply)
- We do require an adult bed to sleep on, and can wash your sheets at the end of the series of visits, or bring our own bedding
- Home security measures can include alternating lights and shades, turning on/off music or TV, checking locks and inspecting rooms
- A pet physical look-over simply involves a physical inspection of your pet to check for any immediate health concerns (for animals that are comfortable with this)
- Poop-pick up includes waste that is deposited during duration of service
- You’ll receive a daily photo and report on how your pet is doing
- Available for up-to 14 days at a time
- Doggy doors must remain closed between 11pm and 7am. See important info about the doggy door policy on the Policies page
- No overnight services will be provided in homes with cameras in any bathrooms or the bedroom in which the owner will sleep. If a camera is discovered, services will be discontinued immediately
- Strict cancellation policy (recommended to find travel insurance that may cover “pet boarding/sitting” costs)
- It is at the discretion of Eden Pet Care to discern how many visits will be required each day for each situation in order for Eden Pet Care to successfully fulfill its purpose in providing high quality and safe care for your pets.
Drop-In Visit - 30 minutes - $34
Customizable care based on your preferences and your pet’s daily routine. It’s just the right amount of time to fit in all of your pet’s basic needs and spend a little bit of time together for playing or cuddling.
Details:
- Home security measures can include alternating lights and shades, turning on/off music or TV, or checking locks and inspecting rooms
- A potty breaks involves letting your dog(s) outside to use the bathroom, giving them as much time as possible so that all of their care can be completed within the 30 minutes. For dogs that do not potty and come back inside in a timely manner, an upgrade may be required
- A pet physical look-over simply involves a physical inspection of your pet to check for any immediate health concerns (for animals that are comfortable with this)
- Poop-pick up includes waste that is deposited during duration of service
- You’ll get a daily photo and report on how your pet is doing
- It is at the discretion of Eden Pet Care to discern how many visits will be required each day for each situation in order for Eden Pet Care to successfully fulfill its purpose in providing high quality and safe care for your pets.