Schedule a Meet-and-Greet

If we are available, we would be happy to arrange a meet-and-greet to get to know you and your fur family. Our schedule permits us to meet with prospective clients interested in booking our services. Serious inquiries only.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS:

In order to begin this process, we ask that you please:

    1. Make sure you are within our service area* (*more info here); we are unable to respond to inquiries outside of our service area.
    2. Fill out our client intake form (below).
    3. Add our email address (shown after submitting the client intake form) to your email contacts and check your spam folder to make sure we can reach you. We typically respond within 1 day via email only (no replies on weekends unless urgent and/or available).

Client Intake Form

We offer in-your-home pet care and not pet boarding at our residence. We are unable to accept bookings at hotels or vacation/short-term rentals (e.g., Airbnb), unless remaining within our service area long-term; more info under Service Area (above). Please select "I understand" and continue.

We offer in-your-home pet care and not pet boarding at our residence. We are only able to provide 1 visit per day for non-dog walk visits (for cats, rabbits, etc.). Since our daily schedule varies, we need full flexibility to arrive any time of day for these visits, typically from late morning-late afternoon. Please select "I understand" and continue.

We offer in-your-home pet care and not pet boarding at our residence. We are only able to provide 1 visit per day for Dog Running. We are unable to accept bookings at hotels or vacation/short-term rentals (e.g., Airbnb), unless remaining within our service area long-term; more info under Service Area (above). Please select "I understand" and continue.

We need at least 1 week's notice to onboard a new client (i.e., to check our availability, schedule/conduct a meet-and-greet, sign the service agreement, etc.). Please select "I understand" and continue.

We offer in-your-home pet care and not pet boarding at our residence. We are unable to accept bookings at hotels or vacation/short-term rentals (e.g., Airbnb), unless remaining within our service area long-term; more info under Service Area (above). Please select "I understand" and continue.

We offer in-your-home overnight pet sitting and not pet boarding at our residence. This includes up to 3 walks per day of any duration up to 30 minutes each, including potty breaks. We use 3-hour windows (of your choosing) to begin each walk to help with scheduling around all other clients. Walks are spaced out as evenly as possible from morning to night. Please select "I understand" and continue.

Would you like to add a 4th daily walk? (This would increase the flat rate by $23 per day, typically excluding the first and last day of service.)

Which days do you need weekly service? (Note: No Saturdays or Sundays unless temporary or occasional)

Which method works best for obtaining a copy of the key/fob by the start of service?

Which method works best for obtaining a copy of the key/fob by the start of service?

We are open to calling a client on a call box for building entry (and re-entry for dog walks); however, we don't recommend this as a reliable option, since clients often miss our calls or we're unable to use the call box due to a malfunction. Please select "I understand" and continue.

We are open to calling a client on a call box for building entry; however, we don't recommend this as a reliable option, since clients often miss our calls or we're unable to use the call box due to a malfunction. Please select "I understand" and continue.

We are open to acquiring the key/fob from building staff; however, we don't recommend this as a reliable option, since they are often unavailable (e.g., closed before/after business hours, away on break, giving tours, helping tenants, etc.) or unwilling to provide a client's key/fob due to liability concerns or confusion at the request (even when clients are certain that they have been informed). Please select "I understand" and continue.

We are open to acquiring the key/fob from building staff; however, we don't recommend this as a reliable option, since they are often unavailable (e.g., closed before/after business hours, away on break, giving tours, helping tenants, etc.) or unwilling to provide a client's key/fob due to liability concerns or confusion at the request (even when clients are certain that they have been informed). Please select "I understand" and continue.

Which method works best for returning a copy of the key/fob at the end of service?

Which method works best for returning a copy of the key/fob at the end of service?

We are open to leaving the key/fob with building staff; however, we don't recommend this as a reliable option, since they are often unavailable (e.g., closed before/after business hours, away on break, giving tours, helping tenants, etc.) or unwilling to accept a client's key/fob due to liability concerns or confusion at the request (even when clients are certain that they have been informed). Please select "I understand" and continue.

We are open to leaving the key/fob with building staff; however, we don't recommend this as a reliable option, since they are often unavailable (e.g., closed before/after business hours, away on break, giving tours, helping tenants, etc.) or unwilling to accept a client's key/fob due to liability concerns or confusion at the request (even when clients are certain that they have been informed). Please select "I understand" and continue.

Are you planning on moving in the near future? (We ask because of our limited service area for current/future service; more info under Service Area [above].)

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