| Almost everyone sooner or later dreams of | | | | residence could also get you accused of |
| starting a home based business to make some | | | | stealing something, even though you didn't, |
| extra money, or to be able to work part time. | | | | but a babysitter faces these same obsticles |
| The one thing that stops most folks from | | | | also. The benefits of watching the pets in |
| acheiving this goal, is money. They just | | | | the owners home is you will have a lot less |
| don't have the financial stability to either | | | | chance of exposing your own pets to diseases |
| borrow the money needed or are not sure they | | | | and unwanted breeding and fights, and the |
| can pay it back. There is one business that | | | | pets you are sitting will be calm and relaxed |
| anyone can start with no upfront money | | | | since they are being left in their familiar |
| needed, all that is required is patience and | | | | environment. |
| kindness, this is the business of Pet | | | | |
| Sitting. | | | | Either method of pet sitting you choose has |
| | | | it's advantages and disadvantage, so you must |
| In the U.S. over 70% of all homes contain at | | | | carefully choose which is better for you. |
| least one pet, there are over 65 million dogs | | | | Just make sure that whatever type of service |
| and 77 million cats, and in 2005 American's | | | | you choose, that you think of the job as |
| spent over $14 billion on their pets. All of | | | | carefuly as a babysitter would. Think of the |
| these pets need care and treatment, and at | | | | pet as a small child, because a lot of pet |
| many times throughout the year each pet has | | | | owners love their pets as if they are |
| to be left unattended a large amount of the | | | | children. |
| time. During these times, a pets owner often | | | | |
| needs the services of a ' Pet Sitter '. | | | | Make sure you have some knowledge of the pets |
| | | | you will be sitting, for instance read and |
| There are two ways you can operate your own | | | | learn about them all you can, dogs and cats |
| pet sitting business, if you own your own | | | | are pretty easy, birds are harder, but snakes |
| residence, you can watch pets inside your | | | | and lizards or turtles may be totaly unique |
| home, having the pet owners drop off their | | | | and could even pose a danger to you, if your |
| pets at your residence. This puts you more at | | | | not familiar with them. Pets need sleep and |
| ease, and you have more time to devote | | | | rest time, they need activity or exercise, |
| directly to your home duties as well as the | | | | they need food, water and warmth, some even |
| pet sitting business, since you don't have to | | | | require medication at certain times of the |
| spend time traveling to the pet owners | | | | day, but all pets need patience and love. |
| residence. Just make sure you have proper | | | | Make sure you have emergency telephone |
| areas sit up for the pets that will be | | | | numbers, so you can call the owners |
| arriving, they must not interact with your | | | | veterinarian or pet clinic in case you have |
| own pets, as this can cause fights, unwanted | | | | too, and you may also need to get in contact |
| breeding and the spreading of fleas and | | | | with the pets owner, so don't forget the |
| diseases. Plus pets dropped off at your | | | | telehone number where they can be reached at. |
| residence will be scared because they will be | | | | |
| in unfamiliar surroundings. | | | | There is computer software that is made just |
| | | | for someone who is starting or owns a Pet |
| You may wish to stay at the owners residence | | | | Sitting business. The software is available |
| and watch the pets while they are not home, | | | | for download at this website address: |
| like a babysitter. This has benefits and | | | | |
| disadvantages as well. For one thing you will | | | | By Robert W. Benjamin |
| be traveling and will have to spend a great | | | | |
| deal of time away from your own residence and | | | | Copyright © 2006 |
| money on gasoline. You may also break or | | | | |
| damage something in the pet owners home, | | | | You may publish this article in your ezine, |
| causing trouble for you. Or you may find | | | | newsletter on your web site as long as it is |
| yourself in a hostile environment, due to | | | | reprinted in its entirety and without |
| fighting between the pet's owners, or other | | | | modification except for formatting needs or |
| household members. Staying in someone elses | | | | grammar corrections. |