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