I put this on general but havent got much feed back. Im looking for a reliable pet sitter in the s6 area pref one that will look after horses too.

Are you looking for someone on a regular basis or for holidays?

both really

I will also be looking for a dog walker shortly. We live in Hillsborough and it will only be at lunch times in the week. We hope to have a lab soon, fingers crossed.
If anyone has any help, please let me know.
Thanks.

There are a few local walkers for dogs. When I'm out I see the Critter Sitters van about a fair bit (and I meet them up at Lodge Moor woods quite often) but there is a significant space in the market round here for dog walkers and pet sitters, if the number of people who approach me for both sitting and walking are anything to judge by.

I reckon I could have filled all of my days with walking if i was up to it, but unfortunately for my bank balance I'm not.

anna293
covers your area, this is the ad from the pet services sticky at the top of the pets forum:

Woof Woof Meow, animal daycare.

A small family run animal care business taylored to suit your beloved pets every need, based in the S6 area.
I am CRB checked fully insured and have excellent references from vets and clients.
I am a true animal lover with years of animal care exeprience and devoted to provide the best for your pet whilst in my care.

Service offered are
Dog walking
Dog day care in your own home
cat feeding/care in your own home
small animal feeding/care in your own home
The Hound Hoteldog boarding and dog daycare in my own home
we specialise in care for greyhounds and lurchers after many years experience with greyhound rescue.

for information on all my services please either call me for a chat on 0114 2218278
or email me at annarevitt@yahoo.co.uk
website currently under construction.
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Woof Woof Meow-Animal daycare and dog boarding

thanks for all suggestions, got fixed up with a company called pet angels, she works in my area and was very helpful when I spoke to her tonight. Came very highly recommend from a neighbour plus she will look after my horses!!!

hi for future referance as gemima said im a registered dog walker sitter and also have a home boarding license based in sheffield 6 and both my vets offer me excellent referances. im happy to take on new dogs, nothing finer than be out in the fresh air with the dogs. anna.x.

Hi i cannot recomend Pet Angels enough. I have used them for the last 4 years and have had absolutely no problems at all. She is very reliable flexible and very accomodating.

There seem to be quite a few dog walking services in the s6 area but people who want the service don't in my opinion always want to pay a realistic amount.

Hi i cannot recomend Pet Angels enough. I have used them for the last 4 years and have had absolutely no problems at all. She is very reliable flexible and very accomodating.

There seem to be quite a few dog walking services in the s6 area but people who want the service don't in my opinion always want to pay a realistic amount.

Just to let you know , we also cover this area and are professional pet sitters and dog walkers as well as offering small animal boarding. We are fully insured and crb checked too. You can see our details on our website (link in signature):)

Hi Im thirteen But im really good with pets. I recently did the duke of edingborough award and I did animal Care. Although Im not that old, I know a lot about animals Especially Dogs And Cats. PM Me if needing any more details

NobodysHome, please be aware that if you offer your services to be employed as a pet sitter or dog walker people will expect you to have the relevant insurance for holding people's keys, for the animals whilst in your care and also that you have a current CRB check that you can show. It is probably also illegal to have regular employment at your age.

Medusa, Please Accept the fact i allready thought of that... Which i do have insurance for regular employment, I Also Have Insurance via the school To help with jobs. It is legal if its nothing to do with shelters or homes for animals. If its A House Where the Homeowners Are Willing To Employ You, Its Legal :)

I did my research..

Who did you use for your insurance as a pet sitter at home? It isn't cheap to get good insurance to do this and I am suprised a company would give you insurance for that only being 13.

My school organised it :S
but they said i can use it until im 16 for jobs

yes but thats only for work experience!!! i have pupils from various schools doing work experience and this is one fact i am sure of , you need to be 14 and supervised , These are the rules, which school are you at? , i deal with 4 different schools and one college.

yes but thats only for work experience!!! i have pupils from various schools doing work experience and this is one fact i am sure of , you need to be 14 and supervised , These are the rules, which school are you at? , i deal with 4 different schools and one college.

Thats Not neccisarily True.. Im not even doing work experience
:loopy::confused:

And wont be for anuva year
I asked One of my teachers And he confirmed It is for any job.

To be honest NobodysHome i think maybe you need to look at your attitude a little bit!

People wanting to employ you will want to clarify these points and you need to be willing to discuss it without being hostile or argumentative which by the way is how your posts come across. The people questioning you are people who themselves undertake the work and have spent alot of time and money in doing so, i am sure you can understand them wishing to clarify the situation :)

Spot on Adz!

You are asking people to trust you with their home and their much loved animals NobodysHome, so I was offering you advice. If you don't wish to discuss that sort of thing honestly and without hostility then you are likely to find very few people prepared to trust you with their home and animals.

Those of us who are in the business Nobodyshome are just trying to make sure you have in place what you need, because if things go wrong at any time you will need to have very good insurance and a strong mature attitude to deal with it. E.g what if you were walking someone's dog and they pulled towards a cat and the lead snapped and ran off out into the road because you couldn;t control it on recall and got hit by a car. I know this could happen to anyone regardless of their age, but how as a 13 year old are you going to mentally and financially deal with the implications of that?

We walk 8 Sharpeis worth between £900 and £1200 each every day, just think how you would deal with the owner if something was to happen to one of those. You also need to know how to deal with emergency first aid situations, it is no good simply saying "Well I'd get it to a vet" because sometimes it can be those first few minutes and what you do that can make the difference between life and death for a pet enroute to the vet. Also you don't drive so would have to rely on someone coming to pick you up in such an emergency.

This isn't to put you off but to help you realise and understand just what a huge responsibility it can be.

Maybe a local vets or rescue would be willing to let you do some voluntary work helping out where you would receive excellent training and guidance with the view to looking at doing this further down the line.

Good luck

Medusa and Holidayhutch completely agree

Its a big responsibility, we walk 20 dogs aday and are key holders for many people, we have to be aware of how to care for each dog individually and deal with their owners, these are sometimes quite complicated and we have to get their needs right too!
I have phoned up the schools buisness support worker, she says you need to talk to the school as this kind of job isn't covered by the schools insurance,the jobs that are covered in the work experience is always supervised. She also doesn't know what school offers this service to its pupils.
You may be 13 NobodysHome, but you are too young to bare this kind of resposibility, and its as much for your well being as well as the animals safty and well being.
At 13 you couldn't authorise vets treatment and if you had a dog in ypur care that did need that you wouldn't be able to comply with the needs of your charges.
However if you would like to come to someone who is part of the schools work experience program feel free to apply for us , we can certainly show you what life is like as pet carers.

I don't want to knock your enthusiasum for this job , i just want to encourage you to go about this in right way , for your sake.

Nobodyshome there has been some fabulous advice here and very helpful people on this thread nothing i can add too as a pet sitter myself. please look into things properly and use your advice as help not criticism. anna.x.

I'll also be looking for a dog sitter/walker in the near future, we're in S8 if anyone can recomend someone? thanks :)

i think teeny of wet walkiz covers the s8 area see post 2 above. anna.x.

excellent, thankyou :)

We also cover that area if you would like a comparison

hello - how much do these dog walking businesses charge? For example if we needed a dog walking weekday lunchtimes for half an hour/an hour?

I'll also be looking for a dog sitter/walker in the near future, we're in S8 if anyone can recomend someone? thanks :)


youre in box is full gal!!:)

ooops, i never remember to empty the thing!! 2 mins...

Have Pm'd you:)

i think teeny of wet walkiz covers the s8 area see post 2 above. anna.x.

its tina ( teeny of waggy tails and my company called pet-walkiz):)

Just to let you know we cover the whole of South and West Yorkshire including S8

its tina ( teeny of waggy tails and my company called pet-walkiz):)

:huh: ooops sorry Tina must have been typing to fast, just re read what i put, meant well honest lol. anna.x.

I will also be looking for a dog walker shortly. We live in Hillsborough and it will only be at lunch times in the week. We hope to have a lab soon, fingers crossed.
If anyone has any help, please let me know.
Thanks.

Hi, i was just wondering if you were still looking for a dog walker in the hillsborough area. I live in hillsborough and love walking dogs (got three of my own) however i do not have liability insurance or anything like that but know how to walk a dog safely and responsibly.

i am looking for a dog walker / sittier and was wondering if anyone knew the daily/ hourly rate i should expect to pay?

Hiya I'm a dog walker and charge £6 for 30mins £8 for 45min and £10 for an hour a day. I think we all charge pretty much similar. Refards. Annax

can't recommend Anna highly enough..my pooch is laid throwing out zzzzz instead of chewing my side board!!!!! lol.

she can't even be bothered to get up for a treat!!!! so why oh why am I sat on the lap top instead of cleaning my bathroom:huh::huh:

My Molls LOVES!!!!! Anna to bits..has no time for for me when she sees that white van!!!!!

My Molls LOVES!!!!! Anna to bits..has no time for for me when she sees that white van!!!!!

Hehe... My Eddy LOVES one of Anna's greyhounds... :lol: He was rather taken when he met him on a walk the other day!

they are all fab dogs...Molly is Ruby's shadow..wherever she is molly won't be far behind..lol..Ruby is very tolerant of her...

thanks ladyB, i love Molly very much too, shes simply gorgeous. Lottie i reckon Eddy and Basil have the mutual grumpy old men respect which drew them to each other lol. annax

Hiya.
I am looking part time job, in dog walking and sitting, i will even bath and groom the dog if needed.

I am massive fan of ALL pets, I live in the s26 area, in swallownest.
I have had a number of pets, even lizards, will look after all kinds of pets, i also can learn them the basic training if needed.

Please contact me for enquires at: short_lisa_lj@hotmail.com.
Thanks
Kind Regards
Lisa

I do walking and sitting in the Sheffield 12 and surrounds and am more than happy to answer questions.Anybody looking after my own animals has had an absolute grilling before they have got in the door.Joy

Corrina in S26 area is great. She will walk your dog or look after your rabbits, guinea pigs cats etc while you are away. Shes very honest and reliable. Her number is 07542236615 She has kennels as well so is very experienced in handling animals

Hi my names Steph and I recently started my own pet services business, I won’t bore you with the ins and outs of my services I just wanted to give people a quick overview of what I do and if you’re interested you can check out my website...

Services I provide

Dog Walking
Pet Sitting
Home Boarding
Doggy Day Care (Very popular)
& Pet Taxi Services

I am fully insured and have an enhanced CRB along with many references.

Check out the website www.brambrackspringerspaniels.co.uk for more info and a few scary pictures of me lol.

Hi Sorry if I have not replied to your PM's I need to post five times so this makes two lol

or just email me direct at stephaniecrooks2010@gmail.com Thanks

Im still looking for a dog walker in shiregreen/wincobank S5, I have been in touch with many of the walkers but none that cover S5.........thinking of starting my own business in this area (well would if id got enough money to leave work hehe)........any offers or advice on walkers greatly appreciated x x x

Hi I know you posted quite a while ago but I cover the S5 area if you are still looking.. check out my website http://www.brambrackspringerspaniels.co.uk

I suggest petsitting.com u can get reputable pet sitters in your local area.

Are you still looking for someone to walk your dog, I am new to this site & have just seen your post! Many thanks.

Hi all,

Joining this thread a little late :P

I'm really interested by the job of dog walker. I have had dogs most of my life and enjoy the good out doors.

I'm not experienced working with other dogs, but I'm happy to help out.

If its for a pensioner I would not charge as I think its part of our community to help. If its not a pensioner then I'll do it for a small price.

If anyone is interested, by all means give me a Private Message.



All the best

Hi all,

Joining this thread a little late :P

I'm really interested by the job of dog walker. I have had dogs most of my life and enjoy the good out doors.

I'm not experienced working with other dogs, but I'm happy to help out.

If its for a pensioner I would not charge as I think its part of our community to help. If its not a pensioner then I'll do it for a small price.

If anyone is interested, by all means give me a Private Message.



All the best
Try contacting the Cinnamon Trust - they take on volunteers to walk the dogs of people who can't walk them themselves (elderly or disabled people). It'd be a good way of getting experience, as I imagine you'd need plenty if you're looking to do it for a living. Good luck!

Try contacting the Cinnamon Trust - they take on volunteers to walk the dogs of people who can't walk them themselves (elderly or disabled people). It'd be a good way of getting experience, as I imagine you'd need plenty if you're looking to do it for a living. Good luck!

Thanks for the information.

Not really looking to do this as a form of "career". Just something to get me out of the house, so i thought i might as well hit 2 birds with 1 stone.

But yeh, thanks again ;-)


All the best

hey, im jess. i am voulenteering up at graves park in sheffield and have many pets of my own, and feel i would be able to offer this service to you myself, please dont hesitate to get in touch.:)