Pet Care Services & Rates

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To keep my travel time manageable and provide reliable care to my clients, my pet sitting service area is limited to 89509 and 89519.

Providing professional pet sitting services in Reno since 2007. I am insured and licensed to conduct business in the City of Reno, giving you peace of mind knowing your pets and home are being cared for by an established professional pet sitter.

About Reno Pet Sitter

Drop-in Pet Sitting for Dogs and Cats

A complimentary Meet & Greet is required for all new clients and must be scheduled at least 5 days prior to your departure. This gives me an opportunity to meet you and your pets, review their care routine, and make sure we’re a good fit before pet sitting services are confirmed.

Please note that scheduling a Meet & Greet does not guarantee acceptance of a pet sitting reservation.

How Many Visits Does Your Pet Need?

One visit a day is used for low-maintenance pets, such as cats or small animals, requiring only feeding, litter cleaning, and a quick check-in. It is also suitable for dogs with a doggy door, for short work days, or for the departure/arrival days of a trip.

Two visits a day are for low-maintenance, older, or highly independent dogs that have access to a yard or pee pads. This schedule is used to provide essential meals, fresh water, medication, and a potty break, often in the morning and evening, for pets that can comfortably manage long periods alone.

Three visits a day drop-ins allows for a morning, midday, and evening visit, keeping pets on their regular routine.

While I’d love to help every pet and their family, drop-in pet sitting visits aren’t always the perfect fit for every pet owner and their pet.
Drop-in visits are ideal for independent, low-maintenance pets who are most comfortable staying in their own home. This includes cats, adult dogs with flexible routines, and small caged animals. These visits work best for pets who do not require constant supervision and are comfortable being alone between visits.
However, drop-ins may not be the best option for pets with severe separation anxiety, those who become destructive when left alone, high flight-risk animals, or pets that need 24-hour care. In these cases, a sitter who can stay overnight sitting or a boarding facility is often a better and safer fit.
My goal is always to ensure your pet is happy, safe, and well cared for, so choosing the right type of care is key.

What's Included With Your Visit?

Meal prep per your instructions

Fresh water at each visit

Wash food and water bowls daily

Administer medication (oral and topical only), give supplements

Brush fur / teeth

Indoor pet accident clean up

Yard waste clean up of pet waste made during my service period only

Leashed neighborhood walk weather and road conditions permitting.
Leash trained dogs only
Two dogs max - must walk well together, otherwise an additional fee will apply for separate walks.
Absolutely no retractable leashes

Backyard playtime, or indoor play with favorite toy

Daily litter box scooping, add litter as needed, sweep or vacuum loose litter from floor

Ear rubs, belly scratches, lots of love and one-on-one attention!

Treats given, per your instructions

Curbing and returning trash and recycling cans

Mail, newspaper, and package collection

Light plant watering

Alternate lights and window coverings

Leave the TV/radio on for pet

Daily text/photo updates

Professional In-Home Pet Care

Please note: Visit rates reflect more than the time spent in your home. Travel time, scheduling, communication, visit updates, and other time associated with providing professional pet care are all part of each scheduled visit.

Reno Pet Sittng rates & drop-in services

New Client Consultation

We’ll meet in your home so I can get to know you and your pets, and ensure we’re a great fit for one another. Each new client receives one complimentary enrollment meeting.
If additional visits are needed to review updates to your pet’s routine or home care, they can be scheduled at the standard 30-minute visit rate.
At this time, I’m unable to care for dogs who require crating. If your dog must be crated overnight, I recommend choosing a sitter who can stay in your home.
Please have an up-to-date copy of your pet’s rabies certificate available at the meeting. Nevada law requires all dogs and cats over 12 weeks of age to be vaccinated for rabies, including indoor-only cats.

2 visits per day: Morning 7–10 AM | Evening 4–7 PM
3 visits per day: Morning 7–10 AM | Midday 11 AM–2 PM | Evening 5–8 PM
4 visits per day: Morning 7–9 AM | Midday 11 AM–1 PM | Late afternoon 3–5 PM | Evening 7–9 PM

Four Visits Per Day

Four visits per day are available on a very limited basis and are subject to availability. Because this schedule requires visits to be spaced throughout the entire day, I may not be able to accommodate four-visit schedules during busy periods, holidays, or when my schedule is already committed to other clients.

Complimentary

15-Minute Drop-In Visit

A quick visit designed for pets needing basic care rather than a full pet sitting visit. Ideal for a midday or bedtime potty break, a quick feeding, fresh water, or other simple care needs.

This visit works best as an additional visit alongside longer scheduled visits and for pets whose needs can comfortably be completed within 15 minutes.

Because every pet and routine is different, 15-minute visits are available when appropriate based on your pet's individual needs.

Home care services, including mail retrieval and bringing trash or recycling carts out or back in, are not included with 15-minute visits.

Up to 30-Minute Drop-In Visit

A 30-minute visit provides dependable, personalized care for your pets while keeping them comfortable in their own home.

Each visit includes feeding, fresh water, medications, potty breaks, litter box care, playtime, companionship, a dog walk and basic home services such as bringing in mail and packages, adjusting lights or blinds, and taking trash bins in or out as needed.

Dog Walks

A walk is included when appropriate for your dog and can be safely completed within the scheduled visit time. If multiple dogs do not walk well together, pull excessively, or are highly vocal toward other dogs, separate walks may be required. Because separate walks require additional time, an additional fee will apply.

Rates include care for up to 3 pets. Maximum of 3 pets per household.

$25/per visit

$32/per visit

Up to 45-Minute Drop-In Visit

Everything included in the 30-minute visit, with a little extra time for pets who benefit from a longer walk, additional playtime and companionship, or a more relaxed pace.

Rates include care for up to 3 pets. Maximum of 3 pets per household.

$42 /per visit

Holidays

A $10 holiday fee per visit applies to pet sitting services scheduled on the following dates.

Thanksgiving: Wednesday, Thanksgiving Day & Friday
Christmas: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
New Year’s: New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day
Other Holidays: Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day & Labor Day

Holiday pet sitting is in high demand and availability is limited. Early booking is recommended to help ensure I'm able to accommodate your pets care.

+$10 per visit

Pooper Scooper Service

Say goodbye to poopy problems with my weekly pooper scooper service. Never deal with dog poop cleanup again. Monday-Friday This is a stand alone service, pooper scooper service is included with pet sitting. Excluding Holidays. Weekly, Multiple Visits, and Every Other Week are all per visit.

Weekly Service

1 Dog: $15 | 2 Dogs: $17 | 3 Dogs: $19
Additional Dogs: $2 per dog

Regular maintenance to keep your yard clean and odor-free.

Multiple Visits per Week

1 Dog: $14 | 2 Dogs: $16 | 3 Dogs: $18
Additional Dogs: $1 per dog

For extra clean yards.

Every Other Week Service

1 Dog: $21 | 2 Dogs: $23 | 3 Dogs: $25

Less frequent, but still effective for keeping your yard clean.

One-Time Cleaning

Starting at $45 for the first half hour
$15 every 15 minutes thereafter

Ideal for special occasions or a seasonal cleanup.

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Good To Know Before Booking

Important Information About My Reno Pet Sitting Services

Secured Areas

Clients are responsible for ensuring their home, yard, fencing, gates, pet doors, and other areas accessible to their pets are safe and properly secured before leaving. Please let me know in advance of any known issues with locks, gates, fencing, or other areas that could affect the safety of your pets or my ability to safely provide care.

Alarm System

If your home has an alarm system, please provide complete and accurate instructions for arming and disarming it before pet sitting begins. Any necessary codes, passwords, or special procedures should be tested and working properly.

Clients are responsible for any charges, fees, or fines resulting from false alarms or issues with their alarm system.

Schedule Changes

Please let me know as soon as possible if your travel plans or pet care needs change. Once services have been scheduled, additional visits, extended travel dates, or changes to visit frequency are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed.

If you return home earlier than planned, please notify me promptly so I know your pets are back in your care. Scheduled visits that are no longer needed are subject to the cancellation policy and may not be eligible for a refund or credit.

Special Requests

I’m happy to accommodate reasonable special requests whenever possible. Please discuss any additional care needs or requests with me before pet sitting begins so I can make sure there is adequate time during your scheduled visits.

Requests that require additional time, responsibilities outside of normal pet care, or changes to the services originally scheduled may require a longer visit or an additional fee and are subject to availability.

Job Sharing

For the safety of your pets and home, I do not share pet sitting responsibilities with friends, neighbors, or other pet sitters during a scheduled service period. An exception may be made for immediate family members when discussed and agreed upon in advance.

If anyone else will be entering your home while you are away, please let me know before pet sitting begins. I cannot be responsible for the care of your pets or the security of your home when another person has access to the property during your absence.

Regularly scheduled service providers, such as housekeepers, gardeners, or maintenance professionals, are welcome to continue their normal schedules; however, I cannot assume responsibility for your pets or property while others are present or have access to the home.

Inclement Weather

The safety of your pets is always important, but I must also consider my personal safety and current road conditions when traveling to your home.

During severe weather or emergency conditions—including heavy snow, icy roads, flooding, wildfire, poor air quality, road closures, or other hazardous conditions—scheduled visit times may need to be adjusted. Visits may be shortened, delayed, or, in extreme circumstances, canceled if I cannot safely reach your home.

Please make arrangements before leaving to ensure I can safely access your home and your pets during winter weather. Driveways, walkways, steps, and entrances should be reasonably clear of snow and ice.

Cancellations

I understand that travel plans can change. If you need to cancel your pet sitting reservation, please let me know as soon as possible so I can adjust my schedule and potentially make those dates available to another client.

At this time, there is no cancellation fee for reservations canceled before pet sitting services begin. However, once services have started, scheduled visits that are no longer needed due to an early return or change in travel plans are non-refundable and will not be credited toward future services.

Frequent or last-minute cancellations may affect my ability to accept future reservations.

Emergency Contact

Clients are strongly encouraged to designate a local emergency contact who will be available while they are away and who can access the home and care for their pets if needed.

Your emergency contact should have a key or access to a secure lockbox and be familiar with your pets and their basic care. This person may be contacted in the event I am unable to safely reach your home due to severe weather, road closures, wildfire, a personal emergency, or other unforeseen circumstances.

Please make sure your emergency contact information is current before each pet sitting reservation.

Pet Messes

Accidents happen! I will clean up reasonable pet-related messes that occur during my visits, including potty accidents, spilled food or water, and litter tracked around the litter box.

Please provide appropriate cleaning supplies and let me know where they are kept before you leave.

Excessive or repeated messes that require significant cleanup may take time away from your pet’s other scheduled care. If additional time is needed beyond the scheduled visit, an additional fee may apply.

While I will make every reasonable effort to clean up after your pet, I cannot be responsible for stains, damage, or messes that occur between visits.

Pet Supplies

Please make sure there is an adequate supply of your pet’s food, medications, litter, treats, waste bags, and other necessary supplies for the entire time you will be away.

If essential pet supplies run out during your absence, I will make a reasonable effort to purchase what is needed to continue your pet’s care. Clients are responsible for reimbursement of all purchases, as well as any additional time and travel required to obtain the supplies.

Whenever possible, I will contact you before making a purchase.

Dog Behavior

Dogs behave differently when their family is away or when someone enters the home in their absence.
For this reason, all dogs must be comfortable with my presence and allow me to safely enter the home and provide their care.
I will not provide care for dogs that display aggressive, threating, or unsafe behavior towards me, including attempts to bite, lunge, corner or prevent me from safely entering or moving through the home.
If your dogs behavior changes while you are awaw and I feel I can no longer safely provide care, I will contact you and your designated emergency contact so alternate care arrnagements can be made.
Please disclose any known history of aggression, biting, resource guarding, reactivity or other behaviors that could affect my safety before pet sitting begins. The safety of your pets and myself must always come first.

Dog Walking

Dog walks may be included as part of a scheduled pet sitting visit when appropriate for your dog’s needs, behavior, and comfort level.

Dogs must be manageable on leash and may not display aggressive or unsafe behavior toward people or other animals. For safety, I do not walk dogs that pull excessively or are highly leash-reactive.

Please provide a properly fitted collar or harness and a standard 4- or 6-foot leash. Retractable leashes and choke or prong collars will not be used. A properly fitted no-pull harness or Gentle Leader may be recommended when appropriate.

Walks may be shortened or replaced with a potty break, yard time, or indoor enrichment when weather, temperatures, poor air quality, wildlife activity, or other conditions make walking unsafe or inappropriate.

Your dog’s safety and well-being will always come first.

Cat Behavior

For fearful or hiding cats, I will always respect their space and comfort level. Once I have provided fresh food and water, scooped the litter box, completed any other necessary care, and confirmed that your cat is safe and doing well, there may be no benefit to remaining in the home if my presence is causing additional stress,

For this reason, visits with shy or fearful cats may occasionally be shorter than the scheduled visit time. The full scheduled rate still applies, and no price reduction or credit will be given for a shortened visit.

Vaccines

For the health and safety of the pets in my care, all dogs and cats must be current on their rabies vaccination, including indoor-only pets, unless a veterinarian has provided a medical exemption.

Clients are responsible for keeping their pet’s vaccination information current and providing documentation upon request.

Pet Photos or Videos

I may take photos or short videos of your pets during visits to share with you and, occasionally, on my website or social media.

If you prefer that photos or videos of your pets not be shared publicly, just let me know. Your preference will always be respected.

Pet Emergencies

In the event of an illness, injury, or other medical concern, I will make every reasonable effort to contact you and follow the veterinary instructions and emergency information you have provided.

If I believe your pet requires immediate medical attention and I am unable to reach you, I am authorized to seek veterinary care on your behalf. Depending on the circumstances, your pet may be taken to their regular veterinarian or to an appropriate available emergency veterinary facility.

Clients are responsible for all veterinary expenses and any related costs associated with their pet’s care.

Please make sure your veterinarian, emergency contact, and pet medical information are current before leaving your pet in my care.