Provisos
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Your dog/s must be toilet trained
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Your dog/s must be desexed, fully vaccinated, and on parasite prevention including ticks and heartworm. Please bring desexing and vax certificates for sighting during the meet and greet.
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Please provide your pup's main meals. For stays of 7 days+ I share my homemade doggo treats, but only with your permission.
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If your dog is in need of behaviour/toilet training, or has serious health problems and/or suffers from major anxiety, I am not the sitter for you. I ask that you tell me upfront if there are issues. Your dog may behave well at home but not necessarily in a strange environment. Any chronic health conditions may also be exacerbated by stress.
The Meet n Greet
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We will meet (without my dog) at, or near, my local dog park at a time of your choosing (I'm very flexible). I do this for security reasons. As much as this is an interview of me and my fitness for the job, the reverse is also true. I need to be careful about who I allow access to my home.
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It's also the perfect place for me and your pup/s to be introduced. I'm a firm believer in trusting a dog's instincts... they know when a human is 'good'. If your pup is comfortable with me from the very start then that goes along way in assauging your fears.
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I have a questionnaire that I go though with you. This gives me the opportunity to learn more about your dog/s. I ask about feeding, dietary requirements, behaviour, and techniques you use, etc, so that if you book I have all the information you need me to know.
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Assuming all is proceeding well, we then take the short walk to my home. We enter via the garage out to the patio area so that your dog can sniff and recognise other canine odours whilst we parents discuss the details. It's also the opportunity for Poppy (my dog) to come outside to check out the new visitor/s. She has opportunity to return inside via the pet door if she needs to. When I feel that she is comfortable we will then go inside. This way I can be assured my precious girl isn't overwhelmed.
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In order for the process to run as smoothly and as calmly as possible I ask that meet and greets are limited to a max of 2 persons in my home (no children under age 12). Thanks for your understanding.