Pet Sitter Resources

The following information and websites may be helpful to you whether you are just getting started, or have been in business for a while.

The following information and websites may be helpful to you whether you are just getting started, or have been in business for a while.

PetsitUSA related items

  • Pet Sitting Forms by PetsitUSA – Forms that may be customized and used in your pet care business. These forms are included with your PetsitUSA membership. For more information, see our Become a Member page.
  • Social Media Consulting and Coaching for Pet Sitters – Social media coaching and consulting for pet sitters and others, offered by Therese Kopiwoda, owner of PetsitUSA.
  • Pet Sitter Networks – A list of professional pet sitting networks across the country. Some are Internet based only, while others are mailing lists or websites for professional pet sitting networks that meet in cities throughout the USA. Pet Sitting organizations are a great way to get to know other pet sitters in your area.

Outside Links

  • The following links are to businesses outside PetsitUSA.com. They offer products, services, and other information specifially designed for pet sitting, dog walking, and dog daycare businesses.

Pet First Aid

  • Pet Tech First Aid & CPR is the first national training center dedicated to First Aid, CPR & Care for dogs and cats. If you’re a pet care professional or a pet owner you owe it to yourself, and the pets you care for, to take this first aid course!

Insurance

Business Management Solutions

  • Bluewave Professional Pet Sitter helps you save time and effort by consolidating scheduling, sitter and client communication, invoicing, payroll, and client/pet information into one easy-to-use software that you can access from ANY computer with internet access!
  • Power Pet Sitter is an online business management tool for pet sitters.

Marketing Assistance

  • Pawsible Marketing – Marketing consulting for pet businesses. Principal of company has over 20 years of marketing experience.

Business Forms, Startup Information, Products, and Advertising

  • Pet Sitting Forms by PetsitUSA.com may be customized and used in your pet care business. These forms are included with your business listing. For more information, see our Become a Member page.
  • Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy – Pet sitter business coaching, business forms, and startup information.
  • Pet Sitter Boot Camp – Pet Sitter Boot Camp(tm) is an online mentoring program designed as a quick-start resource and is chock full of instructional information and guidance.
  • Petaholics: How to start a pet sitting business – Consulting services for people interested in starting a pet sitting business.
  • Petsits.com – Pet sitting forms startup kit, $29.
  • The My Pet Business Video Series – Dreaming of starting a Pet Business? Now’s a great time to get started in the Pet Care Industry. Learn secrets from pros in the My Pet Business Video Series.
  • Rover.com is a matchmaking website for dog owners, sitters, and walkers that allows owners to browse profiles to find the perfect match for their dog. It’s free to list your business, and you’re charged only if they get you clients. PetsitUSA members will have the added benefit of a PetsitUSA membership badge displayed by their names on the Rover.com website.
  • The Pet Sitter Store – Find many of the products and services you need to operate a successful pet sitting business. At The Pet Sitter Store, you will find many of the products and services that are designed for, and recommended by, professional pet sitters and dog walkers. The Pet Sitter Store is a PetsitUSA website.

Charitable Organization

  • Wishbones for Pets™ is an all volunteer program conducted by individual pet sitters, pet sitter companies and/or pet sitter organizations. As a professional pet sitter you are invited to join in with the Wishbones effort to conduct a pet goods/fund drive, beginning approximately six weeks rior to Thanksgiving with all the proceeds going to your favorite pet related charity.

Promotional Products

  • Vista Print – business cards, brochures, post cards, and other print material for marketing your business.