What it Means When Your Petsitter is Insured & Bonded

by Linnea on 01/02/13

There are a lot of pet sitters out there ... A LOT.  In larger cities, pet sitters are a dime a dozen and the good ones will only offer services in a small service area due to population numbers.  It is easy to get overwhelmed with the possibilities of pet sitters.  There are a lot of sitters who do it on the side, around the timeframe of their full-time job and there are sitters like me, where pet sitting and dog walking is all I do.  Though, just because a pet sitter does it full-time, doesn't mean they have insurance or bonding ... So what is the advantage of hiring an insured and bonded pet sitter

There are different pet sitting insurance companies out there and each has different levels of coverage.  Panting Pooches pays an annual membership fee for insurance as well as another fee for additional property coverage.  This insurance and property damage coverage is there to protect YOU... You, your pets and your home. 

Bonding means that if a client believes a pet sitter was responsible for a theft in the home, the client would be covered financially by the bond.

There is no such thing as a pet sitting license ... simply a business license obtained from the government where required (with-in city limits).

There ya have it, in a very small and hopefully easy to understand nutshell =P

*After I typed this up, I came across this article on pet sitting insurance claims ... this will help you understand how insurance protects everyone... Click Here for the article.