Paw Pals offers personalized, full-service Centreville, VA pet sitting services. When you are away or unavailable, your pets should be looked after by people who will care your pets as much as you do by giving them the love and attention they need. It is genuinely rewarding for the Paw Pals team to know that the clients we serve are able to relax while at work or during vacation or focus their complete attention to an important business trip, while having peace of mind that we are taking good care of their beloved pets and keeping a watchful eye on their homes.
When searching for the right pet sitting agency for your home and your pets, it is important to keep the following questions in mind:
- What services can Paw Pals do for my home and my pets?
- What are the benefits of using any of Paw Pals’ services?
- How experienced and qualified is Paw Pals to take care of my pets and give them everything they need when I am away?
Pet Sitting Services in Centreville, VA
As a local, Centreville, VA business operating for the past 10 years, we are very much a part of the community. Our services can be utilized by residents living within the 20120 and 20121 zip codes.
Paw Pals can provide dog walking around your neighborhood, visit your pet at your home, and even sleep at your home and house sit as well as pet sit while you are away should you desire. Our Centreville, VA pet sitting services include:
Mid-Day Pet Visits
Many pet owners find their pets home alone during the day because of school or work schedules. Paw Pals can come by for daily walking during these times.
Mid-Day Pet Visits Pricing
Weekend and After-Hours Pet Visits
At Paw Pals, we realize that no one works on the exact same schedule. If your needs fall at off hours, don’t worry. We can be flexible with our scheduling.
Weekend and After-Hours Pet Visits Pricing
Vacation Visits (Non-Overnight)
You deserve a vacation, but your pet’s should also receive the personal attention they deserve when you’re away. Our pet sitters can share any of your daily pet care responsibilities as well as perform simple housesitting tasks until you return.
Vacation Visits (Non-Overnight) Pricing
Keep your pets happy in their regular routine. Professional, guaranteed care for when you travel, eliminating stress for both you and your pets. We will take care of your pets and take care of minor household tasks while you are away, such as bringing in papers and mail, alternating lights, opening/closing blinds, watering plants. (Excessive plant watering may incur an additional charge, see House Sitting/Garden Watering Services)
Please note, for the well-being of your pets, dogs require at least 3 visits per day, and cats require at least 1 visit every 24 hours. Visit durations may be mixed. Homes with both dogs and cats will usually be charged only the dog visit rate. Homes with only small critters and birds (rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, and fish) will usually be charged the kitty visit rate. Otherwise these pets can usually be cared for at no additional charge at the dog or kitty rate.
Includes:
- Walk, Playtime, Brushing, Treats
- Fresh food and water at scheduled visit
- Clean litter box
- Medications, if required (see medication administration)
- Attention and love as if they were our own!
Overnight Pet Sitting & House Sitting
One of Paw Pals pet sitters can stay at your house with your pets overnight to keep them company. Overnight stays in a home are always for 12 hour periods and begin when our sitters arrive between 7 and 10 PM. Two 30 minute walks for your pets are included in the evening and in the morning of the overnight stay. If any additional mid-day visits are needed, these can be scheduled as well. Please get in touch with us at least two weeks or more beforehand because this service is subject to the availability of our sitters.
Overnight Pet Sitting & House Sitting Pricing
A Paw Pals pet sitter will stay with your pets overnight. Overnight stays are for 12 hours with arrival times between 7-10 PM. Included is a 30 minute walk for your dogs in the evening and in the morning. Additional mid-day visits may be scheduled as needed.
Pet Sitting Includes
- Walks, playtime, brushing, treats
- Fresh food and water at scheduled visit
- Clean litter box
- Medications, if required (see medication
administration) - Attention and love as if they were our
own!
House Sitting Includes
- Bringing in papers, mail, and packages
- Watering house plants
- Opening/Closing blinds
- Alternating lights
- Taking out/Bringing in trash and
recycling
Bed & Biscuit (Boarding) Centreville Pet Sitting
If you don’t want your best friend to be alone at night but prefer not to have a dog sitter stay in-house while you’re away, your well-behaved dogs may stay at a Paw Pals pet sitter’s home with our Bed & Biscuit boarding service. Each stay is highly personalized to allow your dogs to continue with their typical routine as closely as possible. Dogs are treated as part of the family when they stay with our sitters, and you’ll return home to find them with a smile on their face! To be eligible for bed & biscuit, dogs must be social, friendly, house trained, and be current on their shots and flea & tick medication.
This service costs $80 per night for one dog. Additional dogs are $40 per night.
Regular daytime vacation feeding/walk rates also apply. (see Vacation Visits above)
Additional Centreville, VA Pet Sitting Services
House Sitting / Garden Watering
Even if you do not have pets to be taken care of when you are away, our pet sitters are also capable housesitters. We can water your gardens or houseplants and take care of house sitting duties that you may require such as:
- Bringing in papers, mail, and packages
- Watering gardens or houseplants
- Feeding fish and refilling bird feeders
- Opening/Closing blinds
- Alternating lights
- Taking out/Bringing in trash and recycling
Cost: $20 per day/per visit
Garden Watering
Garden watering can be added onto either House Sitting or Pet Sitting visits.
Cost: $8.00 for each 15 minutes
Pet Taxi Service
Is your pet due for a vet checkup or grooming but you’re unavailable to take them? Paw Pals’ pet sitters understand, and will carefully take your pets outside of your home.
Pet Supply Pick-up (Go Fetch!)
Owners are not always able to acquire all of the supplies, food, and litter that pets need. Our pet sitters can take trips to the store and get all that your pets require.
Note: We will shop at a nearby pet supply store. If a particular specialty store is requested, depending on the distance, additional costs may be incurred.
Cost: $20 plus amount of receipt
Pet Waste Removal (Poopie Patrol)
It’s a poopie job but someone has to do it. When your yard needs pet waste removal, our pet sitters have all too much experience with this service.
Stand-alone Cost:
- $16.00 for the first 15 minutes
- $10.00 for each 15 minutes
Add-on Cost:
- $10.00 for the first 15 minutes
- $10.00 for each additional 15 minutes
The Advantages of Using Paw Pals
Paw Pals services have many benefits for your pets and for your home in Centreville, VA.
Benefits for Pets
- Pets are content and less stressed being safe and secure in their own environment
- Diet and exercise remain constant
- Favorite toys and chew treats are within paw’s reach
- Medications are delivered on schedule
- Pets are not exposed to illnesses and parasites from other animals
- Pets are not traumatized by a car trip and an unfamiliar environment
- Pets receive love and personal attention while you are away
- Full attention is given to the details and well-being of your pets
Benefits for Pet Owners
- You are greeted by your pets upon your return
- There is no inconvenience of having to transport your pets
- There are no guilt-ridden good-byes at the kennel
- Your home is made more secure by crime-deterring measures taken by your pet sitter
- You feel secure knowing your pets are in capable and caring hands
- You have access to contact your pet sitter to check on your pets at home
Qualified, Experienced, Licensed, Bonded, and Insured
You can depend on our team of experienced pet sitters and dog walkers to take care of your pets and your home in the most professional manner you and your pets deserve.Paw Pals is fully insured and bonded. Paw Pals Pet Sitting, LLC is licensed through the State of Virginia.
Our team members have certifications through the PetTech PetSaver program in Pet CPR, First Aid & Care. Every PetTech certified individual must re-certify every two years to stay up to date with the latest practices and to maintain expert level proficiency.Paw Pals will love your pets as if they were our own, and we will care for them just as you would on your best day. We will give them the friendly interaction and exercise they crave during the day, and we are completely committed to keeping them safe and happy while you are unavailable. Our ultimate goal is to have happy pets AND happy pet parents – because pets are members of the family.
Common Situations Pet Owners Come Across
There are many reasons why someone could need trustworthy Centreville, VA pet sitting services. Here are a few common situations pet owners find themselves in, but certainly not limited to:
- You could be at work during the day, and you need someone dependable to regularly walk your dog and feed your pets.
- You could be traveling for a week, and you need someone to feed and take care of your pets and administer medication to them.
- You could be gone for an extended period of time and you need someone to care for your pet at someone else’s own home until you return.
- You need someone to feed a pet, and/or water plants and take care of light household duties when you are away.
- You need someone to take your pet to the groomer or the vet when you are unable to do so.
Contact Paw Pals for Centreville, VA Pet Sitting Services Today!
Paw Pals offers these pet sitting and dog walking services in your home, where your pets are most comfortable. Your beloved pets will receive love and personal care while you are away and absolute attention is given to the details of the well-being of your pets and of your home. Our extremely reliable team members have been pet lovers through all of life and will give your pets and your house the best high quality treatment you can expect anyone to give. For more information on our services and how to get started, please contact Paw Pals by giving us a call or sending us a message online.