At least 48 - 72 hours before you would like our services to begin, we will meet with you and your pets at your home, to discuss your requirements and create a pet-care plan tailored to your pets’ needs.
Our services include but are not limited to: Pet Services:
- at-home pet care - dog walking and leashed trained cat walking - feeding (providing fresh food and water) - poop patrol, kitty litter scooping and small animal cage clean up - medication administration, including oral (pill or liquid) administration, glucose testing, insulin injections, IV fluids - basic grooming - love, companionship, pet play and affection - personal pet emails (daily updates about your pets’ well being during our visit)
Home Services:
- rotating lights and curtains - watering indoor plants - taking garbage out - newspaper and mail retrieval
Our pet sitting and home care services can be completely tailored to suit the needs of your pets and home. If there is a service that you require that is not listed, please don't hesitate to ask and we will do our best to accommodate you. Visits are available 7 days a week at times that suit your pets’ schedule.
Pet Sitting - $25 (+GST) for a 30 minute visit.
Prices start from $25 (+GST) for a 30 minute visit. While we do not charge by the pet for visits, we may need to schedule an extended amount of time in order to care for multiple pets. Additional time is charged in 15 minute increments at $12 (+GST) per 15 minute period.
Please contact us for a quote that is customized to your specific service needs.
We adhere to the professional standards of the All Canadian Pet Services, which states that cats and small animals require a minimum of 1 visit per 24 hour period, and that dogs require a minimum of 3 visits per 24 hour period when their pet parents are away (i.e. dog sitting: 3 x 30 minute visits = $75 (+GST) per day).
Dog walking - $25 (+GST) for a 30 minute dog walk (1-2 dogs)
Prices start from $25 (+GST) for a 30 minute dog walk. Each walk includes a drink of water, poop patrol and paw cleaning if necessary.
If extra time is requested or required, additional time is charged at 15 minute increments at $12 (+GST) per 15 minute period.
Holiday Surcharge
A Holiday Surcharge of $15 (+GST) per visit will be added to all service costs on the following holidays: New Years Eve, New Years Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Heritage Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day.
Service Area
Serving Southeast and Southwest Edmonton. The Next Best Thing provides care for your pets in the comfort of their own home.
Important Terms
Payment is due prior to our pet sitting services beginning.
Payment is accepted by cheque or cash. There will be a $30 service charge for each returned NSF cheque.
A separate signed and completed Service Contract is also due for each service, before the services start.
Should you decide to retain our services, we ask that you provide two sets of house keys at the initial consultation. One set will remain with me during your pet sit, and one set will be kept on file in a secure location. If keys are not retained at the initial consultation, a fee of $10 will apply to arrange for picking them up at a later date.
