Beautiful day dog walking and cat sitting in Bromley

What a glorious day!

I've just finished my dog walks and am waiting for Buster's owner to come and pick him up.  Buster has stayed for the day today and is back again on Friday.  I made sure the dogs kept to the shade today and had plenty of playtime in the river that runs through Beckenham Place Park.

Here's a few pictures of some of the pets I have been looking after recently.  That's me holding Barry, a very old dog that comes to stay with his younger companion Daphne and I will be seeing him again very soon as they are both booked in for the day this Friday.

Above the picture of Barry is another oldie.  Her name is Chloe and I have been looking after her for about 4 years now.  She is very sweet and loves a cuddle.

The two spaniels below are Skye and Freddie.  I walk them every other week.  They love their walks and scoot off as soon as we arrive at the park, only to return to check on my whereabouts and then they are off again!

This is Suzie and Buster.  Suzie the pug has really grown in confidence since she started walking with the other dogs.  Here she is playing with Buster, a little dog I look after two days a week at home.

And I couldn't resist taking a picture of these flowers in Beckenham Place Park today.  The colour shone in the sunshine and announced the arrival of summer at last :)

Come back soon

x

Dog walking and Cat Sitting Today

Just finished my dog walks and only have one cat sit this evening so I'm now at home contemplating the cleaning.  I always treat myself and the family (they have to help) to a Chinese takeaway when we've cleaned the house, so it's a good incentive and a great way to start the week.

Just received a book I ordered from Amazon call 'Fab Abs in 6 weeks', so in 6 weeks time expect to see a very trim pet sitter arriving to collect your pets :)

Better get off and start rallying the troops.

Come back soon

Sharon

Bromley Pet Sitter/Dog Walker and Dog Boarder

Lovely weather for dog walking at the moment and I think because of the lovely weather everyone is thinking about getting away for Easter.

This Easter my house is going to be dog central and my busiest day is Saturday.  I will be looking after a labradoodle, a pug, a little terrier and a terrier mix.  Things will be busy, busy, busy this weekend but we are still planning a family day on Sunday with people coming over for a big Sunday lunch.  They are all looking forward to seeing the dogs I have staying and coming out for  a midday dog walk in Beckenham Place Park.

Im busy with cats too at the moment and Im enjoying my morning visits before starting the midday dog walks.

Give me a call or email if you would like to enquire about cat sitting, dog walking or dog boarding or visit my website www.purr-fectkitty.co.uk for more information.

Happy Easter :)

I've just noticed I've got two followers YAY!  Hi David and Anya, Little Glasses is my daughter Anya :).  It's only taken three years of posting on this blog :(  I don't mind, I enjoy my job and I enjoy writing about it :).
This is how my week went and will give you an idea of what I get up to.

Chloe

Monday

Starts with an early morning walk with Suzie, a little pug.  John takes her out on her 2 hour walk and I join him after an hour with whoever is boarding with me.  Today it was a standard poodle called Chloe.

Marley

Paid a visit to a neighbours cat, Gibson who has to be fed and then is usually let out for the day and let back in in the evening.  It's so cold at the moment I usually let him back in after a few hours.  Had to visit Lily between 10 and 10.30am to give her an insulin injection and some cuddles and then it was off  to collect the lunchtime dogs, Lobo, Marley and Poppy and Paolo.  Today instead of John, my daughter joined me on the walk. Chloe came along too and we had a nice walk in the sunshine.

The day finished with an evening visit to Lily and another insulin injection, more cuddles and brushing and a couple of visits to Gibson to let him out and back in again for the night.

Skye and Freddy have a habit of barking  very loudly at me If I stop to chat to anyone

Tuesday

Buster came for the day today.  He is a little dog but very dominant. I went over the road to let Gibson out and then  I paid a visit to Lily.  At 11am I came back to walk Buster, Lobo and Marley while John walked Poppy and Paolo and Skye and Freddy.  We met up in the woods and had a warm by a bonfire which someone has been keeping alight.  Very cold day but sunny, so pleasant to walk the dogs.  Usual evening visits to Lily and Gibson.  Last visit to Gibson so made sure the place was spic and span for my neighbours return.

Lily

Wednesday

John walked Suzie for two hours and I joined him for an hour with Jasper, a lovely 1 yr old spaniel.
Managed a slice of toast before it was off to visit Lily.  Fed her and tried to warm the flat up by putting on an extra heater.  Gave her a brush and cuddle and it was off to pick up Lobo and Skye and Freddy while John picked up Marley and Poppy and Paolo.  Lovely walk although bitterley cold.

In the evening I had a consultation with a lady who wants me to walk her little puppy, Oscar.  He is 4 months old and a cross labrador, collie.  Luckily we got on like a house on fire and I start walking Oscar from next week.  He will join one of the lunchtime walks, first on lead and then he will be walked off lead.  John visited Lily in the evening and I had a rare night off.

Thursday

Suzie and Jasper

Buster arrived about 8am and I took him for a walk before going off to meet a new client who is interested in my cat sitting service.  She happily booked my services and I will me starting the cat sit in a few weeks time, visiting her two lovely cats.  Scooted over to Lily to administer the insulin inject and then it was off to pick up Lobo.  Thursday is a quiet day for dog walking , so I had time to meet a friend for lunch.  I took Buster with me on the walk with Lobo and then took him to the pub, a dog friendly pub in Beckenham called the Jolly Woodman.  Finished the day with an evening visit to Lily.

 

Friday

First job - pick up Suzie and Jasper for an hours walk.  Buster was with me today as well.  After that I went over to see Lily and then picked up Marley, Lobo and Buster for a walk in Beckenham Place Park.  I was joined by my nephew today, so the dogs got extra time while we chatted and caught up with each other.

Lunar

Stella

In the evening it was off to visit Lily and then off to see Stella and Lunar, two lovely black cats who love playing with feathers on a stick.

Saturday

John made the last visit to Lily and left the place clean and tidy for her owner's return. He then went off to visit Stella and Lunar.

Promise of snow tonight and luckily I only had morning jobs and the night off.   I had a consultation with a lovely labradoodle this morning who is coming to board in April if all goes well with his trial visit in two weeks.  He is a lovely shaggy brown colour and Im really looking forward to the trial day with him.  His name is Berkeley and I will post a picture up of him on facebook for you all to see.

I hope you have enjoyed hearing about the pets I have looked after this week and if you are considering a pet sitter to look after your pets, I hope you call so that we can meet in person and have a chat.

Bye Bye and keep warm :)

Bromley Pet Sitter/Dog Walker - Purr-fect Kitty - wishes you all a Happy New Year 2012

Whether you are looking at this blog because you are searching for a pet minder or you are a client already, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I'm just back from a very cold one hour dog walk in Beckenham Place Park with Marley, Skye and Freddy, three dogs I have been looking after for a long time now.  All three dogs like to do their own thing.  Marley at least stays quite close to me, while Skye and Freddy shoot off and just check back with me every now and again.  We keep to the same route so that no one gets lost :)

Bear

I don't have many cats at the moment as everyone is back from their Christmas breaks.  I am looking after a lovely (almost feral) cat called Charley and two beautiful Guinea Pigs called Sonia and Tonia who make loads of noise as I approach the summer house they are housed in.  They are the last of the Christmas pet sits and my last visit to them is on Friday this week.  I also have a lovely little dog staying until Friday called Bear and he is just like a cuddly teddy bear :)  I am then off on a well earned break to Cornwall for a few days:)


If you are looking for a dog walker or a cat sitter please visit my website www.purr-fectkitty.co.uk or call me on 07931 960838 and we can have a chat.  I look forward to hearing from you.

For cat sitting I cover Beckenham, Penge, Beckenham, Catford,  Sydenham, Bromley, Chislehurst, Lee. Shortlands, West Wickham and Grove Park

For Dog walking I try to stay more local - Bromley, Shortlands, Beckenham and Penge (please call if you are outside these areas as I may still be able to dog walk for you).  I am happy to do ad hoc dog walks as well as regular dog walks.

I also offer a dog boarding service.

I look after other pets too :)

Sharon
Bromley Cat Sitter
Bromley Dog Walker
Bromley Pet Sitter

Bromley Cat Sitting and Dog Walking

Winter is upon us.  I have spent the day dog walking in the rain and enjoyed every minute of it.

Today I started the day at 8am when Buster (John's little charge for the day), a little chihuahua cross was dropped off for day care.  After playing with him for a while I got ready to go and visit the 5 cats I am looking after at the moment.  Buster went up the garden with my husband to his workshop and I scooted off to visit Valentine and Petra, Bobby and Kooky and Daisy.  Cat sits finished I started my dog walks.  I had two ad hoc visits booked today, a labrador called Lobo and a Labrador/Staffie called Brinna.  John took Lobo and Buster out and I walked Brinna.  Brinna is walked on lead to so I always walk her on her own and then I went off to pick up Marley (spaniel) and Poppy and Paolo (cairn and westie) for a walk in Beckenham Place Park for an hour.  I have been walking these dogs for a couple of years so we are all old friends.  The rain stayed in the air mainly so we didnt get too wet.  I met up with a friend who also has a spaniel and the dogs played for an hour before we all headed back.

Back home for lunch after dropping the dogs back and cleaning them up as best I could.  A little bit of tlc for my daughter who has a cold and is off school and its time for checking on emails and doing any admin that is required.  Buster's owner picked him up at 4.30pm so I had time for a little chat before going off again at 5pm to walk Wolfie, a lovely little dog who lives down my road.  Wolfie is very scared of fireworks and unfortunately he heard a small bang in the distance and it took all my strength to stop him running off home.  We managed the 30 min walk without hearing any other fireworks and I took her home for her tea.  Then it was off to the two evening cat sits I had.

At 7.30pm I headed home for tea with the family and a well earned rest in front of the tv.

All in all a good day's work and plenty of time to get everything ready for tomorrow.  Let's hope the sun manages to shine just a little and the drizzle stops.

Come back soon,

Sharon

Pet Sitter Bromley - Purr-fect Kitty - running hot and cold

Hi, it's no wonder the English discuss the weather constantly; we have so much to discuss.  One minute it's pouring the next it's brilliant sunshine and we're all flagging in the heat, the next we are sheltering from a hail storm and then we're taking pictures of the brilliant rainbow in the sky.  Having an outside job I get to experience every change in the weather that's thrown my way throughout the day and I never know what to wear from one day to the next - sometimes from one hour to the next.  I think I am going to have to invest in some outdoor wear that keeps you cool but dry, so if anyone has any suggestions please email me.

Luckily for me I live near a very large wooded area with a little river running through it, so if it's hot, as it has been just lately, I can take the dogs for a walk and stay mainly in the shade with a stop off for a wallow in the stream.  John and I have been splitting our walks and this has been working out much better for us.  So usually now I will only be walking three dogs at a time.  Much more manageable!  I do admire the dogwalkers who can walk six or seven dogs without any help but that's not for me. 

So who am I looking after at the moment?  Buster a big black lab, very well behaved and well trained.  Bear, a tri coloured Jack Russell cross, who has a few behaviour issues and Bob, the Schnauzer who is working through his unusual behaviours with a trainer.  I also have two gerbils staying for a week.  Outside of the house I am looking after a cat that doesn't even belong to the family who have hired me to feed him and their Guinea Pigs, two lovely puppies called Jasper and Honey and two beautiful Spaniels called Skye and Freddie who give me a heart attack every walk when they run off and don't come back for quite a while, they do always come back though, phew!  I am also looking after a client's garden who is on holiday, just watering and tending the plants.  Of course I cant forget Poppy and Paolo, two little regulars who enjoy their midday walk in the park, today accompanied by Jasper.

More cat sits starting soon and I will have some piccies to post very soon, so come back and visit again.

Thanks

Sharon