Bromley Pet Sitter - Purr-fect Kitty

Hi!

You've probably visited this blog because you are trying to decide whether to send your cat or dog to kennels or employ a pet sitter.
Every month or so I update this blog with pictures of the pets I have been looking after and sometimes a little story about the pet sit or dog board. I hope this will help you decide and if you do decide on a pet sitter, I hope you give me a call to discuss your requirements.

In the last couple of months I have been very busy so I am going to feature a few of the cat sits and three of the dog boards.

First up Ruby. A lovely old dog with a lovely temperament and a loving nature. She is about 9 years old and her owner was away for a few days. Ruby was a bit of a nightmare to walk on a lead and wasn't allowed off lead in the park so we did most of our playing in the garden (which was massive!). Ruby loved running for her deflated rugby ball, her frisbee and tennis ball. She had a habit of trying to get the toys all in her mouth at the same time to bring them back which was really quite comical. In the evening she would lie by my feet and roll over so that I could rub her belly. Who wouldn't enjoy that ?

For the last four days I have had Bob staying with me, a beautiful Schnauzer. Bob had beautiful colouring and his eyebrows were sort of duck egg blue. He was a little anxious when he arrived, complete with pheramone collar, but quickly settled down. Because he was anxious I relaxed the rules a bit and let him sleep on my bed, just like he did at home. He was no trouble during the night and slept between me and my husband or at the bottom of the bed. In the morning he

went out in the garden for an early morning toilet break and then came back upstairs and settled down again or looked out the window and growled at whoever was going past:) Bob was walked three times a day, mostly off lead and he was very good, playing nicely with other dogs, chasing his ball and not giving it back and I had been warned about his obsession with joggers and cyclists but he only chased two people, which I thought was quite impressive. I knicknamed Bob, Biscuit Bob, because he was a bit hit and miss if you called Bob to get him to come back, but if you shouted biscuit, he came back no problem:)

Cutie is a cat I have been looking after for a friend of mine who has gone on a cruise. Cutie is an indoor cat, she does have a cat flap but doesn't really like going out much. On the first day of sunshine I opened the front door and took my cup of tea out onto the steps that lead up to the flat and Cutie came out with me for a little while. She seemed to enjoy being out in the sun but only stayed out for about 10 minutes before she decided she'd had enough.
Buno, the Bangladeshi cat. Buno's owners adopted him when they were working over there and decided when they returned to England to bring Buno with them. He had to spend a long time in quarantine but now resides in Shortlands. He was feral but is now a house cat and a very vocal one at that. We had a few chats when I visited. Of course he was speaking Bangladeshi so I didn't understand him at all :)
This is Colin and Chloe, two Purr-fect Kitty regulars. Here they are in a licking frenzy. They were much more relaxed this time round and both cats liked jumping on my lap for a stroke after they had wolfed down their food. It was nice to see them so happy because they had had a big upheaval when I first started looking after them and although Chloe settled down quickly, Colin found it very difficult.
This is the lovely Tilly, a beautiful black labrador pup. Tilly came to stay while her owner had to work very long hours over a couple of days. Like all labradors, Tilly loved a good run in the park and I had some lovely walks with her. Tilly arrived with a huge crate which she slept in at night and lots of toys. I am hoping Tilly becomes a regular boarder.

Thats just a taste of some of the pets I have looked after in the last couple of months. Come back to soon to meet more of my pets. I have some new dog and cat sits starting in the next few weeks and I'm looking forward to a very busy Easter.

See you Soon

Sharon

Bromley Cat Sitter and Dog Walker

I hope you have all had a good start to the year. Going by the amount of new enquiries I have had already I think this year is going to be a busy one. I have also won the lottery twice which is unbelievable for me:) Before you all get excited it was for £10 and £20, but at least it's going up! At the moment I am getting lots of enquiries about dog boarding and I'm having to turn them all away; the extension that I was hoping would be finished soon after Christmas got off to a very slow start and in the end was held up for two weeks with the weather and is being held up now because of beam dimensions???? It looks like I won't be boarding again until the beginning of March, so that's a disappointment.

Workwise January and February are always slow months but I have had new clients so have some pictures for you.

First up is Rigsby. Welcome back Rigsby. I was so pleased to hear from Rigsby's owner that he needed me to walk Rigsby again. Here he is in his basket.


My first cat is Cutie. Cutie is my friend's cat and he has gone away for 3 months on an around the world cruise. Because of the hold up with the building I have been unable to bring Cutie to my house as was planned, and instead I go round to see her as much as I can. It's working out quite well at the moment and I'm spending at least 2 hours a day there, so Cutie is getting a lot of attention. In the next few weeks I'll be going round there more as my house is going to be full of workmen and will be very dusty, so it'll become a bit of a port in a storm. Here's two pictures of Cutie.
Cutie is a great lap cat as you can see and lets you know if she isn't getting enough attention by tapping you on the chin with her paw.






I am really pleased to introduce you to JL and Beauregard. JL is a Maine Coon and Beau is a Norwegian Forest Cat. They are absolutely gorgeous and JL is the largest cat I've ever looked after. When I started looking after them they wouldn't come out from under the bed, but now they greet me and I'm able to groom and pet them.

Two other new cats are Basil and Sybil. Two British Shorthaired cats. Basil, Shorthair Blue and Sybil, Shorthair Blue and Cream. They are quite nervous of me still and I could only get pictures of them on the top of cupboards. On one of the visits they were quite brave and came up to me but the next time I came they seemed quite skittish. I'm sure when I've looked after them a few more times they will come round :)


Are'nt they lovely!






Look forward to seeing pictures of a lovely puppy I am going to be walking and another beautiful black labrador who I will be walking every day in February. Let's hope the weather improves!

Unfortunately I end this post on a sad note as two of my clients informed me recently that their cat Marley had been run over. Marley was a beautiful black and white cat and I last looked after her before Christmas. I was very sad to hear the news and I hope Harley, Wayne and Bonnie are slowly getting over there loss. RIP Marley.

Pet Sitting in Bromley, Christmas 09

Christmas is over and New Year celebrations out of the way but life is still busy for Sharon, the Bromley Pet Sitter, Purr-fect Kitty.
Here are a few pictures of the pets I have looked after this past month.
First up the most christmassey picture is of Seymour in his christmas hat. I walked Seymour one evening at the beginning of the month and his mummy sent me this picture.
On New Years Eve I had the pleasure of Harley's company for the day and here he is playing with his tug toy in the hallway. He later completely destroyed a present he had found under the tree. Harley!!

I also had the pleasure of looking after Buster (labrador) for a night and Lenny (labradoodle) came to stay for a day and half. They were both brilliant and you can see them below.

Lenny took a liking to my sofa and he was only allowed to sleep on it if he stayed on the blanket :)

Over the Christmas holiday I looked after Cooper and Jen (my friends spaniels) while they holidayed in Cornwall with their family. They kept me very busy and were quite hard to walk during the icy weather as Jen pulls quite a lot on her lead, so I had to have my wits about me. Here they are in the snow.


And now for the cats I looked after:-
In one house I am looking after 4 cats. Three I knew about and one the owners failed to tell me about. When this cat appeared at the house I didn't know if it was a neighbour's cat or if it belonged at the house. It's details weren't on my form but something made me think that I shouldn't shoo it away. That night I emailed the owners about the cat and they, just as I thought, told me they had acquired a new cat but had forgotten to tell me about it ;) I'm just the pet sitter after all :) And here they are:-

Yuki and Nero (he's a very nervous cat, hence the photo)

Seibei and Mishumishu (the new one)
And now for an oldie called Whiskey (the one on the stairs) and Max (black and white with red collar).
Whiskey was on antibiotics and each morning I had to give him a tablet wrapped in a piece of turkey. A few times the turkey was eaten and tablet dropped onto the floor but on the whole he was very good about taking them. Max didnt have any playmates and looked very lonely each time I visited so I tried to give him a bit of extra attention. Daisy is a lovely old girl and you can see her sitting on the green cover on the back of her sofa. She had been in the wars recently but was improving day by day.

Then I had some purr-fect kitty regulars Baloo and Bagheera (black cats), Marley (black and White) and Harley (tabby), and Marley (large black and white) and Noah (large, mostly black). All six are very affectionate cats and I loved going round to see them and getting reacquainted. On one of the evening visits to Harley and Marley, I had a little Christmas helper, Marcus and you can see him making friends with Marley. (see below)

I looked after three other Purr-fect Kitty regulars Marigold, my most nervous cat and two lovely kittens called Coco and Sophie. The kittens were georgeous as ever. Unfortunately I never get a picture of Marigold as she usually hides as soon as she hears the key in the door.

Last but not least two new cats called Agnus and Lionel. Agnus, a beautiful white cat and Lionel a really long legged ginger cat. I hope they become regulars as they are so affectionate and love the attention of daily visits.

Finally HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my clients and
their owners

Dog Boarding, Cat Sitting and Dog Walking Bromley

Hi and welcome to my blog. Here you get to see what I've been up to in November and best of all you get to see all the lovely pets I've been looking after. I didn't think November was going to be that busy but I was pleasantly surprised.

This sweetie is called Pinta and Pinta is a new member of the Purr-fect Kitty family. It was a confusing pet sit because Pinta was visited (this was allowed by the owners) by two other cats and they all looked very similar. The only way I could tell it was Pinta was by looking at the collar


The dog on the left is called Seymour. My daughter had left my card with one of her friend's mums in the summer and she gave me a call asking if I could come round to walk Seymour one evening while they were all out at a concert. She explained Seymour's sad history and I was all prepared to be walking a very slow dog up the road and back at a very leisurely pace. Much to my surprise Seymour walked so fast I could barely keep up with him - and I can walk very fast!

The dog on the right is Ben. Ben is new to the area and has a short walk midday Monday to Friday. Ben is another old dog and he has a bit of arthritis. Yet again I was surprised at how fast and how far Ben likes to walk. He definitely slows down on the way back to the house but I think that's more about going home than having stiff joints:)


This dog you will all recognise as Harley. I've been walking Harley since he was a pup. The day I took the picture was a very wet day and Harley came home soaked.

I was thrilled when Harley's owners booked an 'Away Day' for Harley. I picked Harley up at 9.30am and brought him home with me for the day. Harley enjoyed two walks and access to my large, rather overgrown, garden. Here he is exploring.

I was very pleased to receive a call from the owners of Bill and Hiltz, two very lucky cats in Greenwich. They get visits twice a day, so very privileged indeed.


Here's a picture of me and Bill snuggling up in the armchair.


and below you will see a picture of Hiltz. During the pet sit we had firework night but the cats weren't fazed at all, and there were lots going off.












These three cats all live together and all have very different personalities. Every day I was greeted by Roxanne. A very friendly cat, always first down the stairs when I arrived, but also very skittish when I stroked her. Roxanne is the one on the right. She was like a little bush baby with really big eyes. The one on the left is her brother Matthew. He wasn't always willing to come by for a stroke but he did on some of the days I was visiting them. The one in the middle is Charlie. A really lovely older cat. Charlie stayed very aloof during the pet sit until the second to last day when she suddenly became brave enough to let me stroke her and then she couldn't get enough. All very different, but all gorgeous:)


During November Buster came to stay with me a few times and on one of the days we went on an outing to Lower Halstow.

Buster had a lovely day, running around, in and out of the water and was very good when the tide went out not running in and out of the water or should I say mud. We could have potentially came home with a mud ball but he listened and seemed to know it wouldn't have been a good move:)



This is Colin and Chloe. I've just finished their pet sit. I've looked after them many times before and we are old friends. I was interested to see how Colin was getting on (he is the one on the coloured throw) because he is a very nervous cat and usually would have nothing to do with me. This time he has been put on 'prozac' for cats and he was much more relaxed than I've ever seen him. In fact I was quite shocked that on the last day of the pet sit he jumped up beside me and let me stroke him for ages. Why do nervous cats always do that on the last day of the pet sit :)


So we are now approaching the busiest time of year for a pet sitter - Christmas:) The next four weeks are going to be very busy for me and I'm looking forward to giving all the pets I visit on Christmas day a little Christmas treat and a big kiss.

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and if you're like me and haven't even started your Christmas shopping yet - Good Luck!