I have taken the time become a Certified Professional Pet Sitter (CPPS) through Pet Sitters International, a respected organization that is dedicated to educating pet care professionals worldwide.
To pass this exam, I spent months studying a multitude of topics relating to the professional pet care world. These topics included general pet care and "head to tail" examinations on dogs and cats, general avian care, animal first aid and health, parasites and proper sanitation, pet loss and disenfranchised grief, pet sitter health and safety, client interviews & customer service, disaster planning, ethics/legalities & pet sitter liability, and even more topics related to business management. Why do I share all of that, you may ask? Because I have never felt more prepared to care for your pets.
To pass this exam, I spent months studying a multitude of topics relating to the professional pet care world. These topics included general pet care and "head to tail" examinations on dogs and cats, general avian care, animal first aid and health, parasites and proper sanitation, pet loss and disenfranchised grief, pet sitter health and safety, client interviews & customer service, disaster planning, ethics/legalities & pet sitter liability, and even more topics related to business management. Why do I share all of that, you may ask? Because I have never felt more prepared to care for your pets.
For the record, I got 204/220 points on the exam - that's a 91%!
This COVID-19 Certification For Professional Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers was earned through an online course offered from Pet Sitters International. This course was created to assist pet sitters and dogs walkers as they update their business practices and policies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This course enabled me to take extra steps to educate myself on the best practices for offering pet care services while taking COVID-19 safety precautions.
Current COVID-19 precautions are that a mask is worn on every Drop In & Per-Hour Care visit, and can be worn at Overnight bookings upon request. Masks are also worn during all Meet & Greets.
Considering my work can mean visiting multiple households in the same day, I always wash my hands after every interaction with an animal, and use hand sanitizer. I also wipe my shoes, hose them off when I can, or change them for different clients altogether if possible. Additionally, because I interact with so many households, I am tested for COVID-19 every 10-14 days.
Considering my work can mean visiting multiple households in the same day, I always wash my hands after every interaction with an animal, and use hand sanitizer. I also wipe my shoes, hose them off when I can, or change them for different clients altogether if possible. Additionally, because I interact with so many households, I am tested for COVID-19 every 10-14 days.
This certification for Health, Sanitation and Safety for Professional Pet Sitters was earned through an online course offered from Pet Sitters International. This course focuses exclusively on health, sanitation and safety concerns for professional pet sitters. It dives even deeper into a few topics covered in the CPPS exam, for a more comprehensive education.
This course covered specifics like common health concerns for pets and how to perform basic first aid tasks, how to identify common parasites for pets and the best methods of treatment, best methods for removing pet stains and preventing the spread of infection/disease, the stages of grief after losing a pet and how to best handle a pet's remains, and others relating more directly to my safety as a pet sitter..
This course covered specifics like common health concerns for pets and how to perform basic first aid tasks, how to identify common parasites for pets and the best methods of treatment, best methods for removing pet stains and preventing the spread of infection/disease, the stages of grief after losing a pet and how to best handle a pet's remains, and others relating more directly to my safety as a pet sitter..