A Pet Sitter, or Pet Nanny, cares for pets when their owners are out of town, working or otherwise unable to do so. Common duties found in a Pet Sitter job description include dog walking, feeding pets of all types and cleaning up after pets, such as attending to cat litter boxes or fish aquariums.
Một Pet Sitter phải có khả năng hoàn thành nhiều nhiệm vụ và trách nhiệm khác nhau. Sau đây là một số nhiệm vụ và trách nhiệm mà một Pet Sitter phải có khả năng thực hiện:
- Playing with pets or providing entertainment to keep pets happy and engaged, such as playing fetch with a dog
- Providing appropriate sustenance in the form of food and water as directed by the pet owner
- Administering medications and supplements as directed for the health of the pet
- Changing litter boxes or otherwise cleaning up after the pet or keeping animal enclosures clean
- Exercising pets regularly as needed, such as walking dogs
- Overseeing the pet to ensure optimal safety
Một Pet Sitter cạnh tranh sẽ có một số kỹ năng và trình độ nhất định, bao gồm:
- Experience with specific types of animals that the business is most likely to provide pet sitting services for
- Customer-service skills and experience
- Strong communication skills
- Animal CPR skills
- Vet tech or other animal health care support skills or experience
- Physical ability to perform tasks, such as lifting a certain amount or walking large dogs on a leash
