Disclosure for pet sitting services: Services will be performed in accordance with the instructions agreed upon in written contract. The Client waives any claims against Persnickety-Pets Pet Sitting Service unless Persnickety-Pets Pet Sitting Service is negligent and does not perform as agreed per written contract.
All dogs must be currently licensed and up-to-date on their rabies shot. The only exceptions are puppies still undergoing their puppy shot routine. Proof of license and vaccination must be presented at time of meet-n-greet. Cats should be vaccinated but it is not a requirement.
If your pet is not confined to the interior of the house during the duration of the pet sitting assignment, and is allowed to roam free (either in a fenced yard, as in the case of dogs, or unrestrained, as in the case of cats), Persnickety-Pets cannot be held liable for any injury that the pet may sustain at this time. We will not be responsible for injury, death, or loss of pet if the pet should escape from the yard.
Full payment is expected prior to start of pet sitting services. Payment can be made by personal check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express. There is a $25 service fee for all returned checks or declined credit cards.
PLEASE NOTE: If prepayment is not made prior to start of any pet sitting assignment, a 10% surcharge of the trip's total amount will be added to the invoice. The only exception being if the trip is unexpectedly delayed and more visits are added, or if paying by credit card (credit card information must be on file).
If client returns earlier than designated, and does not inform the sitter in a timely manner, a $7 trip charge will be incurred by client. Please call if you are returning early and you can receive a credit for the day.
Keys are to be presented at the time of Meet-N-Greet Session (preliminary meeting). If a return trip is to be made to pick up keys not presented at time of Meet-N-Greet, a $10 trip charge will be added to services. If keys are to be returned at the end of the pet sitting assignment, a $10 trip charge will apply (unless keys can be returned via snail mail - a $3 shipping chage will apply. If keys are to be kept in our key safe, no additional charge will apply.
If other parties have access to pet owner's home at the same time as per sitting service, Persnickety-Pets Pet Sitting Service shall not be held liable for damage that could result from another parties' negligence.
If there is more than one pet at client's home, and an injury occurs to one pet as a result of interaction with the other, Persnickety-Pets cannot be held liable for injury unless client states prior to sitting service that pets cannot be contained together and must be kept separate. It is the responsibility of the client to know when your pets are not compatible. All aggression issues must be disclosed to sitter at time of Meet-N-Greet and noted in contract.
In the event of an emergency, all veterinarian services will be paid by the Client. Extra time expended by a Persnickety-Pet Pet sitter during an emergency will be compensated by Client at reasonable pet sitting charges.
Persnickety-Pets will not be held liable for any destruction or soiling of rugs, furniture, household goods, or any other owner-items, unless specifically instructed that pets are not to be allowed in areas where such destruction may occur (this requires unescapable crating). Owner is responsible for knowing whether or not their pets are destructive or not housebroken.
EVERY-OTHER-DAY Service: If this service is selected, Persnickety-Pets cannot be held liable for any injury or death that may occur as a result of this service. A separate disclaimer is required to be signed by pet owner when using this service.
Pet sitting hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sitting charges for times other than specified herein will be at an additional charge of $7.00 per incidence, over the normal rate, per visit.
Holidays will incur an additional $10.00 per day. Holidays include: New Year's Eve (day and night), New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (day and night), and Christmas Day.
Client must sign a Hurricane Evacuation disclosure form prior to pet-sitting service, during the months of June - November. This form states whether or not client would prefer their pet to remain at home during an evacuation, or if client would prefer Persnickety-Pets to try to find boarding arrangements during the hurricane emergency. These boarding arrangements cannot be guaranteed because of the enormous amount of boarding required for the area, but Persnickety-Pets will attempt to find one in good faith. All expenses for boarding of client's pet during emergency situations will be reimbursed by the client, per this agreement.
If client resides in an area where toll charges are applicable, the toll charges will be added to the pet sitting fee for each visit.
Due to the recent upsurge in fuel prices, we no longer provide new pet sitting services to areas north of Seminole, or south of Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. If you are a current client residing in areas outside of our updated boundary and wish for us to continue visiting your pet, a $5 fuel charge will be added to each visit. No pet sitting services are currently available for Clearwater or areas north of Clearwater.
Bookings require a 48-hour notice. All "emergency" bookings (bookings without a 48-hour notice) will incur a $10.00 surcharge applied to the first visit of the booking. All NEW clients must be scheduled for a pre-meeting called a meet-n-greet session. Without a Meet-n-Greet session, the new client will not be approved for pet sitting. We require a 5-day notice for ALL meet-n-greet sessions.
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