Cape Cod Dog Boarding Kennel vs Pet Sitting Cape Cod offers many pet care choices for dog and cat owners who must leave their beloved animals behind while they travel. Many people first consider a friend or the local kennel. But there are more choices than ever now when considering the well being of your [...]
Cape Cod Dog Boarding Kennel vs Pet Sitting
Cape Cod offers many pet care choices for dog and cat owners who must leave their beloved animals behind while they travel. Many people first consider a friend or the local kennel. But there are more choices than ever now when considering the well being of your pet. This article will explain several factors for pet owners to consider when making arrangements for the comfort and safety of their dogs, cats and other animals. The topics of diet and exercise will briefly be addressed, along with tips to help your pets avoid separation anxiety and stress that goes along with travel plans when we leave our animals behind. Hopefully this article will help to provide good information to the pet public on available dog boarding and pet sitting choices.
Leaving Cape Cod on Vacation?
Your pets always depend on you for comfort and care, even when you are traveling. So when you leave Cape Cod on your next trip, you should consider hiring someone you trust. Simply having a friend or neighbor watch your pets can prove disastrous. They probably do not possess the experience or have enough time to properly care for your pets, especially during long trips or vacations. If a vet visit is required that may cause a strain too.
The two most popular choices for Cape Cod dog and cat owners are kenneling and pet sitting.
Cape Cod Boarding Kennels
Boarding at a kennel will avoid the stress of a long trip in the car or airplane. It can allow your animals to stay where they are welcome and usually you can pay an extra fee to receive playtime and exercise. Your pets will be fed and cared for while you travel. The kennel will monitor your dog along with many other dogs in a dormitory style setting. Cats are usually stacked in crates. If there is a detectable health problem the kennel will call a vet. Security is normally a top concern at kennels, which are designed to thwart any escape attempts by confining your pets in a cage. When you arrive from your trip, you usually have a small window of opportunity make a trip out to the kennel and pick up your pets.
Potential drawbacks to using a boarding kennel include:
- Kennels can add to stress and anxiety because your animals will be in an unfamiliar environment.
- Your pets will be surrounded by unfamiliar dogs, people and smells.
- Some pets may even be exposed to the health problems of other animals such as kennel cough.
- If you have animals such as birds, reptiles or other exotic animals it is unlikely that any kennel will take them.
- Your dogs and cats may not be on their regular diet, which can cause digestive problems.
Cape Cod Pet Sitting
CapeK9Cardio is a professional pet sitting and dog walking company that offers many advantages over traditional dog boarding and kennels for about the same price. Our service can actually be more affordable than a kennel for multiple pet families!
Pet Sitting Benefits
- Your pets will all receive love and attention each day, several times per day.
- Your animals will avoid the extra stress involved with traveling.
- Your dogs and cats are comfortable in the environment they know best – HOME!
- Your animals will be on their regular diet, eating only their food and treats.
- Dog walks or runs everyday are included!
- No risk of exposure to disease or other animals in a strange and unfamiliar place.
- Avoid the inconvenience of picking up your dog after a long trip.
Pet Owner Benefits
- Your friends and neighbors will not be burdened by your pets.
- You will have complete peace of mind knowing your animals are just a phone call away, being well cared for by a professional.
- Your home will have a lived in appearance. An added FREE security benefit.
- Mail and newspaper retrieval, watering of plants, alternating blinds and lighting and more – we do a lot more than just care for animals and we tabulate it all on a checklist.
- When you arrive home, your pets will be there to welcome you. No hassle of trying to pick them up and no risk of being late to get them.
Visit our website for a complete list of rates and services. We will come to your home and answer any questions during our free pet consultation.
CapeK9Cardio
“A Fit Dog is a Happy Dog”
CapeK9Cardio Offers Many Cape Cod Pet Services Cape Cod Pet Sitting Services – our pet sitters will visit and care for your pets where they are most comfortable – in your home. Your dog will also receive daily exercise, playtime and love! We also make sure your home appears lived in by retrieving your mail, [...]
CapeK9Cardio Offers Many Cape Cod Pet Services
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Cape Cod Pet Sitting Services – our pet sitters will visit and care for your pets where they are most comfortable – in your home. Your dog will also receive daily exercise, playtime and love! We also make sure your home appears lived in by retrieving your mail, adjusting your blinds and lights and performing security checks. This service is really a great kennel alternative. Board your dog in your home! |
| Cape Cod Dog Exercise Services – Dog Running Service or Dog Walking Service – our dog runners and dog walkers will serve as your dog’s personal trainer, ensuring your dog receives high quality exercise – “Canine Cardio”! It is important that your dog’s heart rate reaches an elevated level for a sustained period of time for the maximum cardio benefit during exercise – something that dog walking alone can’t accomplish. |  |
Cape Cod House Sitting Services – our pet sitters will visit and care for your Cape Cod home while you are away or on vacation. We perform security checks, retieve your mail and newspapers, adjust lighting, reset alarms and home security systems and give your Cape Cod home a lived in appearance.
Cape Cod Pet Taxi Service – an animal taxi service for your Cape Cod dog or cat or other domestic animals – we transport your pets to the doggie day care, groomers, kennel or vet.
Leash Skills and Behavior Training
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Does your dog need reinforcement training or leash skills training? CapeK9Cardio’s pet sitters, dog walkers and dog runners are trained to use the “Loose Leash” method. We discourage pulling, jumping, biting of the leash and herding during all of our sessions. |
Cape Cod Service Area
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Click the map to the left to see more detail on our Service Area Map. We cover the most of the Upper Cape Including your town: Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 |
We are a Bonded & Insured Pet Sitting & Dog Walking Company
Have confidence knowing CapeK9Cardio is a Bonded and Insured Professional Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Company. We pride ourselves in poviding the best pet care and services possible for your pets on Cape Cod! All of our Dog Walkers and Pet Sitters are Bonded and Insured. We are NAPPS Pet Sitters (National Association of Professional Pet Sitters) members.
We Guarantee Your Satisfaction!
We look forward to providing you and your pets with the highest quality pet care and an enjoyable pet sitting, dog walking, dog running or house sitting experience. Call, Contact Us or order Pet Sitting Pet Services or Dog Walking Services online. We will get back to you quickly, and provide you with proof of insurance and Pet Sitting or Dog Exercise references from our happy pet owners. We provide Cape Cod’s best Dog Walking, Dog Running, Pet Sitting, Pet Taxi and House Sitting Services.
We Have Monthly Articles on Dogs in our Dog Blog. This Month’s Article: Ticks on Cape Cod
| Read our latest Dog Blog on protecting your dogs from ticks on Cape Cod. We will cover how to prevent, remove and identify ticks. We will also show you which ticks can be infected with lyme disease and we’ll even give you a coupon for tick prevention medication. |  |
CapeK9Cardio’s Free Pet Consultation
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CapeK9Cardio’s goal is to provide safety, comfort and exercise for your pets at an affordable price. Our pet sitters and dog walkers are professionally trained to provide the best pet sitting, dog walking and dog running available for your Cape Cod pets. We provide a free consultation to answer your questions and to ensure the pet care we provide meets your expectations. |
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Pet owners have faced a dilemma for many years when traveling from home. The care options were limited. Families had to leave their pets at a kennel or entrust their dogs and cats with friends or family. These two choices are far from perfect. Luckily there is a better alternative – pet sitting. Pet sitters [...]
Pet owners have faced a dilemma for many years when traveling from home. The care options were limited. Families had to leave their pets at a kennel or entrust their dogs and cats with friends or family. These two choices are far from perfect.
Luckily there is a better alternative – pet sitting. Pet sitters are professional pet caregivers. They care for your animals in the comfort of your own home. Wether you have dogs, cats or other indoor pets, pet sitting provides more than a kennel or doggie day care. Most pet sitters also provide house sitting, walks and a comfort for your dog. There are several benefits to this service and Dog Walking Services can provide all of them at an affordable price.
This is why Pet Sitting is one of the nation’s fastest growing industries, according to NAPPS (National Association of Professional Pet Sitters):
“Pet sitting offers the best of all worlds – for Cape Cod pets and their owners. Trauma is minimized. Pet owners need not go through the ordeal of transporting unhappy pets and worrying that they might be exposed to other pet illnesses. Your Cape Cod pets get to stay in their familiar home, maintain their diet and dog exercise routine. Our professional pet sitters and dog walkers will attend to all of their pet care needs.
Professional pet sitting allows pet owners to confidently leave their dogs, cat and other animals home, knowing that they’ll receive the love and care they so rightly deserve.”
Here is a quote from one of our happy Dog Walking clients:
Cape K9 Cardio is a very organized, professional company. My personal experience with them has been very beneficial to me and my dog. Jason & Holly are polite, kind and professional. My dog gets some great excerise and I get peace of mind, knowing that she is in great hands. I have also used their pet sitting services when I have had to travel, and I felt so confident in the care that my dog & cats were getting. Much better than dropping the dog off somewhere, she got to stay in the comfort of her own surroundings. Plus I loved reading all of the notes on the pet sitting and dog walking service, they were great.”
Rose W.
Falmouth MA
