Jess’ Bespoke Petcare

11/08/2024

Off on family holiday for 14 gorgeous days in Türkiyé in 2 hours 😊

Jess’ Bespoke Petcare will be unavailable for 2 weeks but I’ll be back as usual on the 27th August, then off on another pet sitting adventure first week of September 💕

See you all soon x 🥰

(A story update on the latest petsit when I return)

30/07/2024

My last sit before I away to Türkiyé for 15 days with my family 🇹🇷

Benson, Bramble and Harley -
The Horsham Cuddle Bunch 💕

It will be a lovely reunion sit after a short time apart. I will be very happy to be back.

One day to go my loves! Not long until we can get into some mischief together! 😅😘

30/07/2024

He was never happier than when he was allowed to gnaw on a big stick (though this was more of a stake 😂) so on the last day, I let Harry have a 15 minute supervised chewing session, to relieve some stress and calm his nerves 💕

30/07/2024

When it is time for bed, Harry will let you know 😂 👍🏻

30/07/2024

As a reactive dog, Harry did brilliantly, keeping his composure on our walk, even when he spotted a neighbourhood cat across the road 🐈 🤣 Well done Harry 💜

30/07/2024

Videos captured of a wild Harry Hutchins in his natural habitat 💜

30/07/2024

Hi everyone 😊

Sorry for the gap between pet sit and post!
I have 11 days until I go on my family holiday and another pet sit this Thursday, so not much time to pack my suitcase 😂 I have used these few days to prep and get my holiday beauty treatments done 💕

Anyway.. 😅

I was just in Mansfield, Shirebrook, Derbyshire, pet sitting the most adorable geriatric doggo 🐶
Harry is hard of hearing, nearly blind, arthritic, has hip dysplasia and a special condition called pica, which causes him to chew and/or consume items of no nutritional value- Harry’s favourite non-food items to chew are bricks, large stones and big sticks from the woods or from streams! In fact, he loves chewing them so much, all his molars are worn doen and flattened, just like cattle! 🐄😂

🪨 🧱🪵 🚫

Of course, this specialised stress behaviour was discouraged as much as possible to prevent damage to the teeth and gums, but can never be completely stopped as it is an obsessive, compulsive behaviour that provides stress relief, and as such, Harry was most calm when gnawing, therefore, safer alternatives were found such as a heavy-duty filled kong and a strong meat-filled pig hoof treat that lasted 4 days 🥓 😋

Harry is incredibly vocal and would let me know whenever he was feeling or thinking anything! 😂 His medication makes him very hungry, so he spent a huge amount of our time together demanding food 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

I petsat handsome Harry from 15th-24th July and in that time I gained his trust and I believe that despite the communication barrier between us due to his fading senses, we built a bond through touch, which is how I comforted him where sight and sound could not 😌💜

Harry and I went on multiple walks after an initial refusal. 3 days without walking and he began to miss going number 2! 💩😂

We went on the most beautiful walks together. My favourite was on the last day, right before I caught my train home. Harry’s owner took him into a stream; he pranced around in the water and then finally dug up and collected a large piece of brick, which he carried with him all the way back to the car! (Mum took it away before the gnawing could commence 😂)

Harry is an amusing character - a very particular, distinguished gentleman who talks for England!

I will hopefully be seeing him again in the New Year for another holiday pet sit, where we will go on more adventures in the Mansfield countryside together 💕 I LOVE YOU HARRY ☺️🥰

I have a lot of pictures of Harry and our time together. I hope you enjoy looking through them.

Thank you for reading about this pet sit 😊
(Videos to follow as you can’t post both media together)

Without further ado, I give you Harry 👇🏻

22/07/2024

Apologies for the wait. I have been wrestling with myself over publishing these and unlike other sits, this one unfortunately doesn’t come with an in-depth story.

I will say however that Luton airport’s special assistance service was absolutely amazing and as usual, I loved the travelling part of the pet sit- my flight was lovely and I actually did enjoy being with these girls, despite everything 💕

So, without further ado,
My Scotland pet sit, 21st June to 5th July.

Enjoy ☺️

18/06/2024

😱🤩 OMG
4 days to go! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

13/06/2024

😊👍🏻

11/06/2024

SO EXCITED FOR MY FLIGHT! ✈️
I’m so proud of my personal and professional progress that I am not embarrassed to share and celebrate my first solo flight! 😱😅💕

I am so excited to travel to and experience another new location and to work with a dog breed that I haven’t (until now) had the pleasure of pet sitting ☺️🙏🏻 So thankful for this opportunity in my career and I promise to love every single moment 🥰

Count down to my Glasgow trip 👇🏻

31/05/2024

What’s next? Never a dull moment 👉🏻

Mid June: Coven, Wolverhampton
Late June: Glasgow, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😱💕
Mid July: Gravesend, Kent
Mid July: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

(Then off to Ölüdeniz in Türkiye 🇹🇷
for the family holiday)

Stay tuned 😊🤩 !

31/05/2024

Once I got home from Melton Mowbray I went on a two day retreat with my fiancé to Manchester, to do a self love photoshoot ☺️💜

Then I was away again for a 2 week sit with two beautiful ladies in gorgeous Guildford. So much lush greenery and so many squirrels! 🐿️ 😂

Daisy and Connie - both sprocker spaniels, with the biggest personalities 😅😍

Connie liked to climb the garden table to spy on the neighbours, and hoarded socks in her bed (No sock was safe the whole sit! 🤣)

Daisy is the baby. She loved cuddles at dinner time and chasing the squizzes in the park 😂
They were very laid back (aside from durinng walkies time) so I was able to get a lot of photos 🥰

Lovely girls and lovely owners! Can’t wait to be back 💕

Please enjoy these memories I captured in Guildford ☺️

31/05/2024

Good morning everyone 😊

I apologise for the stint of silence on the page. It has been SO busy recently 😂 But it has been fabulous and such a rush going to these new places and meeting new clients and pets! 😍

To catch you up -

After my sit with the gorgeous Elsie if Tenterden in February, I was very fortunate to return to a loyal client of mine in Melton Mowbray, who had two of my most favourite dogs - my boys, Dennis and Gnasher 😊💕

I love these boys SO much and they’re so cute and quirky, especially Dennis, who hates being picked up 😅
However, he has gotten quite old and clumsy. I noticed this on the first evening when he missed a step when hopping upstairs and he fell down and whimpered. He was fine, but from then for 12 days I had to pick him up every morning and evening; when we came downstairs for breakfast and when we went up to bed.. he was not a fan, bless him 😂

Gnasher.
Gnasher is a very shy and reserved lad, but on this pet sit I learned something amazing - Gnasher loves playing football! And you know I took full advantage of this the entire sit! It was the cutest thing and the most fun I’ve had in a garden in a long time ⚽️

Unfortunately, one of the degus in the house whom I fell in love with last year had passed away, which is sad but he was ill 😢
On the happy side, their friend was still there and I made sure to spoil her with treats that I bought, including some pet-safe nuts and berries 💕

And last but not least, the fish 🐠😍
Anyone who knows me knows that thanks to a long period of working at an aquatics centre for a year whilst in college, I now have a love for fish and aquatic invertebrates, so these guys are treated like royalty whenever I sit the house too.

They’re assorted goldfish that have the prettiest little pond, full of real water plants and a solar light that shines up through the water and lights the garden up at night 🤩

I have another sit in November! Cannot wait x

Please enjoy these memories I captured when in Melton Mowbray 💜

11/04/2024

11/04/2024

Good morning all 😊

I just wanted to address something that I get quite a lot, and it may help others who see it, put it into perspective as well. x

People often say to me “That is way too expensive.” or “That’s ridiculous for two dogs!” But how much does a pet sitter cost in the UK, on average?

Pet sitting rates in the UK vary anywhere from £10.00 an hour to £15.00 an hour, and calculating your prices as a pet sitter often depends on a variety of factors, such as the number of pets, the type of care required, if it is 24-7 care (meaning you can’t leave the home) etc etc …

Pet sitting prices can go as high as £25.00 per hour, if overnight boarding is required. For a day’s husbandry (roughly 9 hours) that would cost the owner £225.00, so, looking at it that way, £50.00 or £60.00 a day isn’t so much after all, is it? x

Thank you to all my wonderful clients for their custom and appreciation 💜 x

30/03/2024

Happy Easter to all of my wonderful clients! . and their humans 🤣🥰 xx

Have a lovely weekend all.
I hope to see you all soon 💖

28/02/2024

Just come off of an 11 day petsit with the wonderful Elsie of Tenterden 💕

Elsie is one of my VIP clients; a regular who is an angel to walk. She is a gun dog in training who is whistle trained 😊

She’s so intelligent and clever, especially when she’s off lead and doing her own thing. She loves to explore and is obsessed with her ball 🥎

One of my all time favourite clients 🤩
Her parents are wonderful too 💕

03/01/2024

What a fabulous 2023. My first FULL year working for myself 🥰💕

I’ve met so many lovely people and pets, made some friends, gone on many adventures and explored new parts of the country I’ve never seen… what a life I have now 🥹
And to think of where I started compared to where I’ve ended up 😍 wow 🤩

I’ve learned so much and there have been emotional times, but it’s all worth it the minute I open that client’s front door the next day 😌

See below the photos of my journey, start to finish 🥰

Bring on 2024! I’m ready for it all, so let’s go! 👍🏻

Kicking off next week with 5 nail clips and 2 full grooms 💖