Pet Care by Jocelyn

01/06/2025

FYI

Offering to pay more money to take someone else’s spot in my calendar will NOT get you booked. If I’m booked, I’m BOOKED. Period.

Don’t be that person 🚩

01/03/2025

Today is a lighter day so I didn’t have as many pups out with me this afternoon to enjoy the snow since I’m sure my bunny client and my three kitty clients would not appreciate the outdoors 😆

Kodiak had the time of his life walking with me for 2 miles on this snow and ice 🥶

Eh…the 5 pups I watch a few times each week?? They felt a little differently about the snow and their favorite part of seeing me today was coming back inside 😅

Stay safe out there! It’s slippery!

01/01/2025

I’ll be unavailable for all services today once my house sitting and my three drop in visits are finished to give myself time to go to my friend’s house for dinner 🥂

Stay safe and have a wonderful new year!

12/19/2024

🎄I still have CHRISTMAS house sitting availability from the evening of the 22nd through the 28th! Meet and greets are required for first time clients. If no one ends up booking Christmas, I’m going to allow as many folks as possible to book drop ins and walks since there won’t be a house sitting conflict for me to worry about! 🎄

New HOUSE SITTING policy changes for 2025 ⬇️

As many of you know, I had a financially hard year due to an unexpected increase in last minute cancellations…the profit loss totaling around an astonishing $4,000. For this reason, I’ve opted not to send out Christmas cards unless you didn’t get one from me last year. I’ll send some other kind of cute card early next year for everyone else once my finances return to normal. So sorry!

Anyone who books a HOUSE SITTING for 2025 BEFORE 1/1/25 will not owe a deposit and can wait until the first day of their service to pay in full for their booking. This only applies to private clients since rover clients always pay in full at the time they book.

PLEASE READ ⬇️⬇️🚨🚨

Any PRIVATE client that books a HOUSE SITTING for 2025 AFTER 1/1/25 will owe a 50% deposit at the time that they book. This deposit will be refundable up to 30 days prior to your stay and will be required in order for me to set aside time in my calendar. I will NOT book clients without this deposit because I’m trying to prevent folks from panicking and booking dates they won’t end up needing. It’s not fair to me as a business owner with bills of my own to pay and to the many clients I end up turning away due to dates being blocked. I encourage everyone to take a breath, relax, and double and triple check their dates before reaching out to me to book. I’m hoping this prevents folks from booking and then cancelling without there being enough time for me to fill the spot. If I end up not being available, I’m sure there are other qualified providers that can take my place.

➡️ If you book a HOUSE SITTING more than 30 days prior to your stay, your 50% deposit will be refundable up to 30 days before your stay

➡️ If you book a HOUSE SITTING less than 30 days prior to your stay, a much smaller non-refundable 25% deposit will be required before I put you into my calendar

➡️ Any remaining balance is due IN FULL by the first day of your house sitting! Any total for dog walks, drop in visits, and farm care are also due IN FULL by the first day BEFORE YOU LEAVE. This doesn’t apply to my weekly regulars. They are allowed to pay me per day if they want to because I see them each week and their schedules may change without much notice.

➡️ ROVER CLIENTS will still be required to pay in full for every service they book through the app. That company handles cancellations for me. I may strengthen my cancellation policy for house sittings but drop in visits and dog walks will remain as flexible as they can be.

If anyone has questions or concerns, I’m more than happy to address them! I will try to update everyone about these changes on a case by case basis. Again, drop in visits, dog walks, and farm care are still flexible and I offer refunds (even if some folks don’t accept them…which is always appreciated 😁)

Happy Holidays! 🎄

12/11/2024

🚨 AVAILABILITY RESTRICTIONS for 2025 🚨

I was hoping to offer house sittings through Valentine’s Day weekend but I need to be on kidding watch for one of my girls in case she caught on her first breeding date instead of her second date. HOUSE SITTINGS will be unavailable after the second week of February (willing to commit to a house sitting extending through Monday the 10th to Wednesday the 12th for longer trips). Following these dates, I will not be offering HOUSE SITTINGS until further notice. I’m waiting on one more doe to be successfully bred and then I’ll know more about when I’ll be able to resume providing house sittings.

As always, throughout our kidding season, I will be available for, and booking at high capacity, DROP-IN VISITS, DOG WALKS, and FARM CARE. I will touch base individually with clients if they’re booking dates that are a little too close to kidding watch for any of my girls. As always, I provide full refunds if something happens and they deliver during your service. As much as I wish I could control when they deliver, Mother Nature makes the decision for me. Each and every year, I do the best I can to update clients about what is going on and when I’m on my way!

🏆 SHOW SEASON 🏆

I’m simply listing the shows I’m interested in enough to plan on attending. This list will likely change, especially if I end up with bottle babies and can’t take trips or if I feel uncomfortable leaving my young kids at home. I will keep everyone updated on if I’m still attending these shows! Please plan on me being unavailable!

April 11th-13th (may not be able to go but I’m blocking it off)

May 16th-18th (may not be able to go but I’m blocking it off)

June 27th-28th

July 11th-13th

August 8th-10th

August 28th??-31st

September 12th-13th

October 3rd-5th

October 17th-18th

If there ends up being a December show in NC again, I’m planning on going. I don’t know if this is happening yet so…if it gets booked over it is what it is 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’ll update my weekly regulars on exact times I’ll be unavailable on move in days as it gets closer.

Thank you!!

12/09/2024

Can you believe it? I still have house sitting availability for CHRISTMAS! I have been cancelled on twice and a prospective new client ended up ghosting me after showing interest.

So… ⬇️

I have availability for overnights from the night of the 22nd through to the morning of the 29th. Get it while you still can! These dates are first come, first served. The 22nd is a very busy day…just a FYI! I won’t be finished with my scheduled services until early evening and my animals will also need taken care of for the night.

As always, no constant care and meet and greets are required for new clients prior to booking with me for the first time.

I can be reached via phone at (724)-312-1338 and via email at [email protected]

12/05/2024

Miss Gracie is all grown up from the last time I walked her and she had a fabulous time with me today!

After a very long hiatus, this pretty girl is back on my route for as needed 30 min weekly walks. She had a lot of health and mobility issues when she started working with me and it’s so nice to see her feeling better after struggling for so long! 🥹

12/03/2024

FYI for pet parents that use Rover to book with me!

You can finally tip as much as you want! I know folks were upset about only being able to tip so much. 😁

11/28/2024

My rambunctious house sitting puppy, Saint, isn’t sure if he’s happy to see me or all that Friendsgiving food the pet sitter lady said wasn’t his 😆

I’ll be unavailable for additional bookings for the rest of the day to give me enough time to be a half decent friend, go to my last service, feed my critters, and make sure this silly boy is out of the crate long enough!

Happy Turkey Day 🦃

11/28/2024

Just a FYI 🚨

We’ve seen this floating around social media platforms the past couple days….and we couldn’t agree more!! We’ve treated several cases of Pancreatitis in the last couple months so make sure those scraps aren’t shared and let’s keep our furry friends healthy! 🐶🐈🐾

11/25/2024

Just a FYI 👇🏼

11/25/2024

I just received a last minute cancellation for 3 drop in visits on Thanksgiving and I now have scattered availability! Please keep in mind that I’m watching a puppy and have other services already scheduled and I may not be available during certain times of the day. I will not be booking services from 3-6 PM to allow me time to 1) ensure my puppy client gets outside and fed before I step out for a few hours and 2) ensure I can attend my friend’s house for dinner. I’m very sorry for any inconvenience!

BUT…

Are you planning to go away for Christmas? 🎄

Well, you’re in luck! I still have house sitting availability for Christmas Eve and Christmas. Believe it or not, Christmas has been booked twice and I’ve been cancelled on twice so let their loss be your gain! As always, I do not provide constant care and your pups need to be able to get through a full day of work in order to be eligible.

I also have a ton of availability for drop in visits and walks during the Christmas holiday! If I’m not booked for house sittings, I’ll be booking other services at high capacity. If you’re in need of a service, please plan early! Spots are first come, first served. Meet and greets are REQUIRED for new clients!

Thank you!

11/18/2024

I’m only waiting on two more weekly regulars to confirm their bookings for this week and my schedule is pretty much made for the week.

I will not be accepting any more bookings for Tuesday, November 19th. Two of my girls will be getting their ultrasounds at some point that day and, although someone local is doing it and I don’t have to drive them to the vet, I just don’t want to overbook myself.

So sorry for any inconvenience! If you’re already booked for Tuesday, you’re booked!

11/11/2024

If anyone is a PRIVATE client or wishes to only conduct business PRIVATELY, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not send me messages or request private payment through the rover app!

It puts me at risk of deactivation, which puts a significant amount of income at risk and leaves clients stranded when they need care.

MESSAGE ME PRIVATELY

(724)-312-1338
[email protected]
Or this business page!

11/04/2024

Holiday house sitting availability ⬇️

Thanksgiving is BOOKED

✨ Christmas Eve and Christmas is OPEN ✨

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day is BOOKED

✨ Valentine’s Day weekend is OPEN ✨
- I would prefer to only work with folks that are within a very close distance to Darlington, PA or folks with pets that are LOW MAINTENANCE since I will likely have as many as 2, possibly 3, goats that will be in their last month of pregnancy or within weeks of delivering. If I don’t book this weekend, I won’t be too unhappy about it.

This holiday availability is only for HOUSE SITTINGS. I’m available for all other services on a first come first serve basis. Please be aware that I will be busy with other clients if you’ll be booking a holiday! Your dog must be able to get through a full work day!

Also! I will begin blocking weekends off in 2025 for our show season once I have the full show schedule. I already have several dates that I’ll be blocking off.

Also, due to our upcoming kidding season (when goats have babies), I will not be accepting HOUSE SITTING requests after Valentine’s Day weekend until at least June (possibly May or part of May). I won’t know for sure how long I’ll be blocking months off until I know for sure if my youngest two does are confirmed bred. I will be AVAILABLE for all other services (drop in visits, dog walks, and farm care) and will be booking myself at full capacity to make up for the break from house sittings so please keep those other requests coming my way ❤️

🚨 ATTENTION 🚨

Any private client that books a HOUSE SITTING on or after 1/1/25 will owe a 50% REFUNDABLE deposit (up to 30 days before their booking) in order to be scheduled into my calendar. I will remain flexible with drop ins, walks, and farm care. Unfortunately, after losing approximately $4,000 this year to last minute cancellations (this is what I owe each year in quarterly taxes), I had to enforce stricter policies after years of “trusting” people to book the dates they requested me to hold. Sadly, I cannot operate like this any longer and deposits from private clients seeking house sittings will be required. Rover clients will still pay in full at the time they book and nothing will change for those that use the app!

10/29/2024

Meet Thor!

I wasn’t supposed to see this boy until we ring in the new year together but I guess that was too long for this goofball to wait!

His mom is recovering from surgery so, for the next few weeks, he’ll be joining my weekly route of pups. We had our first service today and he had a blast walking with me around the farm! 🍁