Pets Home Companion, LLC

11/18/2025

Silent bond.
The bond between humans and animals is one that has fascinated many people, myself included, since animals and humans both existed in harmony.
It is a bond that runs deep.
It is a bond like no other.
I have always known this since growing up with my White German Shepherd, Katie. We were inseparable. I always felt the need to be near her.
Several years ago in my business I had laryngitis and bronchitis at the same time.
I literally had no voice for 10 days.
It was during this time that I realized how much of our bond with animals does not depend on speaking.
I couldn’t speak. They still felt my love.
The dogs “listened” to me on our walks. They didn’t miss a beat.
There is no stronger statement that my bond with animals works off of internal communication.
To supplement this, when I needed a dog’s attention on the walk I lightly tapped them by their waist, they then followed my next lead.
I also used a clicker training tool to get their attention.
I was surprised how easily and effortlessly the pet sitting visits went.
Of course animals need to hear our voice and it is not really our words that’s important it’s the tone of voice and how we speak directly to them that’s important. From that they can gauge our intention.
So- by all means please keep speaking to your pets! They need to hear your voice.
But they also need touch and non verbal cues from you to understand what you want from them.
That was a pretty fascinating 10 days for me and it reinforced feelings I’ve always had~ that animals and humans connect beyond words.
K.R.

11/17/2025

Cat life!

11/08/2025

The dogs and I were very busy yesterday! We walked 5.2 miles throughout the day! Happy feet!
Pets Home Companion, LLC
Professional Dog Walking and Pet Sitting

11/07/2025

11/02/2025

It’s so sad to me that people don’t look for the owners of found cats before offering them up for “adoption” on social media, which can be very scary. Here’s what to do.
🐈‍⬛Found Cat Protocol
Please follow my advice.
🐾Just remember found animals cannot be re-homed by you. You have to make an effort by law to find the owner and if not turn over to Animal Control who will take to the shelter your town contracts with.
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Please knock on your neighbors door’s within a mile radius of where you found the cat.
It’s the law to report a found pet to the local police department as well as Animal Control and should also be reported to the shelter that Animal Control for the town contracts with.
Owners who have lost their pets will make a LOST pet report and Police and Animal Control work together to reunite the found pets.
Lost cats have patterns and they usually stay within a mile and most are found much closer to home as in a couple houses away or next street over.
Hand out cat flyers, speak to people.
Post flyers up on poles as well.
Please be sure to get proof of ownership before handing the cat over.
Call the local police and Animal Control to see if there was a missing pet report made the matches.
Take to any Vet for the free service of scanning for a microchip.
And thank you for helping this Kitty. Animals choose their rescuers. We cannot let them down.
K.R.

11/02/2025

This one’s personal

11/02/2025

11/02/2025

Whose is missing their German Shepherd, possibly Belgian Malinois mix?
Dog was found in Marlboro/ Morganville and is being adopted out.

11/02/2025

Pet Sitting, Boarding, Who Knew?
🐾 Pet Sitting by it’s original definition when it became a profession so many years ago, is a Professional Pet Sitter who has a business license and carries Liability Insurance and sometime Bonding Insurance coming into a client’s home and taking care of their animals in the form of multiple 30 minute visits per day.
Most professional Pet Sitter’s can provide up to four visits per day for dogs and two visits per day for cats.
Each pet sitter runs their individual business differently meaning their policies are different. For me personally, I require three visits minimum for dogs per day and two visits minimum for cats per day.
Under scheduling is not conducive to a happy pet.
Some Professional Pet Sitter’s provide overnights in the client’s home as well from a certain time in the evening to the next morning. When morning comes, the Pet Sitter takes care of the pet, then leaves to handle other client’s pets as well.
All Pet Sitting is done in the client’s home.
Pet Sitting by nature was not originally designed or implemented to have a Pet Sitter stay continuously in the client’s home. That is called housesitting and with a house sitter who also agrees to take care of your pet.
🐾 Boarding by definition is a professional Pet Sitter taking client’s animals into their ownhomes, in addition to their own pets in the home as well as well as taking in other dogs from different households which is now the norm.
Years ago, especially before the pandemic, I knew of professional Pet Sitter’s who did boarding and they were taking one clients pet or pets into their home at a time.
That has changed. Boarding also requires its own separate insurance in addition to a professional Pet Sitter’s liability insurance policy.
A client would need to have a dog who is balanced and good with other dogs and or cats.
Temperament tests are done so that a professional Pet Sitter knows that a client’s dog would not be a risk being around other dogs.
This is just some of the information and the most condensed way I can think of to explain the industry standards and differences.
I hope this clears up a lot of misconceptions and confusion regarding the industry that I love so much and have been a part of since 2007.
If you have any questions, please feel free to comment or reach out to me privately.
Pets Home Companion, LLC
Serves Freehold, Manalapan, some of Howell and some of Marlboro.

11/02/2025

Anyone else get a headache trying to adjust the timing of your pet’s meal?

11/01/2025

If you are looking for a professional (licensed and insured) pet sitter/ dog walker in the Freehold, Manalapan, Howell, Marlboro area please reach out.
I have been in business since 2007, do this full time, as do all professional pet sitters.
This is my business and my life’s purpose to work with animals.
My business is built on Honesty, Integrity, Reliability and Respect for your Pet.
If you think we are a good match then please reach out.
We’ll do an in depth phone consultation then a one hour in person consultation where I get to know you and your pet (s) and go over all the information needed for pet care services.
I also come to see your pet again a few days before pet services begin to foster a positive pet care experience.
One thing I hear a lot from potential clients who become clients, is that I’m very thorough. It’s just my personality, but for this field it is non negotiable.
I take care of living beings and my thoroughness and business policies eliminate any potential disasters such as miscommunications for pet care.
I text you daily while you are away or at work with reports of how your pet is doing as well as pictures. Pets under my care always do very well and are happy while their owners are away or at work.
If you are done being on the non professional pet care carousel, always having to look for someone new because the person you had caring for your pet isn’t doing this anymore, then make the move to the stability and competence that a professional pet sitter/ dog walker provides. We provide peace of mind. This is also something I hear from clients as well, that they don’t worry about their pets while I’m taking care of them.
Here is an important fact- since non professionals often charge the same as professional pet sitters, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain such as your pet sitter always showing up, not cancelling on you last minute and taking phenomenal care of your pet. A licensed, insured pet sitter is always there for you and your pet.
We love our clients and without you we can’t do this job we love so much.
My business is Pets Home Companion, LLC and you can find my business pages on nextdoor, Facebook and Instagram.
Hope to meet you and your pet soon!

10/31/2025