Agnes' Pet Sitting Services - Dog Walking and Pet Sitting
providing quality care in Stratford-Upon-Avon and surrounding areas​

​Various locations to stimulate your dog. The Greenway, Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park, Bridgetown Meadows, along the river or canal just to mention a few..

Dogs need exercising on a daily basis to promote their all round good health and happiness and also their emotional, mental and behavioural needs. With our varied walks you can find the most suitable for your dog(s) needs.

Repetitive games such as fetch played for long periods can lead to OCD. I prefer mixing up playing with your dog using balls, search and scent work/games, fitness walk, all matched carefully to your dog's age, breed and abilities, to keep them happy and interested in the walk. 

​Scent-work taps into a dog’s natural behaviour and is the means of providing a rewarding occupation with a very special feel-good factor. 
It rehabilitates rescue dogs, gives misunderstood dogs an outlet for their energy, and allows companion dogs to find a focus and spend quality time with their handlers.
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All dog walks and home visits includes regular updates. I will text or email if requested as well as post pictures and videos on my Facebook page so the owners  can see their pet families having a good time. If you don't want them to appear on Facebook just let me know.
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​Please inform us if your dog is going to be boarding at a kennels. Kennel cough is highly contagious virus, which incubates for up to 14 days-or the safety of the other dogs, we will only be able to offer you an individual dog walk for this time.
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Social Group Walks
If your dog is comfortable around other dogs, has some basic training and is happy and sociable around humans, we are more then ready to take him/her on our regular walks. For group walks we take extra care to matching up friendly and sociable dogs only. We walk in smaller groups to make sure all the dogs can receive enough attention and personal care. With our dog walking service I will collect your dog(s) from your home. If you wish for your dog to be exercised off lead, we do ask for written consent. 

Individual Walks
A tailor made walk for multiple dogs from the same household or who can't manage longer walks or who aren't able to exercise with other dogs. You can choose between short or long sessions. With this service we walk only one client's dog(s) at a time. I will collect your dog(s) from your home and they will be walked to your specification.  If you wish for your dog to be exercised off lead, we do ask for written consent. 

Prices for Dog Walks
Social group walks £12.00 per dog
 
Short Individual walks £12.00 per dog
2nd dog £8.00 and 3rd dog £4.00
multiple dogs from the same household only
(home visit with walk can be offered for single household dogs. See lower down the page.)
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Long Individual walks £18.00 per dog
2nd dog £10 and 3rd dog £5.00

Cat and Dog Home Visits
I will make sure all cats and dogs are checked for general well being and fussed over during each visit. Dogs can be let-out to play in the garden, fed, their water refreshed and have a toilet break that would be picked up and disposed off. Cats will be fed, watered and their litter changed. No interruption to their life just continued routine, they can stay at home where they are happy.
We can also water your plants, feed your fish, empty your mailbox, bring in your newspapers and take out your bins.

Prices for Home Visits (one dog or up to two cats)
Home cat visit (up to two cats) up to 20 minutes £10.00/visit. Additional cat £2.00
​Home dog visit up to 30 minutes £12.00/visit (with short walk for a toilet break)
Additional dog £6.00 per visit

Holiday Care 
Sometimes in-home Holiday care is  more suitable for dogs than boarding or kennels. If your dog is coping better  in his/her own home environment (might be an elderly dog, pets with disabilities such as blind or deaf or diabetic etc.) or you have multiple pets or they are intact males or entire females or bitches in season or for whatever reason you might find this the most suitable option. We will look after you pets where they are the most settled and familiar with everything. Causing them no interruption to their life just continued routine with their walks, feeding routines, grooming, playing and cuddling. They can stay at home where they are happy and relaxed. Dogs can be walked and let-out to play in the garden, fed and their water refreshed.
​We can also water your plants, feed your fish, empty your mailbox, bring in your newspapers and take out your bins.

Prices for Holiday Care 
Holiday care includes 2 home visits with two dog walks during the day (30-45 minutes each walks) per day.  
​From £25.00 per day. 
An additional overnight stay can be arranged.

1st additional dog £12.00 per day 
2nd additional dog £8.00 and 3rd additional dog £5.00 per day
additional cats, rabbits, chickens, exotic pets etc. £5.00 per day
​Fish feeding is free of charge!

Medication
APSS is happy to administer medication with owner's permission and a 'Permission to Administer Medicine' form must be completed. Diabetic pets will require 2 pop-in visits as minimum for the administering of an insulin injection.

Key Collection
Key Collection £5.00

Additional surcharges
Weekend charge: extra added on all services. 
Bank Holiday charge: 50%  extra added on all services.
Christmas Holiday Charge: double charges on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day.
Mileage: charged at 45 p per mile in excess of our 2,5 miles inclusive radius.
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Booking confirmation
To confirm your booking and reserve your dates a 25% non returnable and non transferable deposit is required. The remaining balance must be paid a week before service starts.

What's Included?
A FREE Initial Consultation with each owner, to discuss the dog's exercise requirements.
Travel, to and from your home (up to certain distances).
Water during warm weather, refreshing the water bowl at home and I can even feed them. A towel dry.
Dog waste bags, and any other equipment. Owners must provide their own suitable collar with an ID tag, lead, towels, treats (harness, etc).

Health & Safety
Until a bond has been established between the dog and Walker and good training has been seen, dogs remain on-lead, to ensure that they're safe. Once this has been established and you're happy with it and give us written consent only then we'll consider off-lead walks, providing there is a safe and suitable area.

All dogs who are to participate in group walks must be well socialised with other dogs and humans and must have at least a basic level of training. 

Fresh drinking water is available during a walk, during warm days, and fresh water is provided on return. By law all dogs must wear a secure collar, with an ID tag, with the owner's up to date details on (phone number, house No./1st line of address, and postcode), and be micro chipped. We carry an animal First Aid kit, in our vehicle, but in the event of an injury, we will consult your Vet and yourself.

"A tired dog is a happy dog."