Pets Home Companion, LLC

10/22/2026

10/21/2026

Fall into great pet care! Happy Autumn!
Pets Home Companion, LLC
Your neighborhood Professional Pet Sitting & Dog Walking Business
Licensed, Insured, Bonded
Honesty, Reliability, and Resect for Your Pet
Providing Compassionate Pet Care since 2007!
All Pet Sitting in Client's Home
Serving Freehold, Manalapan, some of Howell and some of Marlboro
🌟Daily Dog Walks
🌟Occasional Dog Walks
🌟Vacation Pet Sitting, multiple visits per day
🌟Cats too!
🌟Overnights
🌟Diabetic pet care/ Insulin Shots
Visits are 30 minutes
Multiple Visits per day while on vacation
Overnights additional
Pet Sitting done right!

10/18/2026

True Story
Pet Sitting Journeys
The raccoon and I..
Let me preface this by saying that I respect all wild creatures and usually say hello to them when I see them. I listen to the bird song and feel happy. I say hi to the squirrels and tell them to be safe and hope it's not my car tire (or any) that runs them over when they run and then change directions in the street after I have slowed down for them.
I may not ordinarily say hello to raccoons though. They can do a lot of damage with those cute little hands and often eat feral cat's food and it becomes a hazard to keep them away from the food.
They can carry lungworm and as they drink out of or handle the cat's water they can transmit it. They are also one of the wild creatures which can carry rabies. (Not all wild creatures do.)
One night, at the end of a day that it had been torrentially raining all day, I was out doing Pet Sitting visits for clients who were on vacation. I had been working in that rain all day. It was just damp and cold out.
As I was driving on a residential road, I saw a raccoon and her four babies crossing the street from the middle to get to the curb and sidewalk.
I slowed down and came to a stop and put my hazards on as I waited for the raccoon that was by the curb to usher her babies up first and then she followed. She was very efficient and all the babies got up safely.
As soon as she got up on the sidewalk, she stood on her hind legs, turned and looked at me and we made eye contact.
I could feel from her that she was just so grateful that she was able to get her babies to safety without anyone getting run over.
It was such an ordinary moment that had such an extraordinary effect on me.
Because I remember... to this day, the look in her eyes when she looked at me.
And it was definitely a thankful moment.
I could feel the gratitude.
We don't normally attribute that to animals, but why shouldn't we?
They all have an instinct and a nature to protect their young, and she certainly did as evidenced by her walking behind them while they climbed the curb and the sidewalk.
They must've had a very rough journey that day with all the rain that just did not quit from morning til night.
In one moment, it could've all been different if it was a different car that did not slow down for them.
I smiled to myself, happy and a little shaken but in a good way, to have been part of that moment.
Please treat all creatures with respect.
~Kerry
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10/18/2026

I have some amazing clients and am very grateful to be included in their pet care journey.
~Pets Home Companion, LLC

10/17/2026

Since when do clouds look like mountains?!

10/14/2026

Professional Pet Sitters don't cancel on you.
Always look for a pet sitter with a licensed business and liability insurance.
We do this 365!!

10/13/2026

Pet Sitter, Dog Walker, Boarding-Who Knew?

🐾 Pet Sitter, 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 and business practices 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 so this is my choice for my business and is what ensures my success with each animal I take care of.

Some Professional Pet Sitter’s, like me, 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.

🐾Dog Walker
Dog Walkers do visits during the day, usually midday while clients are at work and usually Monday through Friday.
They may also do an occasional walk on a weekend.
They don't provide any Pet Sitting while clients are away on vacation.

🐾 Boarding by definition is a professional Pet Sitter taking client’s animals into their own homes, in addition to their own pets in the home, 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 Sitters who did boarding and took one client’s pet or pets into their home at a time.
That has changed. Now they usually take in up to four dogs from different households at one time.
Boarding also requires its own seperate 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 they know that 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 the misconceptions and confusion regarding this industry 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.