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FINDING suitable catsitters for when you go on holiday can be a challenge. You want your cats to be cared for where they are comfortable, their routines maintained. It means that when you get home after your absence, your pets are relaxed and happy to see you, just like you’ve both had a lovely holiday.
Finding a catsitter through Housesitmatch means you have someone to care for your pets at home that doesn’t cost you any more than the annual membership fee!
If you’re planning a trip register now to find petsitters in time. Whether your trip is short or long, you’ll know that sometimes you must leave pets at home. Young and senior pets in particular benefit from staying at home, so they can follow their routines undisturbed. Join our pet and housesitting network, and the sitters come for free! Choose Housesitmatch.com for affordable travel, home and pet care. These are the steps to take:
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3. Create a profile with photos of your pet and the house
4. Post an advert for the dates when you
Doggy day-care
DOGGY daycare or pet play schools are becoming more popular around the world. Pet parents are opting to pay approximately €350, in Spain, to leave their pets at daycare rather than leave them home alone.
Keeping cats safe and happy at home while you are away.
want to go away. Sitters apply and you choose. How does it work?
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These centres say they offer a solution to loneliness which can sometimes cause behavioural problems and help dogs socialise with other dogs. Some of these centres provide an individualised training programme for your dog. Your furry friend will be fed and walked all while you are at work. They promise that when you pick up your dog you will find them relaxed and happy.
The daycare centres have a sleeping area and playrooms where the dogs are usually separated into groups selected by size, temperament, and age.
In Spain, people are adopting or purchasing more and more dogs with an increase of 38 per cent in the last three years. According to experts, there is a ‘greater sensitivity’ to their needs saying ‘People who have dogs focus a lot on giving them everything they need.’ With this combination, it is clear to see why these services are on the rise.
Doggy day care owners said they noticed that after the pandemic more people chose
Photo credit: Wagwag guarderia website to leave their dogs with them. Dogs suffered from separation anxiety in the wake of the pandemic and this prompted pet parents to seek solutions to reduce their pet’s stress.
These services are on the rise.
Better with pets
PURINA the pet nutrition company announced the winners of their Better With Pets Prize 2023. The objective of these awards is to fund impactful organisations that are ‘striving to change society in a positive way through the power of the pethuman bond.’
Two UK charities and one Spanish charity were chosen as the winners from more than 110 organisations across Europe.
The first prize went to Pets As Therapy, a national charity that enhances the health and well being of thousands of people across the UK by providing therapeutic pet visits to establishments such as care homes, hospitals, hospices, schools, and prisons. Pets As Therapy was awarded a two year grant of €50,000 per annum.
The second prize went to the Spanish organisation Center de Teràpies Assistides amb Cans(CTAC). CTAC is a charity that provides dogassisted therapies and activities at care homes, schools, prisons, and residences for people with disabilities and hospitals. They were awarded a two year grant of €30,000 per annum.
