Services and Rates
| Service | Description | Rates |
|---|---|---|
| Dog Walking | Is your friend cooped up all day and in desperate need of a mid day potty break? |
$16 for 20 minutes $17 for 30 minutes $29 for 60 minutes |
| Vacation Pet Sitting | Visits include walks, feeding, playtime, freshening water, mail retrieval and light rotation. We service Dogs, Cats, Birds, Rabbits, Fish, and Reptiles! |
$16 for 20 minutes $17 for 30 minutes $29 for 60 minutes $2 for each additional pet |
| Overnight Stays | We spend the night in your home (7pm - 7am). Evening and morning walks included. | $70 per night $5 for each additional pet |
| Pet Taxi | Do you need to pick up or drop off your dog at the vet, but do not have the time? Just let us know. | $20 per half hour |
| Yard Clean Up | Has your back yard turned in to a mine field? | $18 for average size lawn |
| In Home Video Monitoring | Our day/night cameras let you check in on your pets 24x7 via the internet, just for that extra bit of comfort while you are away. All you need is a wireless router, and we take care of the rest. | $5 per day ($40 minimum charge) |
Do you have a new puppy who requires multiple mid day dog walking visits? Call to ask us about our special puppy rates!
Terms and Conditions
Free Consultation: We come to your home, meet you and your pet(s), complete a profile, and determine which walker will be the best fit. We require three sets of working keys (one for your primary walker, one for your backup walker, and one for our office in case of emergency), and then we can get started! If you would like to meet your sitter, there is a one-time $15 fee.
New Client Processing Fee: There is a one time $10 charge to process the onboarding of new clients. This fee is waived for all new recurring dog walking clients, and new pet sitting clients who schedule over $200 in service.
24 Hour Appointment Notice: Visits scheduled with less than 24 hours notice will result in a one time $10 charge in addition to your dog walking or pet sitting visit price.
Key Pick-Up/Drop Off: $15 each instance
Payment: We reserve the right to discontinue service if payments are not made as scheduled. We accept cash and check only. There is a $25 fee for returned checks.
- New Clients: 50% deposit due before service. 50% collected upon completion.
- Existing Clients: 100% of the payment is due upon completion of services.
- Dog Walking: You must call before 9am on day of service
- Pet Sitting: 24 hour advanced notice
- Overnight Stays: 24 hour advanced notice
- Pet Taxi: You must call before 9am on day of service
Adding Appointment Policy: Please allow as much time for additional scheduling visits as possible. Last minute requests maybe scheduled, but are not always guaranteed. You can schedule by emailing doodlebugdogwalker@yahoo.com or calling/texting (571-969-5717). An email confirmation will always be sent for your records.
Holidays: There will be an additional $25 charge for peak holiday periods including: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. *Regular daily walks do not occur on holidays, unless separately scheduled.
Inclement Weather General Information:
1) During inclement weather, if your walks or visits are not essential OR you are changing your plans to stay in town or stay home from work, please let us know so we can make other arrangements.
2) If you are out of town and have an alternative caregiver close by, please make arrangements to have them on-call to care for your pets. Note that in order to make emergency arrangements, we need their contact number. Due to inclement weather, if it is not safe to travel to your home, we will contact your alternative caregiver to begin caring for your pets. When this happens, we will send you an email notification.
3) If you are out of town and have no alternative caregivers, we will contact you to work with you on a plan to care for your pets.
Inclement Weather Policy for Dog Walking Clients:
We post WALK or NO WALK status on the following communications when inclement/bad weather is expected. The notifications are posted on: DoodlebugDogWalker.com, the Doodlebug Dog Walker Facebook page, Doodlebug Dog Walker voicemail 571-969-5717, and Twitter (doodlebugdw).
- If yes, we are providing WALKS, and you will be staying home that day OR your company is closed, please email doodlebugdogwalker@yahoo.com or text/call 571-969-5717 by 9 a.m. so we may make accommodations.
- If you live in an area where our walker cannot reach your home safely, because of poor road conditions, service will not be provided. You will receive an email notification if this happens.
- If it takes our walker additional time to reach your home due to road issues, lack of cleared access area, etc, the additional time will be counted as part of your walking time. If this happens, we will notify you within 12 hours via email. Example: If it normally takes a walker 15 minutes to reach your home and b/c of snow and ice, it takes the walker 30 minutes to reach your home, your visit will be shortened by 15 minutes to make up the difference in driving time. Your animal will still get the potty break they need. This policy is the only way our walkers can keep on schedule when bad weather strikes to ensure all of our clients at least get a 10-15 minute potty break on these challenging days.
- Option One: During inclement weather, our policies require a local resource (friend or neighbor) as a point of contact we can call if inclement weather threatens our ability to service your pet while we are pet sitting. If this happens, we will pass off care of the animal until our pet sitters can safely resume servicing your home. Should this be the case, you will be notified via email at the address we have on file for you.
- Option Two: Alternatively, when possible (after determined by our dog sitter availability) we can provide round the clock service, and stay in your home at a rate of $90 per day, until it is safe for our walker to resume going to and from your home as scheduled.