www.AltoonaPetSitter.com - Altoona Pet Sitter, etc. - Fredericksburg, Virginia pet sitting, house sitting, and personal services.

Pet Care For One Hour, One Day, One Week, or One Month - For the Day Only or For Overnight!

Why I established Altoona Pet Sitter, etc.: I once had a job that required me to travel about two weeks per month for my job. I did not want to board my two dogs in a kennel. So I searched for alternate options and found a caring pet sitter in Woodbridge who took my dogs into her home and cared for them like they were her own. I never felt so worry-free while traveling. I knew that my pets were comfortable and safe. Having peace of mind while away from my pets was such a huge relief for me. Peace of mind is what I want to offer others.
My experience: I was raised in a family of animal lovers on a very small farm and helped care for horses, ponies, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, pheasants, ducks, ferrets, dogs, cats, & parrots, parakeets, and finches. We also volunteered for the SPCA by taking critical-care animals into our home, nourishing them back to full recovery and strength (which often required hand-feeding), and either keeping them as pets or releasing them back into "the wild". I personally helped care for bear cubs, an owl, squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons. The raccoons were the only animals I kept as pets until they eventually went off into "the wild" on their own.
My philosophy when caring for dogs is very simple:
- First priority: exercise them (play catch, go running with them, etc)
- Second priority: reward them when they deserve praise
My philosophy when caring for all other pets is very simple:
- I will follow your instructions.
THE SERVICES OFFERED AND THE RATES - Ask about the discount for members of NLICC and Grace Church of Fredericksburg.
- Pet care in your home
  - Feed and walk your dog or cat once per day for at least 15 minutes: $8.
  - Each additional feeding and walk per day for at least 15 minutes: $5.
  - Feed a caged pet (like hamsters, birds, or fish, for example) once per day: $8 (only $3 if you are also paying for care for your dog or cat)
  - Each additional feeding for a caged pet or fish per day: $3 (only $2 if you are also paying for care for your dog or cats)
  - 20% discount off all rates for services rendered for more than 3 consecutive days (5 days at $8 per day, for example, does not cost $40. It costs $32.)
  - 30% discount off all rates for services rendered for more than 14 consecutive days (14 days at $8 per day, for example, does not cost $112. It costs $78.40.)
  - If you have two or more pets, the rate is 50% off the regular rate for each additional pet.
  - There is an additional fee of $.50 per mile for every mile over 5 miles traveled to and from your home from 22401 zip code per day.
- Pet care in my home
  - Dog or cat for 6 hours or less: $8
  - Dog or cat for more than 6 hours and less than 24 hours: $16 (see below for discounts if you need pet care for more than one day)
  - Caged pets (like hamsters, birds, or fish, for example) for less than 24 hours: $8
  - 10% discount off all rates for services rendered for more than 3 consecutive days (5 days at $16 per day, for example, does not cost $80. It costs $72.)
  - 20% discount off all rates for services rendered for more than 14 consecutive days (15 days at $16 per day, for example, does not cost $240. It costs $192.)
  - If you have two or more pets, the rate is 20% off the regular rate for each additional pet.
- Other pet services
  - Doggy Day Camp: $34 (includes at least 3 30-minute workouts, at my house, for any one day, for any time frame you choose between 6 and 24 hours)
  - Mini Doggy Day Camp: $24 (includes at least 2 15-minute workouts and 1 30-minute workout, at my house, for any one day, for any time frame you choose between 6 and 24 hours)
  - Clean caged pet's bedding: $8 per cage
  - Administer medicine: $1 per pet (free if the medicine is administered by adding it to food)
  - Bring pet to a vet appointment and bring him back home: $15 per hour + $.40 per mile if over 5 miles drive one way (minimum $15 per trip to the vet, not per pet. Taking two pets to the same vet costs the same as taking one pet to the vet.)
  - Drop off pet at the vet's or groomer's: $10 one way + $.40 per mile if over 5 miles drive one way. (Dropping off two pets at the same vet or groomer costs the same as dropping off one pet.)
  - Pick up pet at the vet's or groomer's: $10 one way + $.40 per mile if over 5 miles drive one way. (Picking up two pets from the same vet or groomer costs the same as picking up one pet.)
- Other home and family services
  - Water plants: $3-5 per day
  - Check mail: $1 per day
  - While you are at work or away briefly: visit with your babysitter while she is babysitting your children, visit your adolescent or teen-age children, visit your elderly parents, or visit home-bound adults: $10 for 15-minute visits. 20% discount if you need 3 or more visits daily or weekly.
  - Be available to your babysitter, your children, your parents or home-bound family members for emergencies while you are away: $10 for less than 6 hours, $20 for more than 6 hours but less than 24 hours. I will not visit with them but will only run to help them if they call with an urgent need or emergency. This rate includes one urgent/emergency response. Each additional response is $10.
  - Go to your house while you are away to help secure it and deter criminals: $5 per day for 2 visits. I will walk around the perimeter of the house and check that all windows and doors are secure and will take appropriate action if there is a disturbance or security breach.
Important information:
- All fees must be pre-paid unless other arrangements are made. Checks, checks-by-fax, cash, Paypal, and credit cards are accepted. (Additional 4% fee for Paypal and credit card charges.) All fees are non-refundable, but credit will be given for unused time. (If you pay for 5 days but decide on the third day that you won't need my services for days four and five, you do not get a refund for days four and five. Instead, you get a two-day credit that you can use within the next 60 days.)
- Dogs and cats cared for in my home must have current vaccinations and be free of fleas and ticks; otherwise, you may be charged $10 for flea dipping and bathing your pet, if necessary, or $2 for flea and tick spray treatment for a mild condition. Please, clearly label your dog food and supplies (with permanent marker, for example) before you bring your pet.
- Food, flea & tick supplies, medicine, vitamins, etc. are supplied by pet owner.
- Click here to download an application to print and complete and fax or email back
- Click here to send me an email
- Would you like to have your own business web page like this? Only $99 per year if age 18 or older and $59 per year if under age 18. Click here to send an email or call Chase Hunter for details. The second and third months are free. So, your first fee gives you 14 months of service.

Disclosures: Chase Hunter has absolutely no criminal record, no violations or accidents on her motor vehicle record for the past 5+ years, and absolutely no fines or disciplinary sanctions by government agencies while operating an international insurance & investment business for the past 14 years. To minimize costs, Altoona Pet Sitter, etc. is not insured or bonded. Just try my services once. If you are not happy, I will refund your money with no questions asked.