NAPPS to Certify America’s Pet Sitters


Boise, Idaho (Vocus) April 1, 2009

The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) has announced the launching of a new nationwide certification program for the country’s professional pet sitters. NAPPS (http://www.petsitters.org)] is America’s fastest growing nonprofit pet sitting organization The new NAPPS certification program provides a state of the art educational course of study regarding pet care, health, nutrition and behavior as well as American Red Cross approved texts covering pet first aid. In addition, the certification program will include a comprehensive course in business management, marketing and operations. The course completion also provides additional benefits such as discounts on liability insurance and inclusion in the NAPPS national pet sitter locator with permission to display the NAPPS certified logo attached with that pet sitter’s listing on the locator.

NAPPS certification acknowledges that the pet sitter is a serious professional who has obtained a very high level of expertise through personal study. The certification program has been created for America’s pet sitters by pet sitters and pet advocates who themselves are owners of established pet sitting businesses throughout the nation. These volunteer pet sitters and an advisory committee of pet experts from various fields, who helped develop the NAPPS certification program, are committed to assuring that the pet parents of America have access to a well trained professional to care for the family pets. NAPPS certification indicates that the pet sitter has met specific objective criteria through an online study and testing program. The pet owning public should refer to the important tips on hiring a pet sitter at http://www.petsitters.org.

Contact:

Felicia Lembesis

Phone 856-439-0324

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National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) Provides Tips for Selecting a Pet Sitter


(Vocus) March 11, 2008

The ASPCA and the American Veterinary Association have stated that the first year cost associated with a new pet can exceed $ 1500 for a puppy and $ 650 for a cat. This estimate does not include any fees related to training the puppy or exceptional boarding instances. The AVA figures were determined based on costs for services ranging from spay/neuter fees (and other first year medical costs) to incidental expenditures such as providing grooming , premium dry food, collars or leases and even licenses in certain states.

Is it not logical with this type of large investment in a pet to provide professional care when the pet parent is required to be away from home for a short or long period of time? It is no surprise that professional pet sitting is fast becoming one of the most popular home based businesses in the country. A pet parent, however, when choosing a pet sitter who will be in your home watching over your pet and house must be careful to ask these questions of that ?professional? pet sitter you hire;

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