How Professional Pet Sitters Handle Unexpected Travel Changes

Traveling can be a thrilling adventure. But, it often involves uncertainty, especially with flight delays, cancellations, and unexpected weather events. Travel disruptions can leave you feeling stressed and anxious, particularly if you have pets back home. That’s where a professional pet sitter like Animal Admiration can provide invaluable peace of mind. A reputable pet sitter will have contingency plans to handle various scenarios, including extended stays and unexpected travel changes. Our level of preparedness ensures that your pets remain well-cared for, even when your plans take a turn. Let’s discuss how professional pet sitters handle unexpected travel changes. And, what we do to make your travel all the more enjoyable.

Scheduled Services

Even before you head out on your trip, we work to ensure your pet’s care will not be interrupted while you’re away. You focus on making memories and leave your pets in our capable, caring hands!

Planning for Your Departure: Before we even come over for your first visit, we review your pet’s care instructions and ensure we have all relevant details in our scheduling software. By verifying your pet, home, and emergency contact info, we prepared to manage anything that arises during your trip.
Staff Management: We maintain internal communication with our team to ensure that their availability does not unexpectedly change. We also have back-up pet sitters in place in case something comes up.

Extended Stays

Sometimes, you are having such a good time, you want to stay a little longer. Sometimes, something happens with family, health, or work that forces you to stay another day or two. No matter why you’re extending your trip, at Animal Admiration, we have you covered.

Backup Care: We have a team of back-ups who provide care to your pet(s) if your primary pet sitter is unavailable to extend visits. Our team approach ensures that your pets always have a trusted, trained and insured caregiver to look after them.
Emergency Contacts: In the case that your extension is so prolonged that we can no longer manage it, we work with you and your emergency contacts. We provide additional support as needed, then hand over the care of your pet(s) to your named guardian.

Flight Delays and Cancellations

Air travel is becoming more and more unpredictable – remember the technology outage a few weeks ago that grounded planes around the world? For this reason, we are dedicated to seeing your pet’s care through even if the travel gods are not on your side. At Animal Admiration, our Management Team employs the following to ensure that we’re all on the same page during unexpected travel delays and cancellations:

Communication: We maintain regular communication with you throughout your trip. We are, therefore, easily made aware of your flight status and can make necessary adjustments to your schedule accordingly.
Emergency Plans: In the event of a flight cancellation, we will continue to care for your pet until you get home. While most delays are only a few hours long, some trips can take days to complete due to distance and flight interruptions. Count on us to be here for you and your pets when you need us most!

Weather Delays & Cancellations

Speaking of interruptions, nothing causes chaos in travel like weather delays and cancellations. If you’re affected by a weather delay or cancellation, just let us know and we’ll extend visits as needed. We’ll also employ the following protocols if a weather event affects us locally.

Inclement Weather Preparedness: Our professional pet sitting team is prepared to handle local inclement weather conditions. We have plans in place for emergencies such as power outages or severe storms.
Safety Measures: Our pet sitters take necessary precautions to protect pets during adverse weather conditions whether we’re keeping them indoors or shortening dog walks for their safety.

By choosing a professional pet sitter like us – one who has contingency plans in place – you can rest assured that your pets will be well-cared for, regardless of any unexpected travel disruptions. This peace of mind will allow you to enjoy your trip without the added stress of worrying about your furry friends.