Pet sitter (Dierenoppasser)
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Pet sitter is a common name for people who look after animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals. The profession of pet sitter is mainly carried out by people who take care of pets in so-called animal boarding houses and possibly combine the work with a dog walking service. At an animal boarding house, dogs, cats and rodents are generally taken care of by pet owners who are temporarily unable to take care of their pets, for example because they are going on holiday or are ill. An animal boarding house is an ideal solution for many people because they do not have to worry about taking care of their pets. The term pet sitter is general and can cover multiple disciplines as described. Animal sitters are very important to people because otherwise, for example, they cannot leave on holiday themselves. There are many different animal boarding houses throughout the country that make it possible for people to temporarily house their pets. Animal boarding houses usually have strict rules with vaccinations and the behavior of animals so that other pets can not get sick or injured. In recent years, the so-called dog walking service has become increasingly well-known and more and more people are also using it. Many people nowadays have busy jobs and not always the opportunity to walk their dogs in a good and regular way. A dog walking service or pet sitter will pick up the dogs as agreed, walk them properly and return them. Most pet sitters take the dogs to a nature reserve, where the dogs have all the space to lose their energy. The profession of pet sitter must also be seen as fairly general because a pet sitter can also be active as a hobby for a small fee.
Animal sitter is therefore a general name for various craftsmen and sitters, who are responsible for babysitting work with regard to animals. It is not the case that all pet sitters are professionally employed. A pet sitter can also just look after animals of family or friends if they are temporarily absent. For quite a few animal owners, just letting animals be a problem. For these animal owners, an animal sitter is a good solution. An animal sitter is generally much cheaper than an animal boarding house. In addition, animal boarding houses have strict rules with regard to the admission requirements. In general, animal owners only use an animal boarding house if the animal owners are away for several days. In a general sense, an animal boarding house can also be regarded as a pet sitter. A dog walking service can also be regarded as a pet sitter in that respect. An important addition to this is that a dog walking service is not only responsible for babysitting work. A dog walking service is also responsible for walking dogs.
DOGSPENSION
If you want to bring your dog or dogs to a dog boarding house, it is wise to first obtain information from the pet boarding house because there are some important rules before the pets are admitted, such as vaccinating the pets. Also, dogs in heat are usually not included in busy periods. But also the consultation about nutrition and any medicines is important. Especially, kennel cough can often be annoying and occurs easily at an animal boarding house because there are many animals present that can easily infect each other. It is therefore important that the animals present are vaccinated, to prevent problems such as kennel cough.
WHAT DOES A PET SITTER DO:
TRAINING TO BECOME A PET SITTER
There are no specific training opportunities for the profession of pet sitter. There are, of course, training opportunities for other professions in animal care, which have great similarities with the profession of animal caretaker, such as the profession of animal caretaker. There is, however, a bachelor's degree in animal management. For more information, you can also look at the professions of pet specialist, veterinarian and groomer. In addition, there are also plenty of external training institutes where you can follow a course. Accounting is also important as an independent entrepreneur.
COMPANIES WHERE A PET SITTER CAN BE EMPLOYED
A pet sitter can work for different employers, such as for a pet boarding house, dog kennel or a dog walking service. In addition, an animal sitter can in many cases be regarded as an entrepreneur. Within the animal sector, there are quite a lot of independent entrepreneurs who can offer various services. As described earlier, an animal sitter can also work as a hobby. It is even conceivable that in some cases, a pet sitter can be regarded as a volunteer. Consider, for example, the temporary shelter of pets of family or friends.
COMPETENCES ANIMAL SITTER
The most important competence of an animal sitter is that you are a great animal lover and are caring as a person. In addition, you must be well-versed in communication because you have to deal with many different people. If you work as an entrepreneur, you will also need to have general entrepreneurial skills. In that case, networking can also be regarded as an important competence. Despite the fact that there are no obligations in terms of training, it is advisable to follow a course or course so that you have sufficient knowledge and knowledge of the business. Generally important words are passion, fun, energy, motivation, flexibility and stress resistance. Reliability is also an important word as a pet sitter. The competencies of an animal sitter can differ per pet sitter. A hobby pet sitter generally does not really have to do with professional competencies.
LABOUR MARKET PERSPECTIVE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS AN ANIMAL SITTER
As a pet sitter, there is only partly a labour market perspective because most pet sitters work as independent entrepreneurs or are active as volunteers. There is therefore no real labour market. However, as an independent entrepreneur, there are plenty of options, such as starting an animal boarding or dog walking service. Setting up a pet boarding house will not be very easy in practice because the costs are usually high, such as renting or purchasing a suitable location with sufficient space. For a dog walking service you usually only need a good bus and this will be different. There are no real career opportunities within this profession.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND SALARY ANIMAL SITTER
For the profession of pet sitter, no employment conditions apply because we assume that you will work as an independent entrepreneur, and you will then determine your own employment conditions. Also giving a salary indication for this profession is not possible because your income will be highly dependent on the number of assignments and costs such as rent, gas, water and electricity. In addition, there is a big difference between running a pet boarding and dog walking service.
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