Home Sweet Home Pet Sitting will be on vacation in the Spring just prior to Memorial Day, from Saturday May 12th through Sunday May 20th and again in the late Summer, after Labor Day, from Saturday September 8th through Sunday September 16th.
We will be unavailable for Pet Sitting during these dates.

Our Services
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As a caring pet owner, you know that your pet will adjust better to your absence and experience less anxiety and stress if they remain in their own home. Home Sweet Home makes this possible with daily visits to your home. We will maintain, feed, exercise and administer medication (if necessary) to your pet. We also provide plenty of "playtime".
Home Sweet Home can schedule one, two or three visits per day, according to your pet's needs. (see our RATES page for more details)

The advantages for your pet include:

  • Reduced Stress. Your pet stays in it's own home. They are comfortable in their own house where all the sounds and smells say "HOME"
  • Routines. Your pets eat their normal diet and sleep in their own bed, with no changes to upset them.
  • Health. By staying at home there is no risk of exposure to illness from other animals. There is no need for special vaccinations.
  • TLC. Your pet will receive personal attention and love while you are away.

The advantages for you include:

  • Peace of Mind. While you are gone, you can feel comfortable that your home and pet are in capable hands.
  • Travel. There is no drop off or pick up of your pet. These times usually never coincide with your departure or return dates. Your pet is not stressed by automobile travel.
  • Security. We will give your home that "lived in" look by alternating lights, adjusting blinds and curtains, and picking up your mail.
  • Reliability. There is no need to impose on a friend, neighbor or relative. Instead, you can rely on Home Sweet Home.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES (PROVIDED AT NO EXTRA COST)

  • Bring in mail and packages.
  • Collect newspaper.
  • Turn lights on/off to give your house a "lived in" appearance.
  • Adjust curtains and blinds.
  • Water indoor house plants.
  • Check heat/air conditioning.

Our Policies
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  • All bookings REQUIRE CONFIRMATION by Home Sweet Home, either by phone or email. Please DO NOT leave a message or email us with a request for pet sitting and just assume that we will come. (read a short tale...) We will always respond ASAP to your requests for pet sitting.
  • Home Sweet Home will require proof of current rabies vaccinations for all pets.
  • We will confirm all reservations several days previous to dates booked.
  • Home Sweet Home requires that ALL clients call us upon their return home. We need to know that someone is there for your pet. PLEASE DO NOT CALL FROM THE ROAD ON YOUR WAY HOME...WE NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY HOME. If we do not hear from you PREVIOUS to what would have been the next scheduled visit, we will come for that visit and you will be billed accordingly.
  • At the Key Pick-Up/Initial Consultation, we will require a NON Refundable payment of $15.00. If you choose not to use us, that compensates us for our time. If you book us at this time, a deposit of at least fifty percent of the total fee will be required. Balance to be left for pick up at first visit. For our clients that allow us to retain their key, payment will be made in full, on or before the first visit. You will also need to supply us with a key. We will happily enter and exit through the garage using a garage door opener or key pad, but a key will still be necessary in the event of a power outage.
  • A Service Contract/Travel Info Form will be required for each set of visits. (fill one out here...)
  • A Pet History Form will be required for each pet. It is not necessary to fill one out for every trip.
    (fill one out or download one here...)
  • Cleaning up after your pet is part of our service. Please leave litter pans and dog pens clean. We may need to have access to cleaning supplies. Litter scoopers, pooper scoopers, plastic bags for waste, vacuums, brooms, mops, pails, cleaning fluids, sponges, paper towels etc. should be available to us. Accidents happen and we'll clean them up...so please don't hide this stuff from us. Please leave your kitchen sink free of dirty dishes. We will need access to it to keep your pet's bowls clean and supply fresh drinking water.
  • In the event of extreme weather, we will go to your pet as soon as it is safe to travel. If you are traveling during the winter season, please be sure to make arrangements to have your driveway, walks, and steps cleared. Should Home Sweet Home have to perform this service, you WILL be billed, at our hourly rate, $30.00, for this service. We cannot expect you to be responsible for conditions that occur after your departure...so please have snow shovels and ice melt out and available to us. Have a snow blower?...make sure it runs and is "gassed up"...having the use of your machine will lessen or eliminate the snow removal fee. The bottom line is that we need to be able to access your home safely and we need to able to park our vehicle off the road and out of the way of the plow trucks which may be coming through at the time.
  • We will not be liable for cats, with outdoor access. For their safety it is strongly advised they remain INDOORS during your absence.
  • All dogs are required to be on a leash...it's required in West Milford. Exceptions may include a fenced in yard or invisible fencing.
  • Home Sweet Home reserves the right to NOT handle UN-NEUTERED male dogs.
  • You MUST notify us of ANY person having access to your home while you are away. If we arrive at your home and someone is there that we were not informed about, we WILL call the police.
  • Home Sweet Home prefers not to share Pet Sitting duties with a second party. (neighbor, relative, friend, etc.)
OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
UNPARALLELED SERVICE AND PEACE OF MIND
OWNER OPERATED by SANDRA & PAUL NATALE
LICENSED and BONDED