ShipPet Pet Sitting

It is that time of year when you are beginning to think about just where you would like to go this summer, whether they are daily, weekend, or week long vacations.  You deserve it.  It’s been a tough year so far.

As you sit down to plan your travels, keep ShipPet on your checklist.  If the year is going to continue the way it has been, we are expecting a very busy June, July, and August.  The best way to ensure availability is too book as early as possible so we can get your spot reserved on the ShipPet calendar.

Call us today at 530-8997 or email us direct at shippet@gmail.com to get your reservation reserved.

*** Date Blackouts ***

ShipPet will be unable to taking any booking for the week of August 15th through August 22nd.  We will be away and resting oursleves.  Again we are ACCEPTING NO RESERVATIONS that week.

With sadness, we at ShipPet say good bye to Sparky.  Sparky was one of four cats of a super, regular customer of ours.  Sparky was one of those loving and warm cats that loved to be with people.  Of the four, Spark was the ring leader, and a good one at that.  He was rambunctious and had a superb personality.

I can certainly tell you that Sparky is very missed by our clients.  He is also missed by us.  So we make this post here today in honor of Sparky and the joy he bought to the family that ,ved him dearly.  Spark, you are missed.  Rest well.

Even with the economic turmoil going on right now, we fully expect from the previous few months to have a bust pet sitting summer.  With that in mind, it is never too early to book your pet sitting reservation.

As you plan your summer vacation, please remember to make up part of that summer vacation planning checklist.  It’s simple.  Give us a call at 717-530-8997 or email us at shippet@gmail.com.

CURRENT PROMOS:

REFER a Friend:  Refer a friend and save.  Ask you friend to use ShipPet, provide your name at booking, and you will get an account credit.  Your friend books and travels a reservation of $75 or under, we will knock $10 off your next booking.  If your friend books and travels a reservation over $76, we will knock $15 off your next booking.  Just tell them to tell us you referred them.  That simple.

April Showers:  Want to get away in April?  Book over 4 to 5 days and save $5.  Book more than 5 days, we wil take $10 off.

Pre-Book a Summer:  Prebook a week of pet sitting in June, July, or August by April 15th,  we will knock $10 off your price.  Just let us know about this promo and you will get it.

As always, two easy ways to inquire and book with us

Call us at:  717-530-8997

Email us at:  shippet@gmail.com

Here is a troubling article from the Public Opinion today on pets and the problems the economic turmoil is causing for pet owners.

Buck Hessler, Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter police officer, said that not only are pet owners taking their animals to rural areas and abandoning them, they are also leaving them behind when they have to move.

“I get calls from landlords all the time,” he said. “People just move out and leave their pets in the house or apartment.”

He said the animals usually have no food or water and are forced to drink from the commode.

“It’s sad, and it probably is going to get worse if the economy gets worse,” he said.

Wow.  I guess my please would be to any family suffering severe economic distress, please ask around first if anyone could take your pet in, then second, take it to the pet shelter.  Please don’t abandon them.  But, the growing problem is this — the shelters are now growing full.

He agrees with Hessler that seeing a family pet abandoned and uncared for is heartbreaking. He also sees an increased trend in pet abandonment as the economy worsens.

His shelter is full and can’t take any more animals right now, yet he had seven animals brought to the shelter in one day last week.

“We didn’t have room, so we had to turn them away,” he said. “In cases where it was an issue of not being able to feed the animal, we gave the owners some dog food and asked them to try to hold out a while longer.”

I guess one of the small fixes we can make is — if you are thinking about getting another pet, please check the Shelters first.

Here is some contact information.

In Chambersburg;

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, 717-263-5791

Better Days Animal League, 717-532-3600

The kids are back to school, the summer months have expired, but Ship Pet is still busy. How does that add up?

With the summer winding down and the fall months and winters month lying ahead, cooler weather, and lets face it, down right cold weather, is on the way. All we ask is to ensure that all of our pets, especially those that live outside, have adequate shelter from the elements and the cold.

**** Pet Sitting Booking ****

You can book us for pet sitting one of three different ways. Call us at 717-530-8997, email us at shippet@gmail.com or complete the contact form on our site.

We have our cell phones with us at all times and they are email compatable, so you can reach us!

**** Referral program ****

Existing customers, refer friends or family to us, and save!  Now and running through to January 1, 2009, refer a client to us, and save either $10 or $15 on your next reservation.  If the booking is under $75.00, we’ll credit you $10 on your next booking.  If it is over $75, we will discount you $15.  That simple!

**** Photo Gallery ****

We are going to get this thing cranking again.  So send us your pics of your pets so we can add them to our Photo Album that will be coming soon.   Just email them to us at shippet@gmail.com

**** Current Blackout Dates *****

Talk about advance notice.  The only dates we have blacked out in which service availability will be LIMITED and likely we take no bookings that week, will be August 15 though 22, 2009.  We will be on vacation ourselves that week.

**** EXCITEMENT !!!! *****

Graduation from Law School is now set.  I am officially done with Law School on May 17, 2009 and will sit for the Pennsylvania Bar Examination on July 28 and 29, 2009.  WoooooHoooooo!  Were closing in!

It will be interesting on our part to see how gas prices effect people and their vacations and travels.  We are in a unique business to see what kind of impact, if any, gas prices are having on the economy.  Many people may choose to fly over drive, take shorter distant trips, others may stay home all together, while other may not be affected at all.

I would have said in early 2008 and first part of Spring that people were cutting back.  Our Spring bo0okings weren’t that great and we attributed that to higher fuel prices.  BUT, just when we thought we had it figured it out, we have had a pretty solid April and May and our bookings are rolling in for the summer.  Now, I have not had the opportunity to check and see if we are experiencing shorter travel arrangements in what we book, but my bet is, probably not.

So, looks like it will be another busy summer.  So be SURE to call or email us right away when you plan your summer vacation so you can be assured to get on our calendar and get your reservation with us locked up.

** NEW FEATURE **  We added a small contact form.  Please feel free to complete that form and submit it to us if you are interested in our services and are a new customer to ShipPet.  We will get back to you as quickly as we can.

*** Black Out Dates ***  Please remember, ShipPet will be taking ONLY LIMITED BOOKINGS for the week of July 19 though July 26.  We will be away ourselves on vacation and have only limited capacity and abilities.

*** Take our Poll *** We just added a polling feature to our website.  Let us know how your travel planning will be affected by high gas prices.  Vote!

*** EXISTING CUSTOMERS *** Remember, we offer $5, $10, and $15 discounts on customer referrals.  You refer a friend or family member to us and they book a reservation of $50 or less, we will credit your account $5.  If they make a book for $50 to $124, we will credit your account $10.  If they make a booking of $125 or more, we will credit your account $15.00.  The exiting customer referral promotion does not expire!

530-8997

or

shippet@gmail.com

Finally, the winter weather seems to have broken. With that usually comes vacation planning, planning your summer travels to the beach, abroad, or just a long weekend getaway. Don’t forget to include ShipPet Pet Sitting Service sin your vacation and travel planning.

Summer months (June through September) are the busiest months for ShipPet. Some weeks get so busy that we have to actually limit booking capacity in those weeks. To avoid that, we recommend that you include us in your travel planning. When you make your reservations for your hotels, planes, and other travel planning tools, include ShipPet as one of those things you have to book. Get on our calendar early so you are guaranteed your pet care.

EARLY SUMMER BOOK WEB PROMO:

Book now for June, July, or August and receive $5 off for bookings of $75 and under and $10 off for booking of $76 to $149, and $15 off for bookings over $150. Simply mention to us you saw this Early Summer Promo here on our website and we will be happy to apply the discount.

REMEMBER, LIMITED BOOKING CAPACITY IN JULY

We will be on vacation the week of JULY 19 through JULY 26. ShipPet will have limited booking capacity. If you need us that week, email us as soon as possible and we will see what can be word out.

HOT WEATHER ON THE WAY

Please make sure, if you have outside pets, that they have plenty of water and an area for them to seek shade. There are far too many accident that cause death or serious injury to pets due to heat.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone: 530-8997

Email: shippet@gmail.com

And that means Spring and Summer vacations are on the way. As you begin making your travel arrangements for the summer, all we ask is, make us part of those arrangements. Book us, when you book your travel, just make us part of the planning. Why?

The summer months are pretty hectic for us. We have grown so well over the past few years that we get booked up near the max in certain weeks in the summer. By including us in your travel planning in advance, we can get you booked and on the calendar. Your spot will be reserved and guaranteed!

REMINDER: ShipPet will have limited booking capacity during the week of July 19 through July 26. We will take some reservations, but they will be limited.

Call us today to book your pet sitting reservation at

530-8997

or

Email us at

ShipPet Email

Looks like we finally got the server changed and the domain name pointed correctly, ShipPet is back on the web after changing web hosts.  We apologize for the downtime.

Still getting this up and running from the change, such as the Photo Gallery.  BUT, we do have some pages complete and you can access them via links to the right.

Again, we thank you for your patience.