pet sitting

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pet sitting

Nico & Lola

kindness shared between a boy and a dog
2010
A young boy named Nico must think of ways to show his aunt's dog Lola kindness while he cares for her canine over the weekend.

Ivy takes care

Brokenhearted when her best friend departs for the summer, Ivy spends her own summer caring for animals in the mid-century Southwest, sharing her season of discovery with a stubborn pony, a mischievous puppy, and a scarred racehorse.

Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray

the uproar at the front door
2011
Kitty's owners are taking a week off and leaving Kitty and Puppy at home with Uncle Murray, and it isn't long before Uncle Murray is driven to near madness by shenanigans of epic proportions.

Marty McGuire has too many pets!

2014
After visiting a great ape sanctuary, Marty and her friends set out to raise the money to "adopt" a chimpanzee by organizing a talent show at school and starting a pet-sitting business in Marty's basement--which soon gets out of hand.

Critter sitter

2008
When the Mahoney family hires Henry the Critter Sitter to watch their dog, cat, bird, fish, frog, and snake, he thinks he is up for the challenge since creature control is his game, but the pets have a different idea.

Robert and the attack of the giant tarantula

Robert and the great Pepperoni
2001
Contains two stories about Robert, a second-grader who starts a pet-sitting business after his parents refuse to let him have a dog, and ends up with two doves, a tarantula, bunnies, and a part-time puppy.

Pet peeves

2005
A nine-year-old starts a pet-sitting business with his bossy big brother and ends up going on strike.

Start your own pet-sitting business and more

doggie day care, grooming, walking
2007
Presents a guide to setting up and operating a pet-sitting business, focusing on cats and dogs and discussing the basics of animal care, such as feeding, grooming, exercise, medical care, and liability issues, and includes sample forms, worksheets, and a glossary.

Jessi Ramsey, pet-sitter

1994
Eleven-year-old Jessi copes with pet sitting for the Mancusi family and serious dissension among the members of the Baby-sitters Club.

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