House Sitting

Let us take care of your pets and home while you travel! We are fully licensed, bonded and insured.

House Sitting for Your Pets & Home

Your sitter takes care of your pets and your home. Your pets will get all the attention they need without leaving home. Great for pets who require special monitoring, have a special routine at home, or lack socialization with others. We may also administer pet medications if required. 

Tasks while sitting in your home will include the care of your pets, retrieving mail and packages, and scooping poop if required. Other services such as watering plants or pet baths may be provided for an additional fee. 

Foster pets are eligible for discounts! 

House Sitting Rates

  • House Sitting (Per Night) $80

     House sitting service for up to 2 pets.

  • Additional Pet Rate (Per Night) $5

    For house sitting service including more than 2 pets, an additional $5 per pet, per night fee is added.

  • Add-On Service: Pet Baths $35

    Baths included shampoo and conditioner of your choosing, along with brushing, towel and/or blow dry. Includes up to 2 pets. Each additional pet requiring bathing is $15 per pet.

Our House Sitting Policies

Below are our policies related to our House Sitting services. Please take a minute to also review our general policies and conditions.

Before Your Sitter Arrives

Please leave specific instructions relating to the current visit if there are any changes in routine. While we have the instructions in our files from the original consultation, things may have changed slightly from the previous visit. Also, please advise us if there is alarm code or key changes before you leave.

Make sure we have up-to-date emergency contact info in the case we are unable to get into your home or if there are questions or issues that arise while you are away.

Please leave food, medications, special treats, or cat litter disposal bags where we can easily see them.

Home must be clean at beginning of stay for a safe and comfortable environment. Owners must check their home for hazards, damaged fence, gates etc.

Cleaning supplies must be provided in the event of any mess by owner’s pet. Owners must reimburse sitter for any supplies that need to be purchased if no supplies are provided.

Tasks while sitting in your home will include the care of your pets, retrieving mail and packages, scooping poop if required, watering plants if requested for a small fee. Sitter will clean up after themselves before departure such as cleaning used bedding and blankets, dishes, cleaning counters, floors if needed and taking out trash. House sitting does not include any additional cleaning.

Your Arrival Home

Owners must notify the sitter when they return home safely. If you are returning late, please give notice in case we need to provide more services for your pet until you arrive back home

Cancellation Policy for House Sitting Services

Housesitting requires cancellation of 7 days in advance, 14 days (about 2 weeks) for Holiday Bookings. If a cancellation is made on short notice, owners will receive a partial refund if a nonrefundable deposit was not previously included. Emily Says Sit LLC reserves the right to charge a cancellation fee of 100% of the scheduled visits for services cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice prior to the scheduled service.

Emily Says Sit LLC holds the right to cancel a booking for any reason. In the event a sitter cancels a service, owners will be notified and fully refunded

Areas We Serve

We serve a 15-mile radius of Baton Rouge. Learn more about neighborhoods that we work in.

FAQ's & Policies

Find answers to common questions about Emily Says Sit and read our general policies.

Pet Care Services

Learn more about the other pet care services that we offer.

What Our House Sitting Clients Say

"Emily is awesome!! She stayed with our little guy, Hendrix, in our home while we were on vacation recently. She was great with daily updates and made sure our dog was happy and comfortable! I would absolutely use her again in the future!"

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