Overnight pet sitting in your own home

What overnight sitting covers

I arrive in the evening and stay through until the morning. Between those two points, everything carries on as it normally would.

• Evening feed and last toilet break
• Medication, evening and morning, including insulin
• Somebody in the house all night
• Morning feed, morning walk or morning garden
• Litter trays, water, tidying up after your pets
• Post brought in, curtains and lights used normally, bins out if the day falls while you are away

I use my own food and drink. I only use appliances in your house with your permission, agreed in advance.

What it costs

Service	Price
Overnight house sitting, in your home	£70 – £100 a night
Bank holidays	Double rate

The price depends on how many pets there are and what the stay involves. I confirm the exact figure at your free consultation, before you commit to anything.

See all prices, including what changes the price and the bank holiday rules.

When overnight is the right choice

Dogs who cannot be left overnight

A dog that howls, chews or soils through the night is not being naughty. It is distressed. An overnight sitter removes the cause rather than managing the symptom.

Pets on twice-daily medication

Insulin in particular needs a proper twelve-hour gap. Two visits a day can work, but an overnight stay makes it straightforward.

Multi-pet households

Dogs and cats and a rabbit is three sets of routines. One overnight stay covers all of them without anybody going anywhere.

Houses that should look lived in

Lights that go on and off, curtains that move, post that disappears from the mat, bins that go out. It is not why people book it, but it is worth having.

What I do not do

I do not board pets at my house. Overnight sitting happens in your home, never in mine. I no longer offer dog boarding of any kind, and I never boarded cats.