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Many veterinarians and pet experts believe keeping pets in their familiar surroundings helps alleviate the stress that comes when their owners leave the house. By staying in their homes, pets can maintain their diet and exercise routines, while enjoying the personal attention provided by a pet-sitter. This also eliminates the trauma of being transported or housed elsewhere, and minimizes exposure to illness from other animals.

We provide pet care services within a 10-mile radius of the Bastrop State Park in Bastrop, Texas. This includes the Historic District, Pecan Park, Hunters Crossing, Tahitian Village, Circle D, KC Estates, Pine Valley and The Colony. We cannot list all of our service areas so please reach out if your area is not listed. We may service outside of these areas for an additional fee.

We care for all kinds of pets, large and small! While most of our clients are dogs and cats, we also provide care for horses, rabbits, birds, frogs, guinea pigs, lizards and other small pets. If you’re curious whether we can care for your unique pet, please contact us!

We do not offer overnight pet-sitting services in your home. We may be available for extended visits at an hourly rate during business hours. Please contact us for more information and to check availability.

At this time, we do not offer boarding in our home or a facility, as Piney Paws Pet Services is built on keeping pets happy in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes.

Our sitters can visit your home up to four times a day. Morning visits are between 7am-11am; mid-day visits are between 11am-3pm; afternoon visits are between 3pm-5pm and evening visits are between 5pm-9pm. Cats are always visited a minimum of every 24 hours and dogs are visited a minimum of every 12 hours. Each visit is time stamped with GPS coordinates starting from the moment we arrive to the moment we lock the door and write up our report.

It depends on the type of medication/injection and the willingness of the pet. While our team members are happy to help, some pets do not come near strangers and cannot be coaxed or caught to administer medications or injections. If it is as simple as tossing a pill in wet food and watching a dog gulp it down, it shouldn’t be a problem.

We do not charge for individual pets. Our visits are based on the time we spend at your home (30, 45 or 60 minutes).

Your location, dates of service, other scheduled clients and the level of care required for your pets are all taken into consideration when choosing which sitter is best for you. Most of the time, two or three sitters will be assigned based on the length of your trip. If a sitter did not attend the initial meet-and-greet, we will schedule a staff training visit so they can get to know your home and pets.

We offer 30-minute, 45-minute and 60-minute visits, and you can mix-and-match as you see fit.

For new clients, two weeks are required to allow enough time to schedule the registration meet-and-greet. We are happy to take last minute requests as our schedule allows for established clients with an entry access code or key and required documentation on file for ALL pets requiring service. We cannot guarantee that staff will be available last minute and we only schedule last minute requests during admin hours (M-Th 10am-3pm). An additional fee may be added.

Except during holiday periods and the summer months, cancellations may be made up to 48 hours ahead of a scheduled visit. After that period, you will be charged for the visit in the event of cancellation. Advance payments for canceled services within the 48-hour window will be credited to your account, to be used within six months. Regular daily walk clients may have up to three cancellations per month, provided they contact the Piney Paws office or their sitter prior to 9 a.m. on the day of the scheduled service. Unused services due to cancellation do not roll over from month to month. We often have a waiting list for daily walks; as such, we cannot hold space for more than one week for mid-day clients. Please let us know your vacation schedule with as much notice as possible. During holiday periods, complete payment will secure your reservation. Cancellation 14 or more days in advance will receive 50% of their deposit credited to their account; 7-13 days in advance will receive 25% credited; and 6 or fewer days prior to the reserved dates will receive $0. Credit must be used within 6 months.

We strongly believe no pet should be left behind and no pet owner should struggle to find professional pet care – especially during the often-stressful holiday season! Piney Paws Pet Services observes all federal holidays, including one day prior to Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Service on these days will incur a $20 daily holiday fee regardless of amount of visits requested. Regularly scheduled daily walks do not occur on the days listed above; however, we are happy to add them to your schedule with the addition of the holiday fee.

We prefer not sharing the home with another service provider, as it can cause services for both parties to take longer than anticipated. We would appreciate it if you can let us know the exact dates and times of any service provider visits in your home. If you have given permission to someone other than a Piney Paws staff member to enter your home, we are not liable for any issues that arise from that encounter regarding your animals or home (i.e., the other service provider leaves a door unlocked or open and a pet gets out).

We accept debit and credit cards through our Time to Pet client portal. We also accept venmo to @pineypawspetservices. We do not accept checks or cash for payment (You may leave cash as gratuity).

Our client portal makes tipping easy! It will evenly disperse tips to multiple sitters according to their visits with your pets. If you plan to leave individual cash tips, make sure to label the sitters’ names accordingly.

Please provide our team with two sets of keys. One will be kept at our home office in a coded lockbox with numbered tag identification for backup or emergency purposes. The other will be kept in a lockbox you provide on your premises for sitters to use. You may use a coded door as the main entry and provide a key for emergency services as a backup. (Note: We are not responsible for keys left on your property.) You can also purchase lockboxes from Piney Paws for $25.

Time to Pet is our all-in-one pet care portal, where you can update your and your pet’s information, pay your invoices, request/change/cancel services, etc. You will also receive a report card (and a photo or two!) after each visit so you can see how your pet did.

The registration meet-and-greet allows you to get to know our services – and your assigned sitter – prior to the start of the service. During this visit, your pet care provider will introduce themselves, spend some quality time with your pet, confirm relevant information about your home and pet care routine, and answer additional questions. Please note: We will NOT provide services until this meeting has taken place. The registration meeting is $20, which covers administrative costs and the cost of the caregiver’s time.

Yes, we do! We offer a one time $15 credit for any referral that a client sends our way who books and completes services. Thank you for sharing about Piney Paws Pet Services!