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| A Little Bit About Me..... I founded Emerald Coast Critter Sitter THE PET NANNY! in the spring of 2001 in the small but growing beach community of Navarre located in The Panhandle of the state of Florida. I began pet sitting on a very part-time basis in 1985 in my home state of Wisconsin, and then again in Nashville, TN. when I relocated there in 1987. My childhood in Wisconsin began on a dairy farm, imagine that! I was surrounded by dogs, cats, chickens, pigs, horses, and of course...lots of COWS! Over the years I have had a menagerie of pets...dogs, cats, "rodents", fish, birds, rabbits and a reptile here and there! My current animal family consists of Vincent, my fiesty Min Pin, Percy, my gentle & loving Mixed Breed "rescue", and MY VERY NOISY AND CRAZY Budgies, Gordon & Wendy. Here is a small sampling of my "extended family members"! EMERALD COAST CRITTER SITTER THE PET NANNY! CANINE ~ FELINE ~ AQUATIC ~ EXOTIC SERVING NAVARRE, FLORIDA YOUR PET CARE ALTERNATIVE! | |
| Announcements: It's that time of year already...I am beginning to get reservations in for Spring Break/Easter! Book early! *LIMITED SPOTS OPEN FOR DOGS DUE TO HEAVY BOOKINGS AM & PM! BOOK ASAP!*
For those of you that are not familiar with my services, I do NOT provide boarding care. Please go to: www.yellowpages.com for boarding facilities in our area.
Emerald Coast Critter Sitter services the communities of Navarre, Navarre Beach, Holley By The Sea, & Midway, up to and including West from Navarre to Woodlawn Beach Rd., East from Navarre to Whispering Pines Blvd., and North to 399 (East Bay Blvd). My services include vacation care, and I also provide dog walking/exercise/potty breaks Monday-Friday if you work long hours or have a puppy that needs extra attention. Keep in mind that every "holiday season" is quite hectic, as are the summer months. Book EARLY! If you are a new client, please arrange to meet me well ahead of your vacation time so that I have time to meet with you and your pets before I become too busy, at least 2-4 weeks ahead of time. I book up very quickly! I never "overbook", so there may be times I have to decline your request if not made well in advance. My most important concern is the well-being of your pets and I need to give each and every one the attention they deserve. Several of my clients also retain the services of a 2nd "back-up" sitter in the event that I may have to decline service. With the new addition of Pamela @ Happy Tails, I can provide more room for vacation customers. Feel free to email me for details. I will do my best to accommodate "last-minute" requests from established clients, but keep in mind, I may not have the time available or have possibly arranged my own "time off" for a special event or vacation. I will post my vacation days well in advance on this page for you to refer to. There is an additional charge of $4.00 per visit if request is made for SAME DAY service. ($20 total) RATES Navarre, Navarre Beach, HBTS & Midway $16.00 a visit. Visits/Daily Dog Walks are 30 minutes. There is no additional charge for multiple pets, however, if you have multiple pets that require more time for proper care, or extensive indoor/outdoor plant watering requirements that take much more time, I charge for each additional 15 minutes as needed and arranged for, PRIOR to the pet-sitting assignment. $8.00 per additional quarter hour **I do not charge for administering medications/injections *If you fail to cancel a scheduled visit before I arrive at your home, you will be charged for that scheduled visit. Remember to call/text/email when you return home! I will continue to come to your home if I do not hear from you to "error on the side of caution" in case of an emergency delay on your behalf. SO...REMEMBER TO CONTACT THE PET NANNY WHEN YOU RETURN! KEYS! KEYS! KEYS! **I prefer to retain a key (safely kept in a lockbox!) as the cost & time to pickup and return keys can be can be excessive. $5.00 fee, each way, for key pick-up & return. ($10 total) For security reasons, absolutely NO keys will be sent through the mail to your home address! (no charge for pick-up, of course, if key is collected during your initial interview) **NOTE ABOUT HURRICANE SEASON** Hurricane season begins June 1st and runs through Nov. 30th. As most of you know already, I lost my home in Ivan as I live on the water. I have finally moved back into my newly constructed home in 2008. I am in a MANDATORY EVACUATION area, located on the Santa Rosa Sound. This prevents me from bringing pets into my home for safe-keeping in the event of a storm. I am also not equipped to carry along anyone else's pets as I will have a car full myself when evacuating. HURRICANE PLAN IS AS FOLLOWS: If you are going to be out of the area anytime during this storm season, please be prepared to either RETURN early enough (48-72 hrs) to care for your pets in the event of an approaching storm, or have a RESPONSIBLE backup person available to come get them and/or prepare your home. As I usually have, on average, 12 or more families booked daily, many times as many as 35+ animals daily, it's physically impossible to ready anyone's pets or property for evacuation. I have to evacuate myself with my crew as I live on the water. I am sorry for the inconvenience. If you are concerned that you may not be able to follow this evacuation plan, I can refer you to other caregiver's in the area that may be able to care for your pets during storm season. I apologize for my inability to "weather the storm", if you will, with your pets, but previous Hurricane experience and lack of complience with "Evacuation Plans" has forced me to be quite strict with this policy. YOUR PETS SAFETY is of the utmost importance! FUN STUFF! www.retroartbyjan.com Custom Pet Paintings and much more! Jan painted my "boys". Check out Jan's Blog on her home page. 
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FINDING FOREVER HOMES! OLIVE, HENRY & SADIE! These kitties are a real live successful RESCUE story! When a long-time client of mine lost both of her cats due to old age/illness within a couple months of each other, we were both so devastated. Their "Mom" finally decided to get another cat, possible two. She began to check out rescue groups/shelters when I happened to walk into St. Francis Vet Center the same day. Dr. Natalie had taken in a pregnant stray and she had 4 babies, one which had been adopted already. I mentioned this to my client and she went down to take a peek. The hard part was deciding which one or two to take. Obviously, we know what the answer is!
| | Emerald Coast Critter Sitter THE PET NANNY! Alice Coulter~Owner Navarre, FL. For additional information, please call between 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri 8am-Noon Saturday 850-712-8800 *Please leave a voice message if needed. I will return your call promptly in between dog walks! THANKS! EMAIL: petnannyalice@aol.com *If you do not receive a response within 24 hours, there could be a technical difficulty! (It happens!) All emails are responded to within 1 business day. Please follow up with a phone call, as I DO RESPOND ASAP! **Due to the MEDIACOM upgrade problems in December, my old email addy was purged, and is still not responsive. The new one is posted above and will now be my permanant one. I am so sorry if you have tried to reach me via the original email addy listed on my older business cards. Licensed-Bonded-Insured Memberships: Pet Sitter's International www.petsit.com IMPORTANT DATES: Santa Rosa County Schools Spring Break: Mar. 29-Apr. 2, 2010 Planning Day: Apr. 5, 2010 Memorial Day: May 31, 2010 Last Day (Seniors): Jun. 3, 2010 Last Day (K-11): Jun. 9, 2010 Navarre Sr. Graduation: Jun. 4, 2010 Holidays & Special Days Daylight Savings Time: Mar. 14, 2010 St. Patrick's Day: Mar. 17, 2010 Spring Begins: Mar. 20, 2010 Good Friday: April 2, 2010 Easter Sunday: April 4, 2010 Mother's Day: May 13, 2010 Memorial Day: May 31, 2010 Father's Day: Jun. 20, 2010 Summer Begins: Jun. 21, 2010 Independence Day: Jul. 4, 2010 (Federal Holiday July 5, 2010) Labor Day: Sep. 6, 2010 Patriot Day: Sep. 11, 2010 Fall Begins: Sep. 23, 2010 Columbus Day: Oct. 11, 2010 Halloween: Oct. 31, 2010 Back to Standard Time: Nov. 7, 2010 Veteran's Day: Nov. 11, 2010 Thanksgiving: Nov. 25, 2010 Winter Begins: Dec. 21, 2010 Christmas: Dec. 25, 2010 VACATION for ME? This is my list so far..... Nothing planned at this time. RAINBOW BRIDGE The most difficult part of my job is losing a one of "my" animals when they pass away. Whether or not it's unexpected or an illness or old age, the pain is still great. I cry all of the tears along with their "caretakers" and try to remember all the wonderful times we had together. It never gets easier. 
Saying goodbye to: ALVIN Little Alvin, the hamster, passed away 1/4/10 of cancer. He was tiny but had BIG personality. Dearly missed by his caretaker Kim, and his pet nanny as well. www.petloss.com A BIG WELCOME TO THE "CRITTER SITTER" FAMILY: Waffle, Bailey & Lucy Tee Tee, Noelle, Midnight & Smokey Holley & Berry Chico & Maggie Molly, Bingo & Smurf Simca CRAZY CRITTER OF THE MONTH! COMING SOON!

***SPECIAL NEWS!*** The photo I took of Shasta, above, just won a contest in the Nov/Dec Issue of Pet Sitter's World Magazine! Shasta will be the "Pet Pinup" for the Holiday Issue! Congratulations Shasta! | |
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