FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 8, 2010

Professional Pet Sitters Honored Through Dedicated Week
National Professional Pet Sitters Week to be held March 7-13, 2010

(Scottsdale, AZ.) March 7 – 13, 2010 marks National Professional Pet Sitters Week and pet owners from around the country are gearing up to thank those trusted individuals who take such good care of their adoring pets. The week-long event recognizes the many contributions of professional pet sitters nationwide for their commitment, hard work, and dedication.

Bela’s House & Pet Sitting, a nationally award winning company, and Scottsdale professional pet sitting business is celebrating the week with helping to educate the community on the value to your home and pets a professional pet sitter can provide while you are at work or on vacation.

“Bella’s House & Pet Sitting is proud to provide professional pet sitting services to our clients, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize the passion and dedication exhibited by each of our employees,” stated Bella, owner of Bella’s House & Pet Sitting.

According to the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS), pet sitting has become one of the top 10 professions in the past decade. Pet ownership in the United States is continually on the rise and currently, 63 percent of all American households have pets. The U.S. pet population includes approximately 73 million dogs, 90 million cats and 16 million birds plus fish, hamsters and other animals, according to the America Pet Products Association.

About Bella’s House & Pet Sitting
Bella’s House and Pet Sitting are leaders in the pet sitting industry. Established in N Scottsdale since 2002 is a nationally award winning, detail oriented, personalized, in your home, pet sitting service. Bella’s House & Pet Sitting offers dog walking, overnights, day visits, live -in service, pet taxi to the groomer and veterinarian in Scottsdale, Az! They are recommended by many established pet businesses around Scottsdale. Their promise to all clients is to be more than just the average pet sitting company. They will provide safety and security to all clients homes and pets when they are away. In addition, they are are constantly building relationships with our two and four legged clients as well as our community and business owners in Scottsdale. Just attend one of their popular Yappy Hours to see what they mean!

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Media Contact:
Bella Vasta
480.330.4552
info@bellashouseandpets.com
www.BellasHouseAndPets.com
@Bellas_Pets
www.facebook.com/bellashouseandpets
www.youtube.com/bellashouseandpets

Applicant must have ALL these hours available:
7-9am
10-2pm
6-8pm

Applicant must be living N of Indian Bend, S of Thompson Pk, W of Scottsdale Rd, E of the McDowell Mtns OR willing to relocate to this area.

Job: walking dogs, feeding dogs and cats, home care.
Must have a computer, cell phone, reliable transportation, ability to have a flex schedule.
Perfect for the stay at home mom, college student, or retired professional!

Please send resume (even if not pet related) and cover letter to info@bellashouseandpets.com
SUBJECT: Application for pet lover

Looking for immediate hire.

Bella's House & Pet Sitting
Jan 11th 2010
www.Bellashouseandpets.com
480.330.4552

Feb 8th Yappy Hour.
Bella’s House & Pet Sitting
480.330.4552
www.BellasHouseAndPets.com

How many of you have a security system that is monitored? Have you ever thought about what would happen if God forbid there was a fire in your home and either you didn’t have a security system, or it was unmonitored? We care about your pets. If this tragedy ever struck your home, who would know to save your pets? If it was just a noisy alarm and wasn’t connected to the local fire department, the results could be fatal.  Just something for you to think about. We care about your pets best interest.

If you are interested in helping to protect your pets, we have a great contact with a local alarm company that has been around for a long time. Just email me at: info@bellashouseandpets.com and we would be happy to provide you with this reference as they are a part of Bella’s Concierge Program.

Also on Bella’s Concierge Program is Furry Friend Alert. These aren’t just any stickers. These are stickers with your pets picture on them that are placed in the window near your entry way to help emergency crews know who to look for. http://www.furryfriendalert.com

This is something that everyone should consider.

This information has been provided to you from Bella Vasta, the Pack Leader for Bella’s House and Pet Sitting in Scottsdale AZ. For more information please cal 480.330.4552 or go to: http://www.bellashouseandpets.com

I first told you about Kosmo’s Dog House about a month ago here, http://www.scottsdalepetexpert.com/articles/kosmos/

Now I am glad to say that they are OPEN and ready for business. Kat has some very high end QUALITY food that only a few places in Az sell. Kosmo’s Doghouse offers training, grooming, self grooming (the tubs are adorable!) and more. Next to AJs, it is the perfect destination for the Scottsdale Ranch neighbors to go walk their dog, grab a coffee at AJs and then go see Kat and Morey (he dog who comes to work) for a great afternoon. Prices are very affordable. Congratulations Kat! We wish you much success!

http://www.kosmosdoghouse.com

Car wraps, magnets, vinyl letters on a car. For pet sitting? Some may think that this is a great form of advertising. Bella’s House & Pet Sitting does not.

One of the top benefits that we provide our clients with is security. We feel that it is a big breach of security when our cars are sitting in clients drive ways that say HOUSE AND PET SITTING. “Oh geesh… guess the owners are not home” = potential target to anyone looking to break in or steal anything. We will not sacrifice the safety of your home and pets to try to get more clients by signage on our vehicles.

What about doggie doors? – It has been said in the East Valley Tribune 4/19/08 that, “The pair gained entry to the house through a doggie door after entering the home’s backyard through an unlocked gate.” Being a professional pet sitter and going into many homes, I can’t tell you how many people this actually applies to. Some even ask us to leave their backdoor open for their pets to come and go from. We explain that we can not do this and explain that we care about their home and pets and it is too much liability for us. Clients always understand and thank us for bringing them back to reality.

What about the rebuttal of, “Oh come on, we live in Scottsdale. It is safe.” Think again. The same article mentioned above goes onto say that the break ins in Scottsdale exceed that of Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, and Tempe and that the rate of break ins are slightly higher than the states average.

Luckily this has never happened to any of our Bella’s House & Pet Sitting clients when they have been away from their home or pets. We intend to keep it this way and do everything possible to discourage this sort of thing from happening. That includes not advertising that our clients are not home when we go to care for their pets.

This information has been provided to you by Danielle Vasta, Owner of Bella’s House & Pet Sitting. Please contact her at: (480)330-4552 or www.BellasHouseAndPets.com for any of your pet sitting needs.

MONDAY, FEB 8th

4PM for TV

6PM regular start

Salty Senorita’s North

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEB 1, 2009

(Scottsdale, AZ) – Bella’s House & Pet Sitting will host YAPPY HOUR at Salty Senortia’s North on Feb 8th at 6pm.  You can come at 4pm for your pets chance to have their TV debut! This is a chance for pet lovers to take man’s best friend for a night on the patio to mingle with other dog lovers in a dog friendly establishment. Bella’s House & Pet Sitting hosted this event last month and had over 100 people and their dogs! This month it is expected to be even larger. Complete with Bowser Beer (beer that is good for dogs), FREE Raffel, and pet & parent pictures, Salty’s drink specials, Hpnotiq shot girls, doggie bags, and more…it is the best place to spend your Monday night! Best part, it is FREE ADMISSION WITH YOUR RSVP.

RSVP is REQUIRED to:    INFO@BELLASHOUSEANDPETS.COM

To see pictures of last month’s event: www.cowdreamz.com
Click Client access, PW: Yappy Hour

Event contact:
Danielle (aka Bella) Vasta, Pack Leader
Bella’s House & Pet Sitting, LLC
T: 480.330.4552
www.BellasHouseAndPets.com

Jan 11, 2010 – Fox News TV

click here: Yappy Hour

Dec 12, 2009 – AZ Republic, Scottsdale

Hpnotiq banner they had made and hung at Salty’s…

Special Thanks to our Partners!

Salty Senorita, Hypnotiq, McDowell Mountain Animal Hospital, Love 2 Live, Cow Dreamz Pet Photography, Bowser Beer.

This is part three in our 3 part Christmas 2009 series. Part1 & 2 can be found here:

http://www.scottsdalepetexpert.com/uncategorized/part-one-the-uh-oh-factor-but-thank-goodness-for-bellas

http://www.scottsdalepetexpert.com/uncategorized/adventures-in-pet-sitting-part-two-pawjama-parties/
This is the part that hurts me. I have learned that after seven years of owning and now mostly managing Bella’s House & Pet Sitting that we simply can not be everything to everyone. As you can imagine holidays are often our busy time. I am always careful to not overbook my staff (or myself) for the following reasons:

1 – Emergencies like in Part One. Bella’s is a unique company because our staff truly is like family. We only service N Scottsdale. We all live in N Scottsdale. We truly are like a family. If my staff is working that day we are in constant communication. I feel very blessed to know that I can rely on them with the business that I have built from the ground up. They are all very cautious and observant of every and all things that go on during pet sits. When things occur like mentioned in Part One, we are easily able to help solve them because no staff member is so heavily scheduled that it doesn’t allow for emergencies. Our clients love this because they know we are a team, that we have backup, and their pet and home are our first priority. We are not running off to the next house because we are over booked. We are not booking 20 pet sits a day for one person like some of the sole proprietor pet sitting companies do. You and your pets best interest is in our best interest. Not the quantity of pet sits we can fit into a day.

2 – We don’t charge by time. This means that I am not rushing the Bella’s staff to get through the routine at one home and onto the next. Whether it is 20 minutes or 1 hour, we are there to do a quality job, not a quantifiable job. We have a window of time that we arrive at homes and I know roughly how many visits each staff member can do in that window. This unique practice has proven time and time again to be a great way to do business as the pets interest is really taken into account individually. Additionally, our clients do not get up charged for extra minutes spent with their pets in instances like blood in the urine, throw up, “redecoration of the house” (as we like to call it), etc. Our clients never come home to an unexpected bill.

3 – Our loyal current clients come firs. If you are an established client with Bella’s and decide to go on a last minute trip for the holidays chances are very good that someone on our team will be able to provide service for you. Again, we are never working at capacity so that we can not take care of our current clients, our extended family.

Now that part that hurts me… as I write this, it is 9pm on Saturday December 27th. I have had three calls tonight from people who are requesting pet sitting services for tomorrow.
One of the callers actually called us 6 mths ago and decided to go with a pet sitter recommended by her vet. They never showed up. Another caller had a consultation with a pet sitter today, who never showed up and she is leaving tomorrow. I had to decline services to all three callers for the reasons listed above. I did however suggest that they sign up online with us and do a consultation so that in the future they will never be in this predicament again.

Why does this all matter to you?
These business practices may seem unorthodox to some, but this is why I Bella’s IS the best. I have made it a point to create business practices that don’t just copy what is out there, but to run a way in which relationships and integrity are most important. It is a major way our business practices are very different that most other companies.

I care about the quality that we are able to provide our current clients this week, not the quantity of clients we have. It hurts me, because I get calls like the above few times a month. I feel bad for the pets and for the pat parents who may not be able to take their trip. We can not be everything to everyone, but we can be everything to our clients.

This information has been provided to you by Danielle Vasta, Owner of Bella’s House & Pet Sitting. Please contact her at: (480)330-4552 or www.BellasHouseAndPets.com for any of your pet sitting needs.

This is part two of three in our Christmas 2009 three part series. Part one can be found here: http://www.scottsdalepetexpert.com/uncategorized/part-one-the-uh-oh-factor-but-thank-goodness-for-bellas/
Bed Time! Our pawjama parties are the best.  Personally, this Christmas 2009 week I have been working on the LOST seasons on DVDs and been spreading the love with all the pets I have been sleeping with. First I have had the pleasure of sleeping with Emmie. She is an awesome rescue with a lot of puppy energy. She is the only dog I have ever experienced in my seven years of pet sitting that will jump up on the couch and rest her head right under my chin and cuddle up to me like a little child. She is such a doll and does lots of tricks. Here is a cute picture of her looking at me, with LOST in the background…

Cuddle puppy Emmie!

Next, I had had the pleasure of sleeping with this gang…

Personality packed!

The cats Max and Molly are amazing… See this video taken a few months back.Pet Sitting Scottsdale Max and Molly excited to eat!

They have a “cat door” going into the laundry room so the other kids don’t get into their litter box. Aren’t they gorgeous?

This is late night… heads hanging over their beds fast asleep. Too darn cute!

Zonked out at our pawjama party!

Lastly long time VIP clients of Bella’s… Payton and Murphy. They “let” me sleep in bed with them the past few nights. Notice how I get about 30% and they get the rest? Haha…Joys of the job…one morning Payton actually burped up some bile right on the comforter for me. Good morning! Oh well, poor baby was just fine we took good care of her

Where do I put my feet? lol

In any case, your pets do not have to sleep alone when you go out of town. Our overnight service is so popular that we have three staff members that provide this service for our clients. We love sleeping along side your pets when you can’t be there

This information has been provided to you by Bella, Pack Leader for Bella’s House & Pet Sitting. Please contact her at: (480)330-4552 or http://www.BellasHouseAndPets.com for any of your pet sitting needs.