SOPH'S SUPPORT SERVICES
Dog walking and pet feeding & sitting in Bury St Edmunds and the surrounding area
March 2024: Apologies but at the moment I'm unable to take on any new clients.
SERVICES
I specialise in ad hoc dog walking and pet sitting and I am fully insured for the services that I offer. Please read on for further information.
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If I can help, I will.
COVID-19.
I take the wellbeing of you and your dog / pets very seriously and follow CFSG (Canine & Feline Sector Group) good practice advice. I also follow government guidelines when issued.
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DOG WALKING
I specialise in ad hoc, temporary and short-term dog walking. Please do get in touch, particularly if you need someone for a short period, your regular walker is unavailable, it's a weekend / bank holiday, you need occasional help (e.g. a few times a month), or if you need someone at short notice.
I walk one family's dog(s) at a time (except by special arrangement) and always walk client dogs on a lead.
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PET SITTING AND FEEDING
I can visit your home to feed and check on your pets. As well as dogs, I have experience with cats, rabbits and guinea pigs. Chickens too! I can offer this service early morning and evening as well as during the day and over weekends and bank holidays (no overnights, sorry!).
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CHARGES
DOG WALKING
From £14 an hour for one dog (additional dogs from the same family are half price). A half hour is from £10.
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PET FEEDING & SITTING
From £10.
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I also offer a pet collection and drop off service locally. Please contact me for a quote.
Mileage is charged at 45p per mile outside a 3-mile radius of my home in Bury St Edmunds. (I normally don't travel more than 15 miles.)
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There are additional charges for Easter, Christmas and Bank Holidays.
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Please contact me for a free consultation and / or a quote.
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CONTACT ME
Please contact me to arrange a free consultation to meet you and your pet(s) and discuss your needs.
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I'd love to hear from you.
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Soph
01284 724464
ABOUT ME
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My career for over 30 years was as a personal assistant specialising in HR and office services. Of these, 25 were spent working for an environmental charity (from when I have an enhanced DBS check). In 2016, I decided to embark on a lifestyle change to do only work that I truly loved which allowed me plenty of time to enjoy my home, pursue my interests and be with my dogs (pictured).
I am passionate about dogs (indeed all animals) and their wellbeing. I also enjoy walking, meditation, yoga, cooking and being outside in nature. I'm also a novice gardener!
Soph
TESTIMONIALS
"Soph makes a big effort to get to know the dogs personally - all their little likes and dislikes. She make sure she knows which one is happy to do business in the garden, which one will keep legs crossed until out on the walk, whose favourite toy is which, etc. There is always a note left on the side in the kitchen to let us know how the walk went, as well as a text message straight away to confirm all is well.
Our two, Bramley & Pippin, love to see her. We always say 'Soph is coming today' and their ears prick up, heads go to one side, as dogs do.
Thoroughly recommended!"