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'''Pet Sitters International''' is the world's largest educational association for professional [[pet sitting|pet sitters]].<ref name="wsj1">{{cite news |work=Winston-Salem Journal |title=Popularity of In-Home Pet Care Helps King, N.C., Pet Sitters Group Grow |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17930322_ITM |date=March 19, 2004 |first=Jeanne |last=Sturiale}}</ref> They represent about 7,100 independent professional pet-sitting businesses in the United States, Canada and abroad.
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'''Pet Sitters International (PSI)''' is an educational association for [[professional]] [[pet sitting|pet sitters]] located in [[King, North Carolina]].<ref name="wsj1">{{cite news |work=Winston-Salem Journal |title=Popularity of In-Home Pet Care Helps King, N.C., Pet Sitters Group Grow |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17930322_ITM |date=March 19, 2004 |first=Jeanne |last=Sturiale}}</ref> The professional pet-sitting association represents nearly 7,000 independent professionals. PSI was established in 1994 by Patti Moran, [[author]] of ''Pet Sitting for Profit''.


In 2016, PSI received the Torch Award for Ethics from the [[Better Business Bureau]] of Northwest North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.petbusiness.com/Pet-Sitters-International-Wins-a-2016-Torch-Award-for-Ethics/|title=Pet Sitters International Wins a 2016 Torch Award for Ethics|website=www.petbusiness.com|date=22 November 2016 |access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>
The organization provides educational resources, a certification program, liability insurance, ''The Pet Sitter's World'' publication, and an annual convention<ref name="wsj1"/> to support its members in making a career of pet-sitting.<ref>{{cite news |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |title=Entrepreneur member of Pet Sitters International |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_156484.html |date=September 24, 2003 |first=Rick |last=Stouffer}}</ref> It operates the Pet Sitter Locator, an online pet-sitter search tool which the organization claims to average more than 30,000 searches per month.


Caring for pets in their own home is what separates pet sitters from [[Dog boarding|boarders]] and [[dog daycare]]. [[Dog walking]] is considered to be a form of pet sitting as well since it involves visiting the pet's home to provide [[exercise]] and [[companionship]].
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Pet Sitters International created [[Take Your Dog to Work Day]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |work=Harrisburg Patriot-News |title=Pet Sitters International Promotes 'Take Your Dog to Work Day' |first=Meagan |last=Gold |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8837927_ITM |date=June 20, 2002}}</ref> It is celebrated the Friday following Father’s Day.<ref>{{cite news |work=Christian Science Monitor |title=Working in the company of canines; More employers open doors to pets of all kinds, saying benefits outweigh concerns |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55192287.html |first=Jennifer |last=Monitor |date=July 19, 1999}}</ref>


Other activities include:
Pet Sitters International was established in 1994 by Patti Moran.<ref name="wsj1"/>
* In 1997, Pet Sitters International successfully [[Political campaign|campaigned]] to have "pet sitting" added to the [[Random House Dictionary]].
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* In 1999, Pet Sitters International created [[Take Your Dog to Work Day]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Harrisburg Patriot-News |title=Pet Sitters International Promotes 'Take Your Dog to Work Day' |first=Meagan |last=Gold |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8837927_ITM |date=June 20, 2002}}</ref> It is celebrated the Friday following [[Father's Day]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Christian Science Monitor |title=Working in the company of canines; More employers open doors to pets of all kinds, saying benefits outweigh concerns |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55192287.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022091429/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55192287.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |first=Jennifer |last=Monitor |date=July 19, 1999}}</ref>
* In 2010, Pet Sitters International partnered with [[Garfield]] to [[Promotion (marketing)|promote]] professional pet sitting.

==Association membership==
Pet Sitters International offers [[United States]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] members pet-sitter [[liability insurance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psi-ins.com|title=Business Insurers of the Carolinas - Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515|website=www.psi-ins.com|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

The organization provides educational resources to its members, including free member [[webinars]], [[e-books]], monthly [[Newsletter|e-newsletters]] and a [[subscription]] to their [[bimonthly]] [[magazine]]. It offers a [[certification program]] to become a Certified Professional Pet Sitter. It offers members [[discounts]] on business tools including pet-sitter [[software]], [[background checks]] and staffing/hiring tools, and maintains an online [[Business directory|directory]] of professional pet sitters that pet owners can search at no cost.


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*[http://www.petsit.com/ Pet Sitters International]
*[http://www.petsit.com/ Pet Sitters International]

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Latest revision as of 19:14, 2 September 2024

PSI
Pet Sitters International, Inc.
Formation1994; 30 years ago (1994)
FounderPatti J. Moran
Founded atNorth Carolina
Legal statusCorporation
Location
Region
United States
Staff (2020)
6 [1]
Websitewww.petsit.com

Pet Sitters International (PSI) is an educational association for professional pet sitters located in King, North Carolina.[2] The professional pet-sitting association represents nearly 7,000 independent professionals. PSI was established in 1994 by Patti Moran, author of Pet Sitting for Profit.

In 2016, PSI received the Torch Award for Ethics from the Better Business Bureau of Northwest North Carolina.[3]

Caring for pets in their own home is what separates pet sitters from boarders and dog daycare. Dog walking is considered to be a form of pet sitting as well since it involves visiting the pet's home to provide exercise and companionship.

Other activities include:

Association membership

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Pet Sitters International offers United States and Canadian members pet-sitter liability insurance.[6]

The organization provides educational resources to its members, including free member webinars, e-books, monthly e-newsletters and a subscription to their bimonthly magazine. It offers a certification program to become a Certified Professional Pet Sitter. It offers members discounts on business tools including pet-sitter software, background checks and staffing/hiring tools, and maintains an online directory of professional pet sitters that pet owners can search at no cost.

References

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  1. ^ "Pet Sitters International staff".
  2. ^ Sturiale, Jeanne (March 19, 2004). "Popularity of In-Home Pet Care Helps King, N.C., Pet Sitters Group Grow". Winston-Salem Journal.
  3. ^ "Pet Sitters International Wins a 2016 Torch Award for Ethics". www.petbusiness.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  4. ^ Gold, Meagan (June 20, 2002). "Pet Sitters International Promotes 'Take Your Dog to Work Day'". Harrisburg Patriot-News.
  5. ^ Monitor, Jennifer (July 19, 1999). "Working in the company of canines; More employers open doors to pets of all kinds, saying benefits outweigh concerns". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "Business Insurers of the Carolinas - Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515". www.psi-ins.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
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