Dog Walking Services

Welcome to our bespoke dog walking services.  We provide Dog Walking in the Scarborough area. Dogs are usually walked individually, unless they are from the same household.  Walks can be booked for 30 mins, half hour, or for an hour in duration.  

Please see price page 

For regular on-going walks each week, discounts  may be available, please ask Jane for details.

We also offer a Pop-in service for dogs and puppies to visit your home to feed, or toilet your pets. 

Puppies

When people get a new puppy usually customers start with the Pop-in service and book 3 Pop-ins per day, for us to come to your home to care for your pup.  This involves feeding, changing puppy pads, and play time.

After they have had their vaccinations, then we usually continue with visits to learn and walk your pup and this can involve puppy socialisation with others.  From 6 months we can then offer the dog walking service for on-going walks.

Dogs Home Visits Service

Dogs Home Visits Service in your home

We provide a Home Visits Service to cater for all your dogs needs. We do not board dogs unfortunately.

Pop-in home visits – This can be a number of Pop-in visits, which are up to 15 minutes in duration and can be to let your dog out into the garden, feed your dog, or to stroke or play with your dog or puppy. Pease see our price lists for Pop-in 1 visit per day, Pop-in 2 visits per day, or Pop-in 3 visits a day.

Pet sitting at your home– Our Dog Sitting Service is a happy alternative to kennels. We can sit for as many dogs as you like as long as they are manageable. You can book as many hours as you need and this service is priced on an hourly basis. We can sit any time of day, or evening. While there, we can feed, play with or toilet your dog.

Night sleeper at your home – We also offer over night care, which is reasonably priced, and works well if booked in conjunction with visits during the day.

24 hour break packages at your home – Sometimes people book a combination of Pop-ins, Pet sitting and Night sleeps if they want to go away for 24 or 48 hours.  This can work for one – three days, but isn’t appropriate for dogs who need people around them more, whereas cats would be okay as they are more independent.

A happy alternative to kennels with home visits

Having these visits can ensure your pet care stays within his/her routine, while you are at work or away.

By being at home in familiar surroundings the dog is more likely to be settled, happy and readily accept visits from us.

We can provide that essential companionship, care and fun your dogs need.  This may also include giving any medication that is prescribed by a vet, or cleaning their exercise area

Dogs prefer to relax in their own homes rather than in boarding kennels. When away from their own environment they can become stressed and withdrawn. Especially dogs that have previously been ill-treated, rescued and then re-homed. Also by staying in their own home they are at less risk of picking up kennel cough, fleas etc.

We do not provide boarding for dogs, as I have my own cats and dogs at my home.

If you have multiple animals, the services we offer can work out cheaper than kennels.

Having a pet sitter in your own home also gives you added security, while you are away.

Bird Boarding

We board a vast array of birds, parrots  etc at our secure premises.

Whilst staying at Pet Assist Boarding your pets will have the best care and have regular handling and exercise throughout their stay.  The boarding areas are heated and  indoor.

Birds come in their own cages and owners supply food etc for the duration of their stay.

We do have our own dogs and cats, but your birds will not be left with our cats or dogs, unaccompanied during their stay.

We are happy to support North Yorkshire Parrot Rescue. They are in need short or long term foster homes, donations.

Bird Care

At Pet Assist Animal Care we offer bird care. We can care for your

birds in your own home or boarding at Pet Assist premises.

So if you are going on holiday or working late we are here to help

Home visits

Pop-in service We can provide a Pop-in service into your home to feed and clean out your birds, and keep them company. You can book 1 Pop-in per day, 2 Pop-ins per day pr 3 Pop-ins per day.  Please see prices page for details.

This service is available as many times as you require.  Alternatively, you can book and pay for hourly visits.

Boarding at Pet Assist Premises

If you would prefer, why not bring your bird to stay at our premises where they will have the company of us, other boarders and our other pets. 

Boarding & pet taxi prices (from April 1st 2023)

Boarding prices

We can board small furry animals, such as rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs etc, as well as birds, tortoise and bearded dragons.  We also board birds such as budgies, canaries, love birds, parrots, cockatiels etc.  Bird ages and vivariums are not provided so you will have to bring these along with their bedding and food for the duration of care.   We have hutches (subject to availability), which are built to RWAF recommendations or you can use one of our indoor guinea pig/rabbit cages.  Our house and garden areas are enclosed, safe and secure.

1 rabbit – £9.00 per hutch per day

2 x rabbits – bonded pair £12.00 sharing same hutch per day

1-2 small birds – £8.00 per cage, sharing same cage per day

Larger birds – £10.00 per bird, per cage per day

1 x guinea pig  – £8.00 per cage per day

2 x guinea pigs, per hutch – £9.00 sharing same hutch per day

3 guinea pigs, per hutch – £10.00 sharing the same hutch per day

1-2 chinchillas per cage, – £9.00 sharing the same cage per day

1-2 rats  – £8.00 per cage, sharing cage per day

Tortoise (heated viv/table  – £7.00 per viv per day

Bearded dragon (heated viv – £7.00 per viv per day

Geckos (non-heated viv)  – £5.00 viv per day

Hamsters per cage – £5.00 per day

• If your rabbits or guinea pigs need to be separated for their safety in another cage, a sur-charge of £4 per day is payable.
• minimum stay 3 days
• If there are more than 2 rats or 2 small birds sharing cages –  a surcharge of £1 extra per pet  is added to above prices per day.
• Prices are based on 1-2 pets per cage ( a surcharge of £1 per day is required per extra pet if adding more pets to the booking same cage. Or if your cage is large the price may be increased, dependent on size.
• Payment secures your pets place in the diary and cage/hutches reserved.
• Full payment is required in advance of the care starting.
• We have hutches (subject to availability) which meet RWAF standard recommendations.
• Pets receive exercise usually at feeding times and when being cleaned out.
• Owners must provide food and veg, hay and bedding for the duration of care.  If care is for longer periods then please leave a cash float for us to top up veg supplies, receipts will be kept and money not used given back on your return.
• Flexible drop off, usual drop off/collection times between 9-9.30 am or after 7.15pm.
• Bank holidays are usually charged at double time for boarded pets, however, if you are boarding multiple pets or boarding them for a long period a discount may be given.
• Rabbits must be vaccinated against Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD1) and Myxomatosis), preferably 3 weeks prior to boarding, for maximum benefit.
• When bringing bird cages, prices may vary depending on the size of the cage

Collection and delivery of pets

£6.00 each way within a 3-mile radius.