Trials and Tribulations

of a Pet Sitter

by Laura Marchant

Trials and Tribulations

of a Pet Sitter

Hilarious and heart warming true stories of a Pet Sitter.

​Laura takes us on her journey describing the immense joy that the animals have brought into her life. But it’s not all fun and games. With sometimes as many as ten dogs around her home, things can get a tad hectic. Not to forget the every day challenges faced in keeping the pets happy and safe when out walking. Luckily she is not alone in her quest; her unusually dominant Golden Retriever ‘Brece’ is always by her side. Brece earns her keep by convincingly playing the part of the alpha female, ensuring harmony amongst the pack.

​At times, the responsibility that Laura faces becomes overwhelming. She may think she has everything covered but that hand of fate could quite easily swoop down, creating havoc for her and the dogs. Laura has endured many close calls and teetered on the precipice of disaster may a time. The longer she continues with her pet sitting enterprise, the more likely hood that total disaster will actually strike. Is she tempting fate?

​Laura Marchant is the Bridget Jones of the pet sitting world!

 

I took one look at the cover and fell in love with this book!

I am a dog lover and I am always delighted to read a new dog “tale”. If the photo isn’t enough to make you reach for the book- here’s the blurb. Now I know you’ll be eagerly barking to read this book. Many thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for a review copy and support/

This is the story of how Laura found her vocation in life, albeit rather late. At the age of 50 she was pushed out of the office leaving her at a crossroads in her life not knowing which path to take. After a short unsuccessful stint working as a volunteer in a charity shop she decided to follow her heart and set up a pet sitting business.

For 5 years she lived amongst dogs, with her own trusty Golden Retriever ‘Brece’ at her side the whole time. Brece earned her keep by keeping the dogs in order whilst Laura dealt with the owners. She makes her observations of her furry friends and especially in relation to the pack mentality.

Trials and Tribulations of a petsitter describes the hilarious antics that she encountered and also the many highs and the lows whilst trying to keep her customers pets safe. The lowest point being committing the cardinal sin by losing a customers beloved dog on more than one occasion! 

JENA’S REVIEW

I wish Author Laura Marchant would pet sit my doggies. She is a loving, caring, patient and determined woman who gives her dog clients her all. Her book is a day by day look at what it’s like to be a pet sitter.

You will feel like you are walking with the author on the beach with her dog clients. As you can see from the cover, they come in all shapes and sizes. And my goodness, do they have personalities. Brece is the author’s dog and very much a professional petsitter herself. Brece is a Golden Retriever and helps keep tack of the pack: Wasabi, Hendrix, Doug the Pug, Tilly, Molly and Max, Moses, Snoop, Casper, Haribo and the incredible Rocky.

Brece is also there to comfort her mistress during the crazy and the challenging times: blind dogs, burglaries, ruined weddings, exploding cars, lost house keys and very occasionally- lost dogs. One of the funniest stories was about the author pulling up to a client’s house with a carful of dogs. She jumped out to get her dog client and left all the dogs in the car. She forgot to use the handbrake and imagine the commotion as she spend her car slowing drift down the road on its own!

Story after story unfolds that will make you smile and may even convince you to get a dog or become a petsitter. The author provides good lessons in dog care and good advice to petsitters, as well. Plenty to love and chuckle about! Woof woof! Enjoy!

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Here is Brece!

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