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The Placid Pet, Inc. Pet Sitting and Daily Dog Walking
 
"Once again thank you for such reliable, excellent service!...It is such a relief for me to know someone who enjoyes pets is watching over them."
Judith I.
Blaine, WA    
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Whatcom County * Skagit County * San Juan Islands
info@placidpets.com * 360-223-3825
10% discount
for families who
adopt a pet from
Whatcom Humane Society
Alternative Humane Society Humane Society of Skagit Valley


(Discount available for new and existing clients of The Placid Pet. To use the discount, pet care must be scheduled within 90 days of the date of adoption. Proof of adoption -- copy of the adoption contract -- is required. May not be combined with any other discount, offer or promotion. May be applied to one invoice only.)



The Placid Pet has pledged monthly financial support for local humane societies

September 2007-August 2008:
1% gross receipts to WHS and
1% gross receipts to AHS


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The following rates are effective 11/5/2007.

To see how The Placid Pet, Inc. compares with other pet care providers in Washington State see
Annual Letter to Clients - 9/1/2007


Excess Travel Fee

Each service fee noted below for in-your-home pet care and dog walking includes the cost of up to 30 minutes of travel time (round-trip) to and from your home.
  • Excess Travel: $.22 cents for each minute over 30 (round-trip)
For more information about the excess travel fee, including how we control our customers' costs, please see FAQ # 2.

Meet-And-Greet &
Checklist Development

  • Meet-And-Greet:  $20 for 30 minutes
  • Checklist Development:  FREE
(The Meet-And-Greet typically lasts 30-60 minutes. Please refer to How To Get Started for more information.)

Dog Walking

  • 15 minutes: $15
  • 30 minutes: $20
  • 45 minutes: $24
  • 60 minutes: $28
  • 90 minutes: $37.50
(Please refer to the Dog Walking Web page for more information.)

Pet Sitting

Pet Sitting in Your Home (Per Visit Fee):
  • 15 minutes: $15
  • 30 minutes: $20
  • 45 minutes: $24
  • 60 minutes: $28
  • Overnight: $65 (Please see FAQ #4)


(Please see
Pet Sitting for a description of what is included with each pet sitting option noted above.)

Pet Taxi
  • $20 for up-to 30 minutes one-way
Key Pick-Up or Return
  • $15 + travel

Holidays

For work performed on a holiday, a 50% service fee will be applied.

"Holidays" are current "legal public holidays" as defined by Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103).

2008 Holidays*
(Reference: http://www.opm.gov/fedhol/)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008 New Year's Day
Monday, January 21, 2008 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 18, 2008 Washington's Birthday
Monday, May 26, 2008 Memorial Day
Friday, July 4, 2008 Independence Day
Monday, September 1, 2008 Labor Day
Monday, October 13, 2008 Columbus Day
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 27, 2008 Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, December 25, 2008 Christmas Day
* Staff members of The Placid Pet, Inc. work 7-days a week.  If a legal holiday falls on a weekend day -- Saturday or Sunday -- holiday charges will apply for the actual holiday, as opposed to the corresponding Monday - Friday "work day" reserved as a holiday for federal employees.
Discounts
  • 10% discount for families who adopt a pet from a local humane society. (See details above and left.)
  • For invoices above $500, %5 off of all fees over $500.
The Placid Pet will honor all published and non-expired offers

In order to receive the published discount, new and existing clients must provide an original copy of the advertisement, brochure or coupon describing the discount/offer.
Payment Options

Clients may pay by credit card, check or cash. Payment is not expected until service is complete. Regular dog walking clients are invoiced monthly. Payment is due upon receipt of invoice.
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