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FETCH! Pet Care(TM) Expands Into Long Island's Northwest Suffolk County
Nation's Leading Name in Professional At-Home Pet Care Now Servicing Pet Owners Throughout New York's Northwest Suffolk County Region
| Source: FETCH! Pet Care
HUNTINGTON, NY--(Marketwire - April 30, 2008) - FETCH! Pet Care, the nation's largest pet
care brand offering professional pet sitting and dog walking services,
today announced it has launched a new location in Long Island's Northwest
Suffolk County region to provide area residents with unsurpassed pet care
services. This new franchise marks the 162nd FETCH! Pet Care location
that, in aggregate, now services more than 10,000 active clients throughout
1,500 cities and towns in 33 states across the U.S.
Pat Passos and Marisa Marciano own and operate FETCH! Pet Care of NW
Suffolk County. Passos gave up her profession as a daycare provider and
Marciano is augmenting her profession as a daycare director. Together they
established the franchise to capitalize on a unique opportunity to combine
their love of animals with a proven, turnkey home-based business for one of
the lowest capital investments in the franchise industry today. They now
provide pet owners throughout Long Island, New York, including Huntington,
Dix Hills, Melville and Commack, with a range of services that meet every
need and budget, including boarding and daycare in the sitter's home,
overnight sitting or daily visits in the client's home, private and group
dog walks, pet taxiing, and miscellaneous home care. A free in-home
consultation permits clients, pets and sitters to get pre-acquainted and
address each pet's unique needs.
"Selecting a sitter to care for a pet and a home is a critically important
decision," notes Passos. "Now, there's no need to impose on family members
or friends, or subject one's pet to kennel boarding. Our highly trained
staff of sitters ensures all pets receive the love, attention and skilled
treatment expected of a professional caregiver, and that the client's home
remains secure."
To assure operational efficiencies, FETCH! Pet Care employs a sophisticated
telephone dispatch system and advanced software that tracks assignments and
delivers real-time electronic client order confirmations and automated
sitter assignment reminders. In addition, each sitter undergoes a thorough
criminal background check, references review, and training regimen, and
each location is fully licensed, bonded and insured.
Paul Mann, FETCH! Pet Care founder and president, notes, "The demand for
professional pet care services is at an all-time high -- especially those
that allow pets to maintain their routine while receiving the attention
they need. With many pet owners frustrated by the lack of professional and
reliable caregivers, or reluctant to kennel their pets due to health and
other concerns, our safe, convenient, and nurturing care provides peace of
mind."
As part of the grand opening celebration, through June 14, 2008 FETCH! Pet
Care of NW Suffolk County is offering a 10% discount off each new client's
initial service. FETCH! Pet Care of NW Suffolk County can be reached by
telephone at 631-456-4052 and via email at nws@fetchpetcare.com or on the
web at www.fetchpetcare.com.
About FETCH! Pet Care, Inc.
Founded in 2002 and with over 1,500 service areas across the United States,
FETCH! Pet Care is the pet sitting industry market leader -- the new face
of pet care in the 21st century. The company offers a humane alternative
to kennel boarding by providing loving, in-home overnight and/or daily care
to any kind of pet in the most professional and reliable manner possible.
FETCH! Pet Care's carefully selected, screened and trained pet sitters and
dog walkers, who are all pet owners themselves, have serviced over 10,000
clients this past year alone. Entrepreneur magazine included FETCH! Pet
Care in its 2007 feature "7 Hot Businesses That Can Make You Rich," named
the company among its coveted "Franchise 500" in both 2007 and 2008, and in
January 2008 ranked the company as the nation's 24th Top New Franchise,
89th Top Home-Based Franchise and 73rd Low-Cost Franchise. FETCH! Pet Care
has also been featured in Small Business Opportunities magazine's top 20
"Boom Businesses" to get into in 2007 and named among Pet Product News
International's "25 to Watch in 2007." For franchise information or to
find a location near you, visit the company's Web site at
www.FetchPetCare.com or call the corporate office at 1-866-FETCHME.