What You Should Know Before Hiring a Pet Sitter (and SO much more!) with Isabel Alvarez Arata

Who is caring for your pets when you’re traveling?  That’s the question today’s guest, Isabel Alvarez Arata, is going to help us answer. Isabel describes herself an advocate for in-home pet sitting and shares with us everything we should know before hiring a pet sitter. Though she’s a lifelong animal lover, Isabel never intended on a career in the pet industry.  But when she had trouble finding a dog walker for her newly adopted dog Titan, Isabel saw a career changing opportunity and spent the next 15 years running a highly in-demand pet sitting business in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. A Dog Mom, Cat Mom, Human Mom and military spouse, Isabel is now a writer,  journalist, content creator and creator of the Covered in Pet Hair Podcast.  Isabel describes her podcast as a boozy show for pet lovers and every episode features cocktails and games mixed in with her interviews. (You can catch my episode of Covered in Pet Hair here.) Spending her early years living in Ecuador before moving to Miami, Isabel shares this experience and reflects on how family pets are viewed in the Latin American culture and how that has evolved in the last 30 years. This interview was recorded shortly after Isabel and her family said goodbye to their 15 ½ year old dog Titan.  Isabel describes how her family celebrated Titan’s life and how she prepared her children to say goodbye. (Unbeknownst to me at the time, this was the last interview I recorded with Penny by my side.)   Find Links, Show Notes & Photos at: https://believeindogpodcast.com/episodes-1/episode65   Support this podcast, subscribe on your favorite app and leave a rating or review.