Wow! We just discovered "Doggy Daycare"! I am sure that we are late with this and the majority of the masses already know, but if you don't it is a godsend. As a REALTOR and Stager, we have listed our own home. As I do in my Staging Consultations I usually go over a Showing Plan which includes pets if the sellers have any.
You know, reducing the pets' footprint so to speak. Like picking up dog toys, litter boxes etc. (dog poop too). But now there is "Doggy Daycare". My little city isn't super big, but I presume most small cities will have at least one establishment that has a doggy daycare. You can drop your dog(s) off for a few hours while the REALTOR has an Open House and you can be stress free to go out to eat, golf, shop or whatever! Or, if no doggy daycare is available we have discovered nail trims and grooming or bathing! These are also on a drop off basis so you can still hit the links while your REALTOR shows, I mean while the REALTOR sells your home!
Hmm, now for cats. I once did a Staging Consultation for a home that had 7 cats, 8 litter boxes. There were cats every where I turned around, really! While the home was on the market we decided to downsize the number of litter boxes to 4. So when there was a showing scheduled the owner would stack up 3 of the litter boxes and put them in the garage while the 4th lived under the laundry room sink with the door open. Then they would close the litter box's cupboard door and they were ready for showing!
As a REALTOR, I have shown many potential buyers that have pets themselves, but funny enough, don't want to buy a home that has pets. So...I don't know...but,
Just some pet thoughts that are fresh on my mind while we have our home on the market. Any one want an old black Chihuahua named Mr. Darcy? How about a 30 pound Pom/Chi mix named Bella that looks like a 5th grade girl dressing as a 5 year old (OK, so it must have been a big Chihuahua)?
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