You Know You're a Pet Sitter When...

You know you're a pet sitter when...

You keep punching your client's garage code into your own garage keypad.

You shop for pants that are "muddy paw" color.

You tell your spouse about the cute things that Cookie or Buttons or Sparky did today.

You never eat lunch at lunchtime, and if you want to meet a fellow pet sitter for lunch its at 3:00 PM.

You call your kids Cookie or Buttons or Sparky.

You recognize a dog at the dog park that you took care of for another pet sitter, but you don't know the owner.

You've forgotten what it feels like to sleep in on the weekends.

You think it's a great day if you can get a vacation dog to eat, pee, and poo all at one visit.

Without thinking about it, you comfortably and consistently journal about the color and firmness of a dog's poo.

Items in your trunk include your favorite brand of poop bags, a bag of kitty litter that can also help if you're stuck in the snow, a dustpan, dog treats, a crumpled copy of Pets World magazine, a snowscraper, sunscreen, and a rain hat.

You temporarily forget if your own pet is a he or she.

You describe the weather as "t-shirt, sunscreen and water bottle", "sweater", "2 sweaters, a coat, mittens, and snow boots" weather.

When driving somewhere with a friend you constantly interrupt the conversation with wild gesturing and exclamations of "That's where Sparky lives!" or "That street over there is where Cookie likes to take her walks!"

You know where all the free poop bag dispensers are in your town.

You have all your pets' birthdays on your calendar.

And when you blog, the word poop gets mentioned 4 times in one post!