Local Entrepreneurs End Pet Care Dilemma in Northwest and Southwest Austin

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 29, 2009 -- Austin, TX – While most Americans continue to stress over finances, work, relationships and life in general, dogs, cats and other pets throughout Austin recently entered a state of animal euphoria. They’re wagging their tails, purring, and whatever else animals do when they’re happy more than ever before. Reason: They no longer have to sit home bored and alone, or be kenneled while their “people” are off at work or travel.

Taking the leap to operate their own businesses, local entrepreneurs Ken Diebold and Brian Mueller have combined their professional business savvy with their passion for pets to launch two FETCH! Pet Care locations in Austin. One will service southwest Austin and the other northwest Austin. FETCH! Pet Care is part of a fast-growing, national franchise that is the country’s first branded chain of professional, affordable, at-home pet sitting and dog walking services. That’s welcome news and a long-awaited solution, particularly for area pet owners, who frequently find themselves in a quandary when it comes to reliable care for their pets when jobs or other obligations take them away from home.

With a fitting tagline of “We’ve Got Your Tail Covered,” FETCH! Pet Care of both southwest and northwest Austin will provide the widest range of services to meet pets’ and their owner’s varied needs, including daily small pet visits, private dog walks, in-home overnight sitting, day and evening care, private boarding, pet taxi services, home care, yard pet waste cleanup and medication for pets. For the more active pets, FETCH! Pet Care also offers pet fitness services and group off-leash dog outings.

“We always say that if your pets could talk, we know what they would say. Our caregivers are in tune to the unique needs of every pet we care for. I’ve always been passionate about pets, so I know how important it is for pet owners to have complete peace of mind while their loved ones are not with them,” said Diebold. “That’s why FETCH! Pet Care takes every measure to make sure that pet owners choose the right caregiver for not only them, but for their pet as well.”

About FETCH! Pet Care

Founded in 2002 and with over 1,800 service areas in 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 thoroughly selects, screens, trains and insures all of the pet sitters and dog walkers within its network. Entrepreneur magazine 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.