The Ultimate Pet-Sitting Survival Guide, Inspired By Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter | Girls' Life
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You’d think taking care of adorable animals would be easy, right? Try juggling snakes, hamsters and one very talkative parrot…all in the same weekend. That’s exactly what goes down in our latest Bestie Book Club read, Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter, when beloved BSC member Jessi takes charge of a full-blown pet-sitting service while the rest of the club is out of town. But what starts as a good deed for her neighbors spirals into a circus of escaped reptiles, under-the-weather hamsters and muddy paw prints galore.
We asked a few of our Bestie Book Club members to share their own tales from the leash—plus their funniest animal adventures, best pet care tips and what Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter taught them about responsibility (and resilience).
“I have a little dog who’s basically my shadow,” says GL Book Bestie Shelia’Celine. “He follows me everywhere, and half the time, he thinks he’s a human, too!”
In Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter, Jessi quickly finds out that managing a house of pets isn’t all that different from managing a house of kids. There are feedings to track, medicines to give and a whole lot of cleanup to handle. It’s not glamorous, but it’s the kind of experience that builds major trust.
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