About Us

This all started with DogBasics, a site for our dog training classes and dog boarding in Hertfordshire. We used to keep a list of fellow dog sitters on the DogBasics site, but it grew so much, it was getting difficult to manage. In June 2005 we created a separate web site for dog sitters to advertise on and we called it UKdogsitters.co.uk.

A year on, in July 2006, the UKdogsitters.co.uk site had grown so much, incorporating pet services from dog sitting to grooming to pet rescue, that the name didn't fit the content any more and so it was renamed to LocalPetPeople.com.

Now, in October 2007, a handful of additional sites have been created to work in association with LocalPetPeople:
UKdogwalkers.co.uk, UKdogtrainers.co.uk, UKhousesitters.co.uk, UKsmallpetcarers.co.uk and UKdogsitters.co.uk (now a separate site again).

The idea with the group of LocalPetPeople sites, is for you to be able to easily find a local pet service, where ever you are, whether it be in your local area, or local to the area you are visiting. Maybe you've gone on holiday somewhere and need a vet or groomer urgently?!

I hope you'll find your local pet service via one of our sites and that the service they offer will be of a very high standard. Please leave a recommendation for any of the advertisers that you find on this web site.

Recommendations

People who have used the services of our dog sitters and other pet services, can leave a recommendation for them on the recommendations page. The entries that have a strong yellow background to the main part of their ad (behind the phone number, Extra Info, Areas covered, etc), are friends of LocalPetPeople and come highly recommended.

Please read our article about how to check your dog walkers and sitters.

If you want to contact us

If you want to get in touch, you can either fill in the Contact Us form or use the details below.