Jazzpurr Crossed The Rainbow Bridge

Jazzpurr was a wonderful kitty.  He was around 16 or 17 years old.  I spent the night with him most every holiday weekend and for other special occasions while his parents went to see their family for over 2 years.  He loved to sit in my lap and purr while I petted him.  He would happily fall asleep.  I would hate to move, because I knew this would wake him up.  Jazzpurr had a way of communicating with you by hissing at you.  All of his hissing meant different things.  One hiss was for feed me.  One was for make room in your lap.  One was for let me out.  One was for don't put me out.  One was for pick me up. 

I knew the last few times I saw him that he was not feeling well, and I suspected his time with us would be coming to an end soon.  I got the news a couple of nights ago in an email from his mother.  She was too upset to talk on the phone.  I know how she felt, because I began to cry the minute I read what she wrote.  I have been crying off and on since I got the news, because he was a beautiful cat, and I felt privileged to be his sitter.  I truly love animals, and when one dies it hurts so much, because I know I have lost a true friend.  I cry for the owners too, because I know how much they loved their kitty.  I cry for all of the animals of my own that I have lost.  Our pets give us such joy while they are with us, and such terrible grief when they leave us. 

Sometimes I wonder how I will get through the grief of losing a pet, but time and the good memories help.  And when the grieving period is over, I know that my dog or cat cannot be replaced, but there are so many others out there that need someone to love them and care for them, and I have so much love to give, that I find a new friend to start a journey together, wherever that may take us, knowing that I need them as much as they need me.

Background Check Through Care.com

Care.com is a site where people can look for the kind of service they need.  They also allow people like pet sitters, baby sitters, tutors, and others advertise their business.  I don't know if there is a cost to the person searching for a service, but there is no fee for a person like me to post my profile. 

The site will notifiy me if someone has posted on site with a need for a service I have signed up to be a provider for.  Right now I am only signed up to provide pet sitting services. 

When a provider posts their profile, they are asked if they would like to have a background check done on them so that clients will have more confidence in a person when trying to decide to hire them.  I let them do a background check on me, because I want my client to be assured that they are making the right decision when they hire me to watch over their most precious possessions which are their pets, and their homes. 

I could also have a few of my clients submit to a telephone interview from the site to verify that they are satisfied with my services.  I chose not to do this.  I would rather have new clients talk directly with my references so that you can ask all the questions yourselves and have all of your concerns satisfied.  I am very confident that when you contact my references you will see that I am the best person to form a bond with.  You will be able to count on me for years to come to take care of your home and pets with the professionalism and love that you give them yourself. 

I look forward to taking care of your poochie woochies, kitty cats, and homes soon.  Punkie