House Sitting & In-Home Pet Care in Westchester, NY & Fairfield County, CT
Your Pets Stay Home. Your House Stays Safe. You Travel Without Worry.
What Does Thumping Tails House Sitting Include?
Thumping Tails provides professional house sitting and in-home pet care throughout Southern Westchester County, NY — including Harrison, Scarsdale, Rye, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, White Plains, Port Chester, Rye Brook, Purchase, and West Harrison — and in Fairfield County, CT, including Greenwich. A dedicated pet companion stays in your home while you are away, providing continuous pet care alongside household management tasks including mail collection, plant watering, trash handling, and light rotation for home security. Multiple daily dog walks, feeding, playtime, and medication administration are all included. One month notice recommended; last-minute often possible.
The Best Pet Care Looks Like Nothing Changed
When you leave for a trip — whether it is a long weekend or two weeks abroad — the ideal outcome is simple: you come home to pets who are relaxed and happy, a house that is exactly as you left it, and the knowledge that nothing went wrong while you were gone. That is what house sitting delivers, and it is why it is the choice of pet owners who want more than a quick check-in twice a day.
With Thumping Tails house sitting, your pet companion is present in your home throughout your time away. Your pets never experience the stress of an unfamiliar environment. Your dog gets proper daily walks. Your cat has company on their terms. And your home stays occupied, looked after, and secure — with someone who knows to notice when something seems off.
We have been providing house sitting and in-home pet care across Southern Westchester and Fairfield County since 2018. Our clients book us for everything from long weekends to extended international travel — and most of them tell us the same thing: once you have had a house sitter, you cannot imagine going back to boarding.
One Service, Two Problems Solved
House sitting is uniquely valuable because it addresses two distinct concerns at the same time: the wellbeing of your pets, and the security of your home. Most pet care services handle one or the other. Thumping Tails handles both.
| What we take care of | Best For |
|---|---|
| Your pets | Multiple daily dog walks, feeding on your exact schedule, playtime and cuddles, medication administration, litter box maintenance, and attentive monitoring of health and behaviour throughout the stay |
| Your home | Mail and package collection, plant watering, trash and recycling management on collection days, and light rotation to signal occupancy and deter opportunistic crime |
| Your peace of mind | Regular photo updates and check-ins so you know everything is fine — and an experienced pet companion who knows exactly what to do if something unexpectedly is not |
What Every House Sitting Stay Includes
Multiple daily dog walks — Your dog is walked several times throughout the day, maintaining their regular exercise routine. Longer walks available for high-energy dogs.
- Feeding on your schedule — Your pets eat what they normally eat, when they normally eat it. No disruption to diet or routine.
- Playtime and companionship — Your pet companion spends genuine quality time with your pets throughout the day — not just the minimum required to keep them fed.
- Medication administration — Oral medications administered correctly and on schedule for pets who require daily treatment
- Litter box maintenance — Scooped and refreshed regularly throughout the stay for cat-owning households
- Mail and package collection — An overflowing mailbox is one of the clearest signals that a home is unoccupied. We collect everything daily.
- Plant care — Indoor and outdoor plants watered on the schedule you provide.
- Trash and recycling — Bins put out on collection days and returned, keeping the normal rhythm of an occupied home.
- Light management — Lights rotated on a realistic, varied schedule to signal occupancy and add a layer of home security.
- Photo updates and check-ins — Regular updates so you can travel with confidence, not just hope.
House Sitting and Home Security — More Connected Than Most Owners Realise
An unoccupied home looks different from an occupied one. Mail accumulates. Lights stay in the same position. There is no movement, no variation, no signs of life. These details are noticed. A Thumping Tails house sitter eliminates all of them — your home looks lived-in because someone is actually living in it. For homeowners in Westchester and Fairfield County who travel regularly, this is not a minor benefit.
Who Benefits Most From House Sitting
House sitting works well for any pet owner who travels, but it is the best fit for these situations:
- Multi-pet households — Boarding two dogs, a cat, and a rabbit separately is logistically complex and expensive. House sitting handles all of your pets at once, in one place.
- Anxious or routine-dependent pets — Pets who struggle with change, separation, or unfamiliar environments benefit enormously from staying in the home they know with a caregiver who becomes familiar to them.
- Senior pets or those with medical needs — Pets requiring daily medication, frequent bathroom breaks, or attentive monitoring throughout the day need more than drop-in visits can provide.
- Extended travel — For trips longer than a few days, the combination of professional pet care and continuous home occupancy is hard to match with any other service.
- Frequent travelers — Regular travelers who need a trusted, familiar solution they can count on every trip without re-explaining their household to someone new each time.
Where We Provide House Sitting
Thumping Tails provides house sitting and in-home pet care across Southern Westchester County, NY and parts of Fairfield County, CT. Our service areas include:
Westchester County, NY: Harrison, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Port Chester, Purchase, Rye, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, West Harrison, and White Plains.
Fairfield County, CT: Greenwich — including Byram, Belle Haven, Cos Cob, Glenville, Indian Fields, and Pemberwick.
Not sure if we cover your area? Call or text 914-508-0985 and we will confirm right away.
What Clients Say About Thumping Tails House Sitting
“We just moved to the area recently from the city, finding and signing up for Thumping Tails was quick and easy. Michael reached out via text right away after we requested more information, and our sweet boy had a new walking service right away. The app and flexibility is perfect, photo updates and our walker Kelsey is amazing. Our pup loves his daily walk and walker. Pricing is similar to all others in the area. We are busy with our work schedules, so having the app to modify reservations both existing and new is a huge help. 5 star.”
— Brian Crawford
“love thumping tails. amazing – they are incredibly customer friendly and supportive of a pet owner’s needs. very responsive to issues as they arise. the dog walkers definitely really “get” our dog, understood his needs and how to handle him. they have made the whole experience of caring for our pet while we’re out working during the day incredibly convenient and frictionless. i really love this company! and i love the little “report cards” they share with us through the app at the end of every walking session.”
— Todd Stern
Frequently Asked Questions About House Sitting
Travel With Confidence. We Have Everything Covered.
Your pets deserve to stay where they are happiest. Your home deserves to be properly looked after. And you deserve to travel without the background worry that comes from not quite knowing whether everything is okay back home.
Thumping Tails house sitting takes all three off your plate — professionally, reliably, and with the kind of care that comes from people who genuinely love animals and take their responsibilities seriously.
Serving Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, CT since 2018. Over 150 families trust us with their homes and their pets. Yours should be next.