Puppy Visiting Options in SE London

Puppy Visits - Scamps & Champs

The excitement of getting a puppy can sometimes be tinged with some anxiety about how to ensure the best care for your puppy when you are out for some or all of the day. Ensuring you have the best possible care for your new beloved pet is important, and an option which more and more pet owners are turning to is to use a Scamps and Champs South East London professional pet carer to undertake regular puppy visits.

Our pet carers are experienced with dogs and puppies (and absolutely love them!) and can visit your puppy for up to an hour (or longer if you need it) from 1 to 4 times a day, depending on your needs.

We offer 2 different levels of puppy visit and a puppy package.

Our Puppy Comfort Visits typically entail letting your puppy out to go to the toilet, feeding them, and importantly, giving them love and cuddles and playing with them.

Our Premium Puppy Visits entail all of the elements of the Puppy Comfort Visit plus we will reinforce any training which your puppy is receiving in basic commands, ensuring we know which methods and words you use, to ensure consistency. When your pup is old enough and able to venture outside, we will also take them for a short walk on each visit,  getting them used to toileting whilst out on walks and helping them with road safety, for example, ensuring they respond to commands to wait before going into the road.

Our Premium Puppy Package provides great value by giving you 11 visits for the price of 10, when you book in a block, and also includes a free gift.

We always ensure good communication with you so that we are always on the same page as you when it comes to your puppy’s care, and we will give you a report after each and every visit so that you know what has happened during the day.

The benefits to your puppy in having a Scamps and Champs professional pet carer are clear; your puppy will receive, love, care and attention whilst you are out, they will get used to being looked after by another adult, who brings with them experience of looking after other dogs and puppies and can often help you with difficult challenges with your dog.

And as your dog gets older we can transition to providing you with a dog walking service, overnight pet sitting if you are away or possibly home boarding.

We have thorough procedures for only ensuring that we provide only the best staff to look after your treasured pets and to come into your home.  We interview staff thoroughly, and, once they have demonstrated their motivation, experience and reliability, we obtain references for the previous 2 years and ensure that the pet carer has an up to date DBS (police) check. Our pet carers are also fully insured whilst working for Scamps and Champs South East London.

You will meet your pet carer before agreeing to go ahead, so that you feel confident about the puppy visit service we will provide. At this meeting you can tell us all about your requirements, including the type and number of visits you would like, and the routines and quirks of your puppy.

During the puppy visit service, we keep in close contact with our pet carer to ensure that everything is going as planned and we are on hand to provide back up or help if needed.

The prices for Scamps and Champs South East London puppy visits are as follows

 30 minute visits60 minute visits
Puppy Comfort Visits£10.00£17.00
Premium Puppy Visits£12.50£22.00
Premium Puppy Package – pay for 10 visits in a block and get 11th visit free£125.00£220.00

For a detailed quotation, please contact us for further information. Scamps & Champs South East London currently provide puppy visit services in South East London and  Bromley. 

Scamps and Champs are members of the National Association of Registered Pet Sitters and the Pet Industry Federation. Contact Scamps & Champs via our online form, to check availability and make a booking. Learn more about our puppy visit service by visiting the Scamps & Champs Website.

August 2020

Supporting You with Your Anxious Dog in London

At Scamps and Champs South East London we are receiving more and more enquiries from owners of dogs who are anxious, and who want to know whether we have the knowledge and experience to care for their pet.

This is an area of service that some of our pet carers have particular experience of and they also have the patience to slowly build a trusting relationship with the anxious dog. The support we can offer for these dogs has to be carefully planned in close collaboration with the dog’s owner, and for the most anxious dogs, we have to start slowly building the relationship some months before the owner plans to leave the dog alone in our care.

Beautiful Spanish Podenco, Rufus, is a great story showing how both owner, Clare and one of Scamps and Champs South East London’s pet carers, Klaudia, have worked brilliantly together to build up Rufus’ confidence, with the ultimate aim of Clare being able to leave Rufus whilst she goes out for whole days, either for work or for other reasons.

Klaudia started visiting Rufus in his home a few months ago. Visits about 1-2 times a week were arranged when Clare was there. Klaudia started by just being in the same room as Rufus and Clare, ensuring that she moved slowly and quietly around him, as new people, loud noise and quick movements were very frightening to him. Rufus loves a sausage and Klaudia began to win his confidence by slowly feeding these to him.  Although treats don’t always work with Rufus, he gradually allowed Klaudia to stroke him and in time would also stay in the room with Klaudia without Clare being there.  Now, Clare explicitly tells Rufus she is leaving the room or house and repeats Klaudia’s name to him.  Last week, when Klaudia arrived, Rufus came to meet her and wagged his tail and allowed her to stroke him immediately! It is still a challenge for Rufus when Klaudia arrives and Clare isn’t there, but he is gradually reducing his fears and they are now going to work on Klaudia letting Rufus into the garden and getting him back into the house on her own.

Klaudia, who is delighted that Rufus is accepting her, says the key to giving him confidence is to be patient and relaxed and not to rush him. She knows Rufus’ triggers and the signs of anxiety in him; no eye contact, jumping back, shaking and freezing. Close collaboration and planning between owner and pet carer is key and ensuring that you are gradually working towards key goals.

Ultimately we hope to be able to offer dog walking services to Clare for Rufus and to be able to pet sit in the house if Clare needs to go away.

Rufus’ story is just one from several dogs we are slowly getting to know and love at Scamps and Champs South East London.  Please contact us to find out more about how we can support you with your anxious dog.

For a detailed quotation, please contact us for further information.

Scamps and Champs South East London are members of the National Association of Registered Pet Sitters and the Pet Industry Federation. Contact Scamps & Champs via our online form, to check availability and make a booking.

Using a Puppy Visiting Service in London

The excitement of getting a puppy can sometimes be tinged with some anxiety about how to ensure the best care for your puppy when you are out for some or all of the day. Ensuring you have the best possible care for your new beloved pet is important, and an option which more and more pet owners are turning to is to use a Scamps and Champs South East London professional pet carer to undertake regular puppy visits.

Our pet carers are experienced with dogs and puppies (and absolutely love them!) and can offer you a bespoke puppy visit service, visiting your dog for up to an hour (or longer if you need it) from 1 to 4 times a day, depending on your needs.  When your puppy is very young, the visits will typically entail letting your puppy out to go to the toilet, feeding them, and importantly, giving them love and cuddles, playing with them and helping to train them according to your wishes, ensuring we know which methods and words you use, to ensure consistency. We ensure good communication with you so that we are always on the same page as you when it comes to your puppy’s care, and we will give you a report after each and every visit so that you know what has happened during the day.

As your puppy develops, the puppy visits develop with them, and your pet carer will take your puppy out for short walks, helping to socialise them with the outside world and other dogs, getting them used to toileting whilst out on walks and helping to train them in road safety, for example, ensuring they respond to commands to wait before going into the road.

The benefits to your puppy in having a Scamps and Champs professional pet carer are clear; your puppy will receive, love, care and attention whilst you are out, they will get used to being looked after by another adult, who brings with them experience of looking after other dogs and puppies and can often help you with difficult challenges with your dog.

And as your dog gets older we can transition to providing you with a dog walking service, overnight pet sitting if you are away or possibly home boarding.

We have thorough procedures for only ensuring that we provide only the best staff to look after your treasured pets and to come into your home.  We interview staff thoroughly, and, once they have demonstrated their motivation, experience and reliability, we obtain references for the previous 2 years and ensure that the pet carer has an up to date DBS (police) check. Our pet carers are also fully insured whilst working for Scamps and Champs South East London.

You will meet your pet carer before agreeing to go ahead, so that you feel confident about the puppy visit service we will provide. At this meeting you can tell us all about your requirements, including the number of visits you would like, and the routines and quirks of your puppy.

During the puppy visit service, we keep in close contact with our pet carer to ensure that everything is going as planned and we are on hand to provide back up or help if needed.

The price for Scamps and Champs South East London puppy visits starts at £10 for a 30 minute visit for 1 dog.

For a detailed quotation, please contact us for further information. Scamps & Champs South East London currently provide puppy visit services in South East London and  Bromley. 

Scamps and Champs South East London are members of the National Association of Registered Pet Sitters and the Pet Industry Federation. Contact Scamps & Champs via our online form, to check availability and make a booking. Learn more about our puppy visit service  by visiting the Scamps & Champs Website.

A Westie Wedding

Twenty five years ago my new husband and I pulled up in a white London taxi to the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich to begin an afternoon and evening of celebration and laughter for our wedding reception.  

Though it’s not far from my home, my visits since then to this historical London pub, with its beautiful floor to ceiling bay windows overlooking the River Thames, have been few and far between; the odd drink and meal, sparkly outfits and glitter beards (the hubbie, not me!) for a night of disco. 

But today I’m here for another reason altogether: I’m bringing a gorgeous little West Highland Terrier, Brie, who I got to know and love whilst pet sitting in the summer, to be in a glamorous photo shoot for a wedding magazine!

Sharon Valentine, the owner of Valentine Weddings, has this knack for thinking outside the box. I met Sharon only recently, when we discussed how her company and Scamps & Champs might collaborate; Sharon is a wedding planner, based in Blackheath in SE London, and I provide a wedding pet chaperone service so that dogs can play a full part in their owners’ weddings! Sharon spotted an opportunity and invited me to be involved in her new winter magazine. 

So here we are, Brie and I, possibly at the most glamorous job either of us have ever done! Brie is looking decidedly gorgeous, after being expertly groomed by Christine of Absolutely Animals in Lee, and me looking less glam in my standard doggie workwear. The room is buzzing with dress makers, cake makers, stylists, photographers, lighting assistants, florists, models, and Brie takes it all in her little stride.

I have a moment, remembering that night twenty five years ago, and then it’s time to dress Brie in her tuxedo (yes, I know) and she’s in the spotlight. For a little dog, she seems to have a wealth of life experience, and she is as placid and patient as ever as she is photographed a hundred times with the “bride” and “groom”. She really is the most brilliant pet model – that saying about never working with animals or children just doesn’t apply to her. When she’s not needed, I wander around the sunlit room with her and then she calmly lies down and falls asleep for a few minutes, maybe worn out by the stardom!

After a couple of hours, Brie’s part in the shoot is done. She changes out of her tux, we say goodbye to the glamorous entourage and she skips down the wide staircase, looking forward to going home to her brother Herbie. I don’t think fame will change her!

Scamps and Champs can help you make your wedding day even more special by allowing your treasured pet to play a part, looked after by one of our professional, friendly and experienced staff. Get in touch with us to find out more.


Using a Cat Sitting Service in South East London

Deciding the best option for your cat’s care when you are away for a few days, or for a longer period, can be very difficult. You may have friends or family who are willing to pop in every day to feed your cats and to top up their automatic feeder, or you may consider a cattery. The other option is to use a professional cat sitter who will care for your cats in the comfort of their own home: Scamps and Champs provide high quality, professional cat sitting service in South East London.

There are many advantages to using a professional cat sitting service in South East London. Our cat sitters all have a love for cats and experience of caring for them. Our cat sitting visits aren’t just cursory visits to feed the cats; Scamps and Champs cat sitters will ensure your cat is fed and has fresh water, and will spend time with your cats, playing with them and giving them love and affection (if they want it!), also checking that your cats are safe and healthy, giving them medication if you would like us to. They will also ensure litter trays, if used, are emptied and refilled.

We follow your instructions as to how many times a day to visit. Some younger or elderly cats may need more frequent visits, whereas a cat with a cat flap who can come and go as it wishes may be fine with one visit a day. The choice is yours, as you know your cats better than anyone.

We have thorough procedures for only ensuring that we provide only the best staff to look after your treasured pets and to come into your home. We interview staff thoroughly, and, once they have demonstrated their motivation, experience and reliability, we obtain references for the previous 2 years and ensure that the cat sitter has an up to date DBS (police) check. Our cat sitters are also fully insured whilst working for Scamps and Champs South East London.

You will meet your cat sitter before agreeing to go ahead, so that you feel confident about the cat sitting service we will provide. At this meeting you can tell us all about your requirements, including the number of visits you would like your cat sitter to make every day and the routines and quirks of your cats, as well as your instructions for your home; the post, bins, plants etc, allowing us to provide you with a bespoke service.

During the cat sitting service, we keep in close contact with our sitters to ensure that everything is going as planned and we are on hand to provide back up or help if needed. We provide you with regular updates on the cat sitting service through our pet sitter software, and you will receive regular emails with photos and a status report on your cats, enabling you to relax whilst you are away, confident that all is well.

The Scamps and Champs price for at cat sitting service in South East London depends on how many visits and how many cats you have, but visits start at £10.00 for 1-2 cats.

For a detailed quotation, please contact us for further information. Scamps & Champs South East London currently provide cat sitting service in South East London and Bromley.

Scamps and Champs South East London are members of the National Association of Registered Pet Sitters and the Pet Industry Federation. Contact Scamps & Champs via our online form, to check availability and make a booking. Learn more about our Cat Sitting Service by visiting the Scamps & Champs Website.

London Pet Care Service Looking for Pet Lovers

Scamps and Champs, a hugely successful national pet service franchise, has expanded into London. Helen Cunningham, who has lived in SE London all of her life, has recently set up the new branch, covering SE London, east London, Bromley and Croydon. With a background working in the NHS and education, Helen is offering a discount of 10% on the first 3 services to NHS and education employees.

Helen is keen to recruit other local pet lovers to provide the high quality services we are known for, and is looking for dog walkers, pet sitters and dog home boarders.

Of her new business, Helen says; “ I am so excited to be providing these services in my local community. Although we only launched officially last week, we have already been providing dog visits locally and I am delighted to be chaperoning a dog to its owners’ wedding at the end of August. As well as recruiting people to Scamps and Champs, I will be personally providing some of the services, as it’s my love of animals which drew me to setting up the business.”

Scamps and Champs are one of the country’s top pet care services, offering an extensive range of high quality pet care services for all animals including; pet sitting, overnight pet sitting, home boarding, dog walking and a pet chaperone service for your wedding day. Scamps and Champs are a well-known, established brand, offering a caring and trust-worthy service, to all pet owners and animals.

To learn more about Scamps and Champs SE London visit their website or follow the Scamps and Champs SE London  Facebook Page. 

For more information on roles which are available check the website.To contact Scamps and Champs SE London, check pet care service availability or to make a booking, simply complete their online enquiry form and Helen will respond to you as soon as possible.

Welcome Helen – NEW Pet Care Services in London

We are excited to announce that we have yet another NEW Scamps and Champs Branch opening mid-August, the very first to be situated in our capital city of London! Our new Branch manager Helen lives close to Greenwich and will be running our new Scamps and Champs South East London Branch!

Scamps and Champs South East London currently covers the following boroughs: Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley, Southwark, Lambeth. Helen will also have teams expanding to cover many other London Boroughs: Tower Hamlets, City, Westminster, Hackney, Newham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Islington, Camden, Barking and Dagenham, Enfield and Epping Forest.

Helen and her team will be offering the following caring and reliable pet care services; dog walking, dog home boarding, cat sitting, overnight cat sitting and a wedding pet chaperone service.

“I’m Helen and run the South East London branch of Scamps and Champs. I’m really excited to be providing high quality pet services to pets and their families in South East London as part of the Scamps and Champs family. We offer dog walking, home boarding for dogs, pet sitting and a range of other services.

I grew up with cats and kittens and have always had animals in my life, including rabbits, gerbils and a couple of stray dogs I adopted for a few days until they found their owners again. We have 2 cats now; an elderly, kind, one-eyed ginger cat called Honey, who is 17 and an 8 year old tabby called Sissy who regularly wakes me up to be fed by standing on my head.  Although we don’t own a dog we go walking with friends and their dogs whenever we can.

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Helen Cunningham – Scamps & Champs South East London Branch Manager

We are lucky to have kind family and friends to look after our cats when we are away. I understand how important it is to have people who you can trust looking after your animals when you aren’t able to, ensuring that they are cared for either in your own home or with one of our home boarders, going for walks every day or just being visited for company and a cuddle. We can provide a personalised service which meets your needs with a team of people who we have carefully selected and know will take excellent care of your pets, and who you will meet personally before our services start.

My background is in senior positions in healthcare and education and I have a City & Guilds Certificate in Dog Walking. My fantastic team and I are fully vetted and insured, DBS checked and completely committed to your animals’ welfare.”

Helen will be recruiting for her South East London team soon and will be seeking caring and experienced; dog walkers, dog home boarders and pet sitters. If you think this could be you please apply here.

Best of luck Helen and welcome to the Scamps and Champs family!

If you are interested in checking availability, making a booking for mid August onwards please complete our online form.

You can also contact Helen to make an enquiry via the following email address: selondon@scampsandchamps.co.uk

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