# Pwincess Pwecious Pet-Sitting Sewvices **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099 "2004-11-16T19:19:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/21 "2004-11-16T23:12:50Z")
**Pet Sitting, and Korean BBQ** Aren’t Fur Kids the result of furries getting down to buisness? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/22 "2004-11-16T23:17:16Z")
**Camp Ringworm** 12 weeks of being yelled at by R. Lee Ermey and your cats don’t graduate until they pull a sled in the Iditarod. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/23 "2004-11-16T23:32:42Z")
Special Fur Kids…? This sounds suspiciously like my mother, who refers to our dog as “her third child”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/24 "2004-11-16T23:40:54Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > And for the less sentimental pet owner: “It’ll Still Be Alive When You Come Back” Them, I’d hire! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/25 "2004-11-16T23:48:06Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > And that is the place where Tonstant Weader fwowed up. Sorry to have to do this, Mrs. Parker, but here’s one more: The Furry Godmother. It’s a local pet sitting service. My wife saw their business card while we were at the vet’s once, and thought well, if we ever need a pet sitter… I’m picturing a woman in a pink princess dress waving a magic wand at our cats who are dumbstruck that we would allow them to be left in the care of this person. It ain’t a pretty picture. Another vote for the barfing smiley. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GorillaGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaGirl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/26 "2004-11-17T00:14:19Z")
So I did a search for pet sitters in my area. I feel ill. [ul]5 names containing “Pawsome” “Pawsitively” and/or “Purrfect”[/ul] [ul]3 names containing “Critter Sitter”[/ul] [ul]3 names containing “Pet Nanny” or “Pet Au Pair”[/ul] (Your pet sitter can end up as a Law & Order inspiration by shaking the poodle because he Wouldn’t. Stop. Whining.) [ul]Doody Free Pet Sitting[/ul] [ul]Fur-st Class Pet Sitters[/ul] [ul]Kennel Des Les Anges[/ul] (Extra points for nauseating pretension) [ul]Susan the Kitty Kuddler[/ul] (It’s supposed to be “kute”. I _hate_ “kute”.) ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/27 "2004-11-17T00:28:17Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > However, I will say that there is much entertaiment to be found by putting a cat in clothes. What with the stiff-legged stop-drop-and-roll, the poofy fur, flattened ears, and angry contortions as they try to step out of the garments, or the speed-shaking dancey-feet as they try to shake off socks… But mostly it’s the stiff-legged stop-drop-and-roll – cracks me up every time! Just _reading_ about it, and imagining it if I tried to put the Neville kitties in clothes, made me crack up 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/28 "2004-11-17T00:36:00Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > It seems to be borderline-fruitcake slang but I’ve seen it too often to hope it’ll fall out of favor any time soon. Witness the business name. There are enough people who think it’s cute or sweet, that someone hopes to build a reliable customer base from them. > > I’ve found users of the term tend to make web pages that look like [this.](http://groups.msn.com/Fur-KidForum/furkidsfurkids.msnw) While I admire the owner for taking in shelter animals, the web page is evil, and must be destroyed. Damn, ain’t Zeeke just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/29 "2004-11-17T00:42:23Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > Which, the woman’s or the bichon frisé’s? Well, it would have been more difficult to puke on the dog’s feet as it was in the child seat of a smaller-than-average shopping cart. She’d built it a nest of blankets and it was sitting there like your average toddler. So at first glance, you could easily mistake the GAP-attired mutt for a human child. She wasn’t anywhere near a grocery store either. I think she was basically using the cart as a _shudder_ stroller. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/30 "2004-11-17T00:46:00Z")
**Eve** , I wish I thought you were exaggerating. And I’m another vote for **Little Nemo** ’s “It’ll Still Be Alive When You Come Back.” ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/31 "2004-11-17T00:50:27Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > And for the less sentimental pet owner: “It’ll Still Be Alive When You Come Back” Oh, that reminds me. One day walking home, I saw a car with stickers on the sides and back for a pet sitter. They simply said “Cat Lady”. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/32 "2004-11-17T01:18:38Z")
> [@GorillaGirl](#): > > So I did a search for pet sitters in my area. I feel ill. > > Susan the Kitty Kuddler > It’s supposed to be “kute”. I _hate_ “kute”)] Sure you weren’t searching the Adult section of your local rag? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/33 "2004-11-17T01:21:38Z")
> [@GorillaGirl](#): > > Susan the Kitty Kuddler Her real name is Karen, but calling the “KKK” to sit for your cats wasn’t going over . . . ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/34 "2004-11-17T01:25:46Z")
> [@GorillaGirl](#): > > [ul]Susan the Kitty Kuddler[/ul] > (It’s supposed to be “kute”. I _hate_ “kute”.) Could be worse. Could be “Susan the Kute Kitty Kuddler. (No Black Cats, Please.)” ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/35 "2004-11-17T01:26:48Z")
Krap. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/36 "2004-11-17T01:57:44Z")
I often watch my friend’s dog and stay overnight when she goes out of town. I should call my service a very straightforward name: **Sure, what the heck? I’ll watch your dog and look at it as a vacation from my usual digs.** No cutesy allowed! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/37 "2004-11-17T02:11:55Z")
Uncute Dog Sitters. _Mastiffs and Bulldogs a Specialty._ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/38 "2004-11-17T02:14:21Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > Well, it would have been more difficult to puke on the dog’s feet as it was in the child seat of a smaller-than-average shopping cart. She’d built it a nest of blankets and it was sitting there like your average toddler. Clearly you lack initiative. My parents are like this with their American Standard poodle. They treat it like their third child. They throw birthday parties for it. With entertainment and doggie cakes. They refer to it as my “brother.” I hate that dog. They’ve never been like this with any other pet we’ve ever had. I’m at a total loss as to why this one gets the treatment. ---
**Author:** ![look\_hergo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85e7bf/32.png) [@look\_hergo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_hergo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/39 "2004-11-17T02:22:49Z")
Petsitter popping in here. The hardest part of my job is dealing with Pwecious Pwincess-types. If you, as their pet-care professional, don’t get in on the cutesy-poo act, they think you don’t care. I have done my share of baby-talking to land my paychecks. I can only say that the look of relief on the dog/cat’s face when “Mommy” walks out the door is unmistakeable. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099/40 "2004-11-17T02:36:20Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > My parents are like this with their American Standard poodle. They treat it like their third child. They throw birthday parties for it. With entertainment and doggie cakes. They refer to it as my “brother.” Dear, Og! I would be so offended. I’m an animal lover, truly. When finances were tight, Fatcat and Stinkerbell (okay, NOT their real life names) always ate better than I did and always got top notch vet care. I’ve volunteered for foster programs that saw me raise two very stinky baby raccoons. I melt at the sight of kittens. But I will not EVER refer to my fuzzy companions as “my babies”, “my children”, “special fur kids”, or the “furry fruit of my loins”. I find it irksome when someone refers to Fatcat and Stinkerbell as “brother” and “sister” when they are actually reluctant buddies at best. If Mom\_Crayons called Fatcat my “brother” it would disgust me beyond words. Gah! They are my _friends_ sure, but they not my “children”! I did not go “push, push” and pop out a kitten in the birthing room. Yeesh! And a poodle! Oh, poor **Otto**! (I’m sure you have much better hair.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pwincess-pwecious-pet-sitting-sewvices/275099.md?page=3)