Trusted in-home pet sitting in McKinney. We feed, walk, and check on your pets while you travel, with photo updates every visit.
Need in-home pet sitting in McKinney, TX? We care for your pets in your own home while you travel. Our drop-in visits keep them fed, active, and comfortable in the place they know best. Backyard Pet Services has cared for McKinney pets since 2018. We also provide pet sitting in Allen, TX, pet sitting in Frisco, TX, and pet sitting in Prosper, TX. We use a top scheduling app, so you can book visits and track every check-in with ease. Our in-home pet sitting service earns great reviews for the detail and care we give each pet.
When you reach out about your trip, we confirm your dates and how many visits you want each day. We pay close attention to the first and last day, since those often differ. You may not need a visit on the morning you leave or the night you return.
Before your trip, a sitter comes by to meet your pet, say hello, and take notes.
Every visit lasts 30 to 45 minutes and includes:
We document every visit with photos. You’ll get sweet, funny, and everyday shots of your pet playing, getting love, or posing for the camera. Want them looking sharp too? Our pet groomer can help.
Anyone can feed a pet. Here’s what sets our care apart.
Stephanie Deaton
5/5 on Google
Backyard Pets did an amazing job caring for our 3 dogs while we were out of town! The experience started with a meet & greet, Which included a thorough intake of all the information the caregivers needed to know in order to personalize their visits with our pets. In addition to general love and care of our pets, the comprehensive services included bringing in the mail/packages, cleaning up any messes, managing the trash cans on trash day, etc. We received a report and photos every time a visit was made and came home to happy and healthy for babies. We will be calling on Backyard Pets again for future pet care needs!
Brian Gray
5/5 on Google
The Backyard Home & Pet setting team did an amazing job with our pups and home when we were out on vacation. We normally take our dogs with us on trips and it was comforting to know they were in the best hands while we were gone. We will be using them again for sure! Highly recommend them!
Lakin Rykal
5/5 on Google
Sitters were very reliable & so thankful Backyard home & pet sitting was available even last minute to watch our dogs over the holidays! Our dogs are much more comfortable at home versus being boarded somewhere!
We start with a meet and greet to say hello and get your instructions. Then we visit your pets at home 2, 3, 4, or even 5 times a day. How often depends on your pet's age and energy level.
We'll come by and take your dog for a quick walk. Choose a 15-minute or 30-minute walk.
Some pets get anxious when thunder and lightning roll through. After a storm, we can add a 30-minute evening visit. We'll check on everyone and settle them before bed.
Selling your home takes a lot of work, and the dogs are often part of the stress. For a smooth showing, they need to be out of the way. We can take them off-site during the showing and bring them back safely once it's done.
When staff is available, we can stay overnight in your home with your pets. Each overnight runs 8 to 12 hours. Prefer something shorter? Ask about our 'almost overnight' options.
Most trips use a main sitter plus a backup. We try to keep the number of sitters low, but schedules don't always line up.
If you'd rather have just one sitter for your whole trip, we can do that for an added fee. That fee pays your sitter for the plans they rearrange to be there, such as:
This way, one sitter is fully committed to your dates and times.
Your sitter usually has a two-hour window to complete each visit or walk. That window lets us plan around other visits and drive time between homes. Need service at an exact time? We can do it for an added fee.
*Holiday fee applied
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Service |
Price |
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Meet & Greet |
$15 |
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30 min Pet Visit (1-2 Pets) & House Check |
$28 |
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30 min Pet Visit (3+ Pets) |
$34 |
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45 min Pet Visit (1-2 pets) |
$42 |
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45 min Pet Visit (3+ pets) |
$50 |
|
1 hour pet visit |
$68 |
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2 hour pet visit |
$88 |
|
Overnight visit |
$155 |
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Midday visit when coupled with an overnight |
$22 |
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Client face to face meeting / additional meet & greet |
$26 |
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Almost Overnight #1: 2 hr evening visit & 1 hr morning visit |
$126 |
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Almost Overnight #2: 2 hr evening visit & 45 min morning visit |
$101 |
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Blood sugar check and/or insulin injections |
$5 per visit as needed |
Backyard Pet Services provides in-home pet sitting throughout McKinney, including neighborhoods and ZIP codes within our active service area. Availability may depend on the sitter schedule and the client’s exact location.
Customers have different preferences for how they like their keys to be handled, and we can accommodate any request. There are 4 main ways:
Absolutely! Just shoot us a text or send us a message through the client portal letting us know that you were delayed and we will continue to care for your pets until you return home.
Sometimes during your trip unforeseen events can arise. For example, your pet can become sick, stop eating, refuse to take medication, have diarrhea, or any number of other things that the sitter will have to wrangle with. Any of these could cause the sitter to go over the budgeted time of 30 minutes per visit. When this occurs, the sitter will stay to clean up the mess or hand-feed your dog. If this takes a significant amount of extra time, we will reach out to you to discuss the situation and get further direction to manage any extra charges. Normally extra time is added to the invoice at $1 per minute.
Other times your pet might run out of food, medication, or may need something special (different food if they won’t eat, digestive supplement if they are having diarrhea, more potty pads, etc.) and your sitter might have to go to a store to pick up these items for you. In this case, we’ll get your approval and the cost of such items will be added to your invoice, along with the fee for the additional time.