Home quarantine or COVID-positive? Here’s how to walk your dog — contactless dog walking & in-home pet sitters | Fluv

Quarantined or COVID-positive? What to do when your pet can’t go outside!

In a previous post, our editorial team put together a guide on
what to do with your pets during home quarantine, close contact isolation, or home care — including a full list of pet care services across Taiwan.

This post introduces Fluv’s in-home pet sitter “contactless dog walking” service — book in just six simple steps.

As of April 28, nearly 30,000 people across Taiwan had been quarantined due to COVID-19. For pet owners under quarantine or who tested positive, the most urgent concern was that their pets couldn’t go outside to use the bathroom.

Once you’ve found an in-home pet sitter to help, how exactly do you hand your dog over safely?

1. Download the Fluv app and book in six simple steps
2. Let the sitter know you are quarantined or COVID-positive and need “contactless dog walking”
3. Before the sitter arrives, leash your dog at the front door (disinfect the leash beforehand)
4. The sitter picks up your dog and wears disposable gloves throughout the entire service
5. After the walk, the sitter returns your dog to the front door and notifies you to bring them in

With Fluv’s contactless service, the sitter has no direct contact with you at any point, and payment is handled entirely online by card. We’ve already completed walks for many dogs with zero contact throughout.

Safety and trust:

1. All Fluv pet sitters have passed ID verification, signed a contract, and completed a training assessment
2. All users are covered by Cathay pet accident insurance
3. Fluv has served 4,000+ pet families — check out reviews from Toby and Ivy
4. After every service, users can leave an open, honest review

“In early April, before the outbreak grew, there was no clear guidance on what to do with pets.
The dog hadn’t gone to the bathroom in three days.
The mum in quarantine was incredibly anxious.
She found Fluv sitter Ru-Ting (serving Taipei City / Luzhou / Sanchong / Xinzhuang), who helped purchase soil and collect fallen leaves to turn the balcony into an outdoor-like space
— and the dog was finally able to go to the bathroom again.”

Taipei City / Sanchong / Xinzhuang / Luzhou pet sitter “Wu Ru-Ting” → https://fluv.me/4piR

 

“Brodie was stuck at home in quarantine with his humans, but found Fluv sitter Shao-Shao (serving Da’an / Xinyi / Wenshan / Xindian / Yonghe / Zhonghe / Tucheng) — and aside from not being able to follow dad to work,
life was pretty much back to normal! Brodie absolutely loves going on walks with Shao-Shao. He takes great photos, and the route is always a little different each time — full of surprises!
The humans are getting out of quarantine tomorrow, so it’ll be a while before we see Shao-Shao again. A little sad — but we know we’ll meet again! Can’t wait!”
Read Brodie’s dad’s full post on Instagram

Da’an / Xinyi / Wenshan / Xindian / Yonghe / Zhonghe / Tucheng pet sitter “Shao-Shao” → https://fluv.me/zeZw

Zhonghe / Yonghe / Xindian / Taipei City pet sitter “Ashley” → https://fluv.me/nxXE

Kaohsiung Sanmin / Zuoying / Nanzi / Renwu pet sitter Zhang Jun-Cheng → https://fluv.me/BTEw

If you need help caring for your pet or want contactless dog walking, book a service on Fluv and let a professional pet sitter take care of your furry family member!

Thank you to iNEWS for the feature: “Stuck in quarantine! Pet sitters step in when owners can’t walk their dogs”

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