North & Central London
Pet, Dog & Cat Sitting in Islington
Live-in dog and cat care across Islington, with pets staying where they know best.
Your sitter stays in your home overnight and follows your pets' agreed routine. We agree how long your pets can be left alone, including evenings, before booking. This is live-in care rather than drop-in visits, daycare or boarding elsewhere.
Islington's mix of terraces, garden flats and mansion blocks is well suited to live-in pet care. Instead of moving your dog or cat elsewhere when you travel, a sitter stays in your home and works around the routine you've already established. That might mean an early circuit of Highbury Fields, a quiet walk through Canonbury, medication with breakfast or simply being there when your cat expects company in the evening.
Our sitters generally work remotely or have flexible schedules, so pets aren't routinely left for a full working day. We also keep your home occupied and treat it carefully while you're away. Before a first booking, we can arrange a free meet-and-greet to go through walks, food, security, medication and anything else that matters to you and your pets.
What we cover in Islington
Dog sitting in Islington
Dog sitting in your own home, which for most dogs is the difference between a holiday and an ordeal. Highbury Fields stays on the daily round, and your sitter sends photos from it.
Cat sitting in Islington
Your cat stays in their own territory in Islington, with company in the house rather than a silent flat between visits. Medication and special diets are routine for us.
House sitting in Islington
The house is lived in while you are gone: post, plants, bins and a light on in the evening. Worth saying plainly that this always comes with looking after your pets — we are not a house-sitting-only agency.
Where we walk dogs in Islington
We keep your dog's usual routes — these are the local spots our sits here are built around.
Highbury Fields
A popular open space for local dogs and a convenient anchor for walks around Highbury.
Barnsbury & Thornhill garden squares
Leafier residential streets and garden squares for a quieter change of pace.
New River Path & Canonbury
A pleasant local route that can suit gentler walks and dogs who prefer quieter surroundings.
Cats in Islington
For Islington cats used to their own garden, cat flap or favourite corner of the flat, staying at home avoids a lot of unnecessary change. Your sitter keeps their routine in place and provides proper company while you're away.
How live-in pet sitting works
Tell us about your pets
Use the instant quote calculator or drop us a message with your dates, pets and routine. We reply within 24 hours.
Free meet-and-greet
A free meet-and-greet at your home is required before a new sitter looks after your pets. Walk through routines, house rules and care needs together.
Your pets stay happy at home
Your sitter lives in for the whole stay: full walk schedule, feeding and medication on time, daily photo updates, home kept occupied.
Every sit is delivered by Marcus or one of our hand-picked, personally vetted sitters — fully insured with £5m public liability and £75k pet injury cover held in our own name, not borrowed from a platform.
Islington pet sitting FAQs
Which parts of Islington do you cover?
We cover Angel, Barnsbury, Canonbury, Highbury and the surrounding parts of Islington, with a separate page for our Angel coverage.
Can you provide longer live-in sits in Islington?
Yes. Longer bookings are a core part of our service, and our pricing is discounted as the length of the stay increases.
Is your Islington pet sitting service insured?
Yes. Happy at Home Pets holds £5m public liability and £75k pet injury cover in the company's own name, and our sitters are DBS checked.
Do you offer dog walking in Islington?
Walks are included in a live-in sit rather than sold on their own. Your dog sitter in Islington is in the house all day, so Highbury Fields and the Regent's Canal towpath stay in the routine at the times you already use. We do not offer standalone walking, so if you need cover for the working day rather than for nights away, a local walker is a better fit.
Is this the same as dog boarding in Islington?
No. With boarding your dog goes somewhere else and has to adapt; with live-in sitting nothing about their day moves. The sitter stays in your Islington home, keeps the Highbury Fields routine and the feeding times you give us, and the flat is lived in rather than left empty while you are gone.
More questions answered in our full FAQ.
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