
Pets who need extra care
How long can you leave a dog alone? Hours at home, nights and vacations
Most adult dogs should be alone no more than about four hours. What that means for a workday, a night away, a vacation, puppies and senior dogs.
Less stress for them. Less stress for you.
Stay Sit Snuggle is Darcie Nolan's pet and house sitting business. Darcie stays overnight in your home while you're away, so your cats and dogs keep their usual routine.
Towns served: Ladysmith · Nanaimo · Cumberland · Courtenay · Comox · Vancouver · Edmonton


Your cats and dogs stay at home and keep their usual routine.

Darcie stays overnight in your home while you're away.

Stay Sit Snuggle offers pet sitting and house sitting, both as overnight stays in your home.
I pet sit in your home to maintain the same routine with your fur babies. Less stress for them means less stress for you.
Stay Sit Snuggle serves Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Cumberland, Courtenay, Comox, Vancouver and Edmonton.
Also serving Vancouver and Edmonton.
Stay Sit Snuggle has 3 recommendations on Facebook, all positive (September 2026). See them on the Stay Sit Snuggle Facebook page.
Summer 2026 was Darcie's busiest in years, with a record eight new clients.
Stay Sit Snuggle is Darcie Nolan's in-home pet and house sitting business on Vancouver Island and in Vancouver and Edmonton. Darcie stays overnight in your home, so your pets keep their usual routine while you travel. A meet and greet comes before your booking. Rates depend on your dates and pets, so ask about yours.

Pets who need extra care
Most adult dogs should be alone no more than about four hours. What that means for a workday, a night away, a vacation, puppies and senior dogs.

Island pet safety
A pet emergency plan for BC storm season: the PreparedBC kit list, what to do in a power outage, and after-hours vets in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley.
Choosing care
The questions to ask a pet sitter, dog sitter or cat sitter before you book, with a printable list and what a good answer sounds like.
