About

33 years of coming to the door.

Capital Petsitters started in Falls Church in 1993. Patricia Britt has owned it since 2003, and runs it the same way: local sitters, consistent assignments, and a phone that gets answered.

A happy corgi getting a head scratch
Every visit ends like this.

How we work

About forty sitters cover Washington DC, Montgomery County and Northern Virginia. Each one works a small territory near home, which is why the same person can keep showing up for the same pets. Every sitter provides six references, passes a criminal background check and commits to at least six months with us.

We're licensed, bonded and insured. Keys are coded, never labeled. You see a note and photos after every visit.

What we don't do

We don't board, we don't run pack walks, and we don't hand your key to whoever is nearest. That's a smaller business than some, and it's the one we want to run.

5.0
★★★★★

35 Google reviews, every one of them five stars.

Read them on Google

We have chosen the window of time and our cat sitter is there within that window each time.

Kate H. · July 2025

We have used for 20 plus years. Highly recommend.

Shaun D. · September 2023

Great communication, easy scheduling, and love the photos/journal entries we receive after every visit!

Ashlyn L. · December 2023

Join us

We're always looking for reliable pet lovers, especially in towns where clients are asking for us. See what the job involves.

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