Casa de Perrito is a licensed and insured in-home pet sitting service based in Zoshigaya, Toshima-ku. We come to your home to care for your dog, cat, rabbit or small pet while you are away — so your pet never has to leave the place they know. We communicate in English.
Why in-home sitting works well in Tokyo
Boarding a pet in Tokyo often means a long train or taxi ride, a small unfamiliar room, and a lot of stress for an animal that has never been anywhere else. In-home sitting removes all of that.
- Your pet stays home. Same food, same litter box, same window. Nothing changes except that we visit.
- No transport. Useful if you don’t have a car, or if your pet is elderly, anxious or difficult to move.
- We take pets many hotels won’t. Rabbits, hamsters, birds, turtles and reptiles are all welcome.
- You see everything. A message when we arrive, a message when we leave, and a written report with photos after every single visit.
What we do on each visit
- Food preparation and fresh water
- Cleaning litter boxes, cages and toilet areas
- Play time
- Walking and exercise (dogs)
- Basic grooming, such as brushing
- Photos, video clips and a written report by email or LINE
We can also take care of related things while we are there — adjusting the air conditioner, opening and closing curtains, watering plants on the balcony. Just ask.
We visit once to three times a day. Morning, midday and evening visits are all possible. We ask for at least one visit per day while you are away — automatic feeders are useful, but food jams, water spills, and a pet that has stopped eating are things we see in real life, and once every few days is too late to catch them.
Pricing
From ¥3,300 per visit (¥2,200 for a walk only). All prices include tax, transport within our main area, and the pre-visit consultation. There is no registration fee and no membership fee.
| Pet size | Short 45 min, indoors only | Standard 1 hour, incl. ~15 min walk | Walk only 20 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small dog (up to 8 kg) Cat, rabbit, small animals | ¥3,300 | ¥4,400 | ¥2,200 |
| Medium dog (8 kg and over) | ¥3,850 | ¥4,950 | ¥2,750 |
| Large dog (15 kg and over) | ¥4,400 | ¥5,500 | ¥3,300 |
Additional charges
| Item | Amount | When it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Each additional pet | +¥500 | Per extra animal or species |
| Second dog on a walk | +¥1,000 | Walking course only |
| Weekends and public holidays | +20% | Visits on those days |
| New Year, Obon, Golden Week | +30% | Visits during those periods |
| Travel fee | +¥1,000 | Areas over 30 minutes away by train |
| Outside business hours | +¥500 / 30 min | Before 9:00 or after 18:00. No late-night visits. |
Grooming by a professional groomer is also available: shampoo and cut from ¥13,200, and a five-point care set from ¥5,500. Prices vary by breed, so please ask.
Cancellation: 50% of the fee up to the day before, 100% on the day itself.
Payment: cash or bank transfer. Cash is normally paid at the consultation visit.
Areas we cover
Main area (no travel fee) — Toshima-ku, Bunkyo-ku and Shinjuku-ku: Mejiro, Zoshigaya, Ikebukuro, Takada, Sugamo, Komagome, Otsuka, Kanamecho, Nagasaki, Mejirodai, Sekiguchi, Otowa (Gokokuji), Kohinata, Edogawabashi, Myogadani, Koishikawa, Kasuga, Hongo, Sengoku, Hakusan, Waseda, Nishi-Waseda, Toyama, Kagurazaka, Takadanobaba, Shimo-Ochiai, Naka-Ochiai, Ichigaya, Yotsuya, Okubo.
Also available: Chuo-ku (Nihonbashi, Ningyocho, Ginza, Tsukishima, Toyosu), Chiyoda-ku (Jinbocho, Kudanshita, Kojimachi, Nagatacho, Ochanomizu), Shibuya-ku (Shibuya, Yoyogi), Itabashi-ku, Kita-ku and Nakano-ku. A ¥1,000 travel fee applies where the trip takes more than 30 minutes by public transport.
Not on the list? Please ask — we will check whether we can reach you.
How it works
- Contact us with your dates, your pet’s type and size, your address (the neighbourhood is enough — a full address lets us check straight away whether we can reach you, and when we could come for the consultation), and anything we should know. We reply within three days.
- We confirm whether we can take the booking and get back to you.
- We arrange a consultation visit at a time that suits you. The consultation is for bookings you have decided to go ahead with, and getting it into the calendar is usually what decides the schedule.
- Consultation at your home. About 40 minutes, included in the price. We meet your pet, take detailed notes on feeding, toilet, habits, your vet and your emergency contact, look at what we need to use in your home, and receive your key. We issue a written key receipt. Two sitters normally come to this visit.
- Sitting days. Message on arrival → care → photos and a written report → message on leaving. We only enter the rooms agreed at the consultation, plus water facilities.
- Key returned and the key receipt collected when you are back.
For a first booking, please allow at least one week from your first message, since the consultation and key handover happen beforehand. Sometimes we can arrange things within a few days, but our calendar does fill up — especially around New Year, Obon and Golden Week — so the earlier you contact us, the better.
Your key, and your home
We issue a written receipt for your key. While we hold it, the key and your address are stored separately, so the two cannot be linked. You get a message every time we enter and leave, so you always know exactly when someone was in your home. We only enter the areas agreed in advance.
The sitter who comes on the day is always a sitter you met at the consultation. Nobody you have not met will let themselves into your home.
About us
Mayu — owner and sitter. Six years of experience caring for dogs and cats at a pet hotel before starting Casa de Perrito. Lived near San Francisco, California, in 2016–2017, where in-home pet sitting is an everyday service; that is where the idea for this business came from.
- Registered under Japan’s Animal Handling Business system (Type 1, boarding) — registration no. 24 Tokyo Ho 008533
- Certified Animal Handling Manager (2019) and Household Animal Manager (2019)
- Home nursing care for dogs certificate (2021)
- Member of the Society of Animal Education (SAE)
- Liability insurance with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- All of our sitters are women — a request we receive often
What clients say
“Thank you for visiting my cat everyday when I went on vacation! The sitters are so nice and I was relieved my cat has some company everyday.”
We have received 14 reviews from owners in Toshima, Bunkyo, Shinjuku, Chuo and Shibuya. You can read all of them, in Japanese, on our reviews page.
Contact
Business hours are 9:00–18:00. Write to us any time; we reply within three days. If you don’t hear back, please check your spam folder and message us again — emails occasionally go missing.
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