Our history
Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind was formed in November 1999 by Louise Wilsher MIACE when she recognised that pets are much happier if they can be looked after in their own homes. This is now recognised by the veterinary profession because it is less stressful for both the animals and their owners and the care is consistent and comprehensive.
After a successful entrepreneurial career, working in catering management, running her own entertainment and restaurant businesses, and setting up a driving-instruction business, Louise realised it would benefit fellow animal lovers if they could rely upon a professional service to look after their pets and their homes while they were away, or simply too busy!
As Louise points out: "Houses and flats are much safer and more secure if someone stays in or visits them and keeps a regular eye on things while their owners are away. It is also healthier for animals not to suffer the stress of being moved to unfamiliar surroundings when their loving owners go away."
To find out more about us, what makes CDPOM stand out, who is on our team and how we operate please click here.
Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind is a member of:
- The Pet Care Trust, the representative body both dedicated to and supported by organisations throughout the British pet care industry, which developed the Code of Conduct that has become the foundation for the Government's Licencing Standards and represents best practice.
- The National Association of Registered Petsitters (NARP), the largest pet care organisation in the UK that sets the standards for the pet and house sitting industries in the UK
- Pet Sitters International, the professional association for pet sitters throughout the world, setting standards of service and performance and giving direction to emerging trends
As well as the above organisations Louise Wilsher, Cats, Dogs & Peace of MInd's founder and director is a member of the Institute For Animal Care Education and the British Horse Society, Louise is a keen supporter of animal charities including including:
- Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
- The Cats Protection League
- The Dog Trust (formerly the National Canine Defence League)
- PDSA (the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals)
- Petlog, the Kennel Club’s pet identification service
- Dog Theft Action
- The Vets Get Scanning Appeal
- The Blue Cross
- The Humane Society International
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Cat Action Trust 1977, a lifeline for feral cats
- The House Rabbit Society
Our mission
The mission of Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind is to be London's leading provider of pet care, dog walking and house sitting. Louise is proud of CDPOM's adherence to high standards of professionalism, reliability, honesty, responsibility and care.
Since its formation in 1999 Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind has discovered the services it offers are increasingly in demand, throughout the areas it covers in north, south, east, west, south west and south east London and also further afield in Greater London, the rest of the UK and indeed globally.
As a small, highly focused company, CDPOM endeavours to fulfil all the requests it receives, but sometimes has to decline approaches when these would dilute the quality of service that it aims to deliver.
But rest assured, Louise and her team work very hard to help people find a solution every time, whatever the challenge.
For example CDPOM has been asked to care for animals in transit from India to America. It has also received commissions from as far away as Kuwait, while the pet owners were away.
Carers have even been asked to fly to Naples in Italy to look after two South African Ridgebacks and Georgia in the USA to take care of a pair of pedigree cats!