In order to ensure ultimate peace of mind for our dog owners, sitters and dogs we provide complementary insurance, covering both sitters and dogs for all services booked through DogBuddy.com and our support line.
Important: As a Dog Owner registered with us you must complete the dog information form (for each dog in the booking) prior to the beginning of the service. This will ensure that our insurance is valid, so that your dogs are covered in the event of an emergency.
CARE, CUSTODY AND CONTROL - Liability to animals:
Care, Custody and Control Insurance covers the sitter’s legal liability for loss of or injury to animals that are in their care, custody or control, up to limits of £15,000 for any one animal (£50 excess), including necessary funds for advertising and rewards to assist if animals that are in sitters care, custody or control, are lost or stolen.
NON-NEGLIGENT COVER - Accidental injury to animals:
Non-Negligent cover refers to liability that is without fault. In other words accidental injury to an animal in the sitters care up to claim limits of £15,000 for any one accident or series of accidents arising out of one original cause (£50 excess). This type of insurance brings comfort to dog owners and sitters, as more often than not any non-negligent harm arises where an animal in the sitters care has been accidentally harmed in the course of service delivery, through no specific fault of the sitter or its business.
PUBLIC LIABILITY:
Public Liability covers the sitter’s legal liability for injury to persons other than employees, and for damage to property, up to a limit of £3,000,000 plus legal costs (no excess other than an excess of £100 in respect of damage to third party property).
Coverage does not include;
• Liability arising out of any products sold or supplied
• Breach of professional duty
• Sitters' property
• Pre-existing veterinary conditions, illness or old age
• Pet-care provided outside of Dogbuddy.com