WASHINGTON, DC–( EMWNews – April 8, 2008) – FETCH! Pet Care, the nation’s largest pet

care brand offering professional pet sitting and dog walking services,

today announced it has launched a new location in the District of

Columbia’s Northwest Washington region to provide area residents with

unsurpassed pet care services. This new franchise marks the 156th FETCH!

Pet Care location that, in aggregate, now services more than 10,000 active

clients throughout 1,500 cities and towns in 33 states across the U.S.

Lynn Coccodrilli, who owns and operates FETCH! Pet Care of Northwest DC,

gave up her profession in account management to establish the franchise,

capitalizing on a unique opportunity to combine her love of animals with a

proven, turnkey home-based business for one of the lowest capital

investments in the franchise industry today. She now provides pet owners

throughout Washington, DC, including Georgetown, Bureih and Glover Park,

with a range of services that meet every need and budget, including

boarding and daycare in the sitter’s home, overnight sitting or daily

visits in the client’s home, private and group dog walks, pet taxiing, and

miscellaneous home care. A free in-home consultation permits clients, pets

and sitters to get pre-acquainted and address each pet’s unique needs.

“Selecting a sitter to care for a pet and a home is a critically important

decision,” she notes. “Now, there’s no need to impose on family members or

friends, or subject one’s pet to kennel boarding. Our highly trained staff

of sitters ensures all pets receive the love, attention and skilled

treatment expected of a professional pet provider, and that the client’s

home remains secure.”

To assure operational efficiencies, FETCH! Pet Care employs a sophisticated

telephone dispatch system and advanced software that tracks assignments and

delivers real-time electronic client order confirmations and automated

sitter assignment reminders. In addition, each sitter undergoes a thorough

criminal background check, references review, and training regimen, and

each location is fully licensed, bonded and insured.

Paul Mann, FETCH! Pet Care founder and president, notes, “The demand for

professional pet care services is at an all-time high — especially those

that allow pets to maintain their routine while receiving the attention

they need. With many pet owners frustrated by the lack of professional and

reliable caregivers, or reluctant to kennel their pets due to health and

other concerns, our safe, convenient, and nurturing care provides peace of

mind.”

As part of the grand opening celebration, through May 22, 2008 FETCH! Pet

Care of Northwest DC is offering a 10% discount off each new client’s

initial service. FETCH! Pet Care of Northwest DC can be reached by

telephone at 888-252-7854 and via email at [email protected] or on the

web at www.fetchpetcare.com.

About FETCH! Pet Care, Inc.

Founded in 2002 and with over 1,500 service areas across the United States,

FETCH! Pet Care is the pet sitting industry market leader — the new face

of pet care in the 21st century. The company offers a humane alternative

to kennel boarding by providing loving, in-home overnight and/or daily care

to any kind of pet in the most professional and reliable manner possible.

FETCH! Pet Care’s carefully selected, screened and trained pet sitters and

dog walkers, who are all pet owners themselves, have serviced over 10,000

clients this past year alone. Entrepreneur magazine included FETCH! Pet

Care in its 2007 feature “7 Hot Businesses That Can Make You Rich,” named

the company among its coveted “Franchise 500” in both 2007 and 2008, and in

January 2008 ranked the company as the nation’s 24th Top New Franchise,

89th Top Home-Based Franchise and 73rd Low-Cost Franchise. FETCH! Pet Care

has also been featured in Small Business Opportunities magazine’s top 20

“Boom Businesses” to get into in 2007 and named among Pet Product News

International’s “25 to Watch in 2007.” For franchise information or to

find a location near you, visit the company’s Web site at

www.FetchPetCare.com or call the corporate office at 1-866-FETCHME.