From Pet Training and Grooming to an Online Pet First Aid Course, PETCO leads the industry in helping to ensure pets are happy, healthy, well-mannered and pampered. Now, PETCO is adding another benefit to its comprehensive list of services available to pet parents. PETCO is partnering with Sittercity(R), the nation's premier site for matching people with caregivers, to provide their customers with access to hundreds of thousands of petsitters nationwide.

Sittercity is now featured on PETCO.com as part of the company's list of pet services. Sittercity will also be introduced in-store, starting in New York and Chicago, where selected stores will host Sittercity's famed Speedsitting(R) events this summer. Fashioned after the popular speed-dating, Speedsitting allows parents to interview each petsitter for five minutes, rotating through a host of potential sitters to find the best match for their beloved pet.

Petsitting is growing in popularity among pet owners as an alternative to kennel boarding since it enables furry loved ones to remain in safe, familiar environments with customary diet and exercise routines while their owners go out of town. Sittercity's more than 150,000 petsitters provide all aspects of pet care -- from daily walks to medication administration to trips to the groomer.

About PETCO

PETCO is a privately held specialty retailer that provides products, services and advice that make it easier for our customers to be great pet parents.

About Sittercity.com

Sittercity.com(R), the inventor of online caregiving, is the Web's leading parent-sitter matchmaking site for childcare and petcare, dedicated to making the process of finding a caregiver fast, easy, safe and fun.

To learn more about PETCO's Pet Services or to sign up with Sittercity for a monthly fee or an annual membership, Pet Parents can visit http://www.petco.com/sittercity