06
Oct
Photo by Bella Huang on Unsplash Everyone loves a puppy. They’re cute. They’re fluffy. They have puppy breath. But they’re also a lot of work. You can’t do it all yourself. You probably have a veterinarian lined up. And a trainer. You know where to buy pet supplies. But have you thought about hiring a dog walker? “That comes later,”…
26
Sep
Photo by Jérémy Stenuit on Unsplash You’ve been on a plane for six hours. All you want to do is get to your hotel and relax. But then you take your phone off of airplane mode. There are eight missed calls and texts from your pet sitter. She doesn’t know which bottle of medication in your fridge is the…
19
Aug
It’s hot. Currently, sweat-inducing activities include: Walking to your car Opening the front door Breathing If it’s this miserable for you, how awful must it be for your dog? Consider this: dogs don’t sweat to cool themselves down like we do. Instead, they pant to release heat. (They do sweat a little, but only on their paw pads.) But it’s…
01
Aug
Photo credit: JeHu68, https://flic.kr/p/6VJsxn. Keep reading to find out why hiring a cat sitter is a good idea. We talk a lot about dogs here. But we have plenty of cat clients, too. You’re probably wondering why. “Why spend all that money for a sitter for the cat? We’ll just clean his litterbox before we go, leave out some food…
02
Jul
If your dog needs a specific type of collar or harness to walk safely, tell your dog walker and keep the harness where your walker can find it. Photo credit: Reed George, https://flic.kr/p/aYyQLH. Okay, yes, you hired your dog walker to make life easier for yourself. And most professional dog walkers work hard to set up a great relationship with…
27
Jun
We can’t always take our pets with us when we travel. But you can make your time away easier on your pet with these tips. Photo credit: John Bell, https://flic.kr/p/6xoCAW We just can’t take our pets everywhere with us. (As much as we would like to.) Many hotels still aren’t pet friendly. And you don’t want to leave your pet…