Dec 30, 2014 | Blog, Tales & Talk About Pet Sitting
At the end of the summer we helped out a friend whose mother was going into a respite facility for a few months. We decided to foster her eleven-year-old canary. How demanding, we thought, could that be? Taking Time to Read-up on Proper Care It turns out…Tweet...
Dec 27, 2014 | Blog, Health & Nutrition for Pet Sitters, Tales & Talk About Pet Sitting
One of the best parts of being a pet sitter is taking-on the roll of favorite aunt or uncle. We give our full attention to the dog when we visit…rather than talking to their humans all the time. We play, we walk with them, talk with them, we hug and rub tummy,...
Dec 24, 2014 | Blog, Tales & Talk About Pet Sitting
I grew up with a Golden Retriever, my husband and I lived with the one in this photo for nearly 17 years, and we were lucky enough to have two rescued Goldens after that (shown in the banner on my home page.) So you might say I’m partial to this breed. I’m...
Dec 18, 2014 | Blog, Tales & Talk About Pet Sitting
My mother was an evening gown designer. She grew up in Dublin and during the war she made costumes for England’s Royal Ballet. She made an evening gown for legendary actress Maureen O’Hara, and when she moved to Canada she was sought after by...
Dec 17, 2014 | Blog, Tales & Talk About Pet Sitting
After a lifetime of living with Golden Retrievers and years of pet sitting, I thought I’d seen most everything. Dogs opening doors? Sure. Some have been trained to pull on a rope to open it or if the door is left ajar they’ll use their nose to wiggle into...
Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Tales & Talk About Pet Sitting
Sometimes instincts just kick in. You know how it is…you’ve burned your finger on some hot jam so you pop it in your mouth and burn your tongue…or you’re pinning-up a hem on a fidgety person’s dress and you hold the pins between your lips...
