Our time dog sitting Bubba, Lucy and Big Daddy, the senior wieners A wonderful doggie mom contacted us about dogsitting her dachshunds during her mother-daughter European vacation. She’s a very caring soul, and in her good-heartedness, rescues dogs that are difficult to place. That’s how we had the opportunity to love Bubba, Lucy, and Big […]
Senior Wieners – An Adorable Troika! Read More »
Three beautiful little ones to enjoy, how does it get better than that! This mixed trio of two cats and a dog (the smallest of which was the dog) came to us when their wonderful parents looked for some “live-in” pet care while they vacationed. Dogsitting for this fox terrier mix and providing cat care
Three’s company! (and great companionship, too) Read More »
Sprocket at 11 months was such a joy to be dogsitting! Terriers, (including fox terriers) are notorious diggers (the development of the class involved ground activities, such as burrowing to flush rodents, and, “earth” being “terra” the class is known as “terrier”). So, in our first meeting with her parents, we’re in the backyard and
Sprocket, the fox terrier mix, at “work!” Read More »
We had the opportunity to do some dogsitting and cat care in the Monterey area for two wonderful pet parents. They entrusted us with their little Coco, an adorable two year old girl of mixed breed, and Lulu, the male orange tabby. “Mixed” households can be interesting — sometimes dogs and cats don’t play together
Crazy for Coco and Loco for Lulu! Read More »
Well, it’s not really HER beach, but all the little doggies in the Monterey area are welcome to frolic here! When we were dogsitting in the Monterey area, we shot some video — Coco makes us smile, hope she brings a smile to your face, too!
How does it get any better than a Santa Fe dog sitting engagement with two “wild and crazy” (and sweet and wonderful) Parson Russell terriers! (or Jack Russell terriers, for those of us not familiar with the new distinctions) we put together a little video of their very fun day…
Parson Russell or Jack Russell, these Terrier antics are adorable! Read More »
We had the pleasure of dog sitting two Parson Russell terriers in Santa Fe, and what a treat they were! (Apparently Parson Russell terriers have relatively recently been designated a breed separate from their “cousins,” Jack Russell terriers, for dog show purposes, and the Parson Russell terriers term seemed to be favored by the owners,
Parson Russell or Jack Russell, these are terrier-ific companions! Read More »
On our dog sitting and cat care ventures, we had the opportunity to visit an 80 acre ranch in Durango and care for some “beauties” and some “beasts” — Willow, a black lab, Abbie, an English lab, Kiki, a silver bengal cat and Sammy, a shy tuxedo cat, plus feed around 20 feral cats being
The beauties and the beasts :) in Durango Read More »
Barnegat is a German shorthaired pointer and lab mix who is almost magical in his effect on people. See those beautiful, soulful eyes? We’ve read it’s an animal equivalent of a hug when a dog makes long, relaxed eye contact with you, and that’s just what it feels like with Barnegat, a soul-to-soul hug! We
Even happier trails, hiking with Barnegat! Read More »
Barnegat is one of our favorite little boys, but, he becomes a raging beast 🙂 when it comes to a showdown with his nemesis, the PILLOW!
Big Time Wrestling, Barnegat versus Mister Pillow! Read More »
Although our core business is medium- to long-term housesitting, dog sitting, (and cat care, too!), it’s often fun when it works out for us to help with shorter term needs, too. We were so fortunate to have the opportunity to care for two cockapoo brothers (litter mates) in Boulder — it’s a good thing it
Two ways to say adorable – Frankie and Teddy! Read More »
Amstel is a 100 lb cross between a pyrenees-mastiff and an Australian cattle dog. Strikingly handsome, of course, and a “singer,” too! While we were dog sitting for him, we got to hear his beautiful voice, “singing” along with ambulance sirens. Now, where does that come from, why is this dog singing? Is he just
Why do dogs “sing?” Read More »
Ever have the experience of committing to something, then showing up and feeling “what have I gotten myself into?” Meeting Amstel, a 100 lb cross between a pyrenees-mastiff and an Australian cattle dog, was like that for us, but, fortunately, the story has a happy turn! When we talked to his owner about long term
Dog sitting Amstel– the Mighty in the Mini! :) Read More »
We had so much fun housesitting and dogs sitting ( 🙂 ) our happy labradoodle , Elle, and her “sister,” Gracie May, the cockapoo mix, that, we decided to put together a little video of our time together — hope you enjoy!
Our fun time housesitting and dogsitting in NC! Read More »
We had the pleasure of watching Duke, a beautiful two year old English lab, on a long term house sitting and dog sitting engagement in Louisville. What a great personality! Duke was still very much a puppy (who doesn’t love puppy sitting? 🙂 ) and we loved watching him joyfully learning about the world. Our
Louisville’s Darling, Duke! Read More »
It’s wonderful how things work out…one day, between sits, we went to a dog park to get a “doggie fix” and happened upon a lovely couple with two little ones at play — a very independent and strikingly handsome West Highland white terrier (Augie) and a somewhat shy “mommy’s girl” cairn terrier mix (Abby). As
A Terrier Twosome to Love! Read More »
We learn a lot from the companions we care for! Our little Westie, Augie, is all about the “fun!” 🙂 This little Westie wasn’t keen on being kenneled, and we loved sharing his joy! Sure you can arrange (at additional cost) for a dog kennel to take your dog for a walk, but in home
Westie’s Just Gotta Have Fun! Read More »
Deogi (not the exotic name it looks, just D-O-G!) is an 18 month old pit bull. I’ll say it — the breed has more than its share of well-publicized incidences, but you can’t but wonder whether it really is a breed issue or a training issue. These owners had a lot of experience with large
A Pit with…Personality! Read More »
It’s no wonder the “doodles” (golden doodle, labradoodles, and all the variants in the genre) are so popular — they are intelligent, great learners, affectionate, and, no shedding! Marley’s parents selected us for in home pet sitting as a dog boarding alternative for their little girl, which gave us the opportunity to spend time with
Golden doodle darling, Marley! Read More »
It’s not always possible to keep your four-legged loved ones with you when you’re away from home. The owners of Bailey and Samie (short for Samantha) made the decision to get in home dog boarding instead of a dog kennel experience for their two! Little Bailey is an aging Shih-Tzu, getting around but having some
Sweet Shih-Tzus Get to Stay Home for the Holiday! Read More »
We really appreciate owners who choose in their own home pet sitting as their dog boarding alternative, especially when it involves, beautiful, sweet and fun “kids!” Muxy is a “mixed parentage” 🙂 boy, with a sprinkling of pit bull and possible Rhodesian Ridge Back (he had the characteristic coarse line of fur down his spine
New Guardians Instead of a Dog Kennel for Muxy and Sierra! Read More »