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  • Mattie will steal your heart!

    Mattie will steal your heart!

    Housesitting and Petsitting in San Diego for a pit bull boxer mixMattie — look at those eyes!

    Mattie’s combination of boxer and pit bull had us guessing what kind of temperament we might be dealing with, but any caution we might have felt dissipated immediately — she is so happy around people!  So happy, the biggest challenge is staying clear of that tail, which is like this big whip that will pound your leg as she shows you how excited she is to see you!

    Extended stay care housesit and petsit for pit bull boxer mix in Southern California

    Mattie also had difficulties interacting appropriately (or more correctly, as people would like her to interact) with other dogs.  Unfortunately for her, that meant no off-leash time, but, she was a such a happy girl just going for walks and being with us.

    Of course, that meant dodging even “line of sight” contact with other dogs.  Sometimes, there was just no way to avoid her seeing another dog, which really got her agitated and nervous,  We discovered, however, just kneeling down and hugging her was all the reassurance it took to help her through whatever anxiety she was experiencing.  What a sweet pie, right? Extended stay pet care with a pit bull boxer mix in Southern California

    We get extremely close to the little ones we care for, and some, particularly those that have some stuff going on that requires a little extra attention, really grab your heart, like precious Mattie!

     

  • Linda! Downtown San Diego’s sweetest pit bull mix!

    Linda! Downtown San Diego’s sweetest pit bull mix!

    Housesit and Petsit for pit bull mix in San DiegoIt’s hard to ask for a better climate than San Diego offers, and having the opportunity to care for very special pets takes “great” to “superb!”

    While Linda’s (pronounced as in Spanish — “Leen-da”) parents took some well-deserved time to visit South America, we got to fall in love with this 45 lb, beauty.  From tough beginnings (as is the story of many rescues, sadly), Linda has blossomed into a playful but patient lick monster! (Ask Linda to “tell me a secret” and you’ll get a very thorough washing behind the ears!)Housesit and petsit in San Diego with pit bull mix

    As is the case with other pit bull mixes, Linda is excellent with people, and difficult to gauge regarding her response to other dogs. As is the case in “people world,” there are likely a lot of first impressions, past history and patterns, and body cues in dog-to-dog meetings which cue a dog to be friendly, cautious, or aggressive, and, because our approach is the dog’s safety is always are first priority, dodging even line-of-sight encounters with other dogs became the mission on walks.

    House sit and pet sit in San Diego with pit bull mixBeing a very athletic dog, we worked hard to get Linda some off-leash exercise. Our afternoon at Dog Beach was memorable! Some notes:

    • Linda is VERY fast,
    • Linda is VERY agile,
    • Linda does not have a food drive
    • Linda finds shore birds irresistible
    • Linda is VERY fast…:)

    The occasions we’ve had to visit Linda and her parents have been just as delightful as the time we spent with her alone, and we hope there are plenty more of them in the future!