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 »
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 »
What an experience, dog sitting for two bulldogs in Santa Fe! Bullitt is a 35 lb French bulldog, and Tank is a 70 lb English bulldog. Both were very lovable, and had their unique quirks, making this adventure in Santa Fe, memorable! I know there are many schools of thought about when, and even if,
What a bunch of bull…dogs, of course! Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Elle’s (pronounced Ellee) and Grace May’s owners were planning a trip out of the country, and chose “happy at home” housesitting and dogs sitting (shouldn’t it be plural? 🙂 ) instead of a fancy pet resort for their two. And why not? With 10 acres to ramble across in the forests of the Blue Ridge
Happy at home in the Blue Ridge Mountains or a pet resort? 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 »
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 »
We met Andy, the 70 pound golden retriever, and his little friend, Bear, the 8 pound malti-poo in southwest Florida for a long weekend while their parents went away to play, and we were very happy their parents chose pet sitting as a dog kennel alternative for these two! As it turns out, little 8
Andy and his little friend, Bear! Read More »
Bugsy and Sully are best buds, and their parents made sure they get great care while they’re away — we’re providing a great dog boarding alternative, pet sitting in their home!These two cutie pies have such great personalities! Bugsy is a little 20 pounder who loves snuggling up, whatever you’re doing! Sully is almost twice
Puggles — Too Cute to be in a Dog Kennel! 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 »
Sidney’s blue eyes and sweet disposition will melt any animal lover’s heart! Little Sidney is a fourteen year old Siamese we were engaged to pet sit for a month in Cape Cod, diagnosed last year as having congestive heart failure. Because of his advanced condition, our time with him was on a hospice pet care
Sweet Sidney, our “hospice” cat sit in Cape Cod Read More »
Now, why would someone, without a pet, look for a live-in housesitter, you ask? The biggest reason is simply, homes which are occupied are less of a target for opportunistic mischief and crimes. Additionally, as housesitters, we can collect mail and communicate if there’s a need, and generally make sure your property is cared for
Housesit in Historic Annapolis Read More »
Not only had we never heard of norbottenspets, trying to remember the breed name was challenging, and fortunately, we have the opportunity to memorialize it here! 🙂 We met Honey in in an in home dog boarding engagement in Golden, Colorado. She’s a relatively recent adoptee from a prison program, about a year old and
Honey, Golden’s favorite (maybe only!) Norbottenspets Read More »
We had booked 4 months housesitting in Chicago, and, about a month before we were scheduled to come in, there was a new “arrival” at the household, Barney! Barney was a feral little baby who wasn’t doing very well on his own, so the homeowners captured and adopted him. He was four months old when
Baby Barney “Barn Cat” Read More »
For a long time (and perhaps still), black labs were America’s favorite dogs, and it’s easy to see why with precious little souls such as Huey! We fell in love with our in home pet care “ward” pretty much at first sight – all 100 pounds of Huey is pure puppy love. Extremely well-trained (a
Huey, our giant puppy in Southern California Read More »
The advantages of housesitting as a couple include – being able to provide extra attention for multiple pet households!. ….which came in very handy during our extended stay pet care engagement caring for Bella, a chocolate lab, and Jake, a husky/golden mix. There’s no other way to say it – Bella is an attention hound!,
Double the fun, with Bella and Jake in San Diego Read More »
Mattie — 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
Mattie will steal your heart! Read More »
(Part 1 of 2) It was wonderful having the opportunity to help out a family planning a Thanksgiving trek to ski country, and the Santa Monica area was not a bad place for us to spend the holidays! Did I mention it was a packed house? The “normal” household included little Chelsea, a beautiful and
A Thanksgiving full house with a King Charles spaniel and 3 cats! Read More »
We did! We did! We did see a puddy tat, and it looked just like…Sylvester! Sylvester is a long hair, and the “original” family cat. Unfortunately for him, two other male cats — Lovey and Lionel — were very poor guests, and tormented him relentlessly, flushing him out of every solitary place he could find,
A Thanksgiving full house with a King Charles spaniel and 3 cats, continued! Read More »
It’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
Linda! Downtown San Diego’s sweetest pit bull mix! Read More »
Our housesitting and petsitting engagement in Phoenix included a domestic cat, Vera. Vera was a rescue, raised from about 4 days old in a family with dogs. Besides being just a beautiful girl, Vera was also completely endearing — she was very independent, but so enjoyed being held and cuddled. You would think having a
Vera, with the beautiful green eyes Read More »
Bentley and Madison, two rambunctious but well-behaved Goldens we were housesitters and petsitters for in Phoenix! Bentley is a big boy, and like most Goldens, loves being close, which is endearing, and a little challenging because he’s LARGE! Loves walks, too — VERY interested in other dogs we see along the way, and curiously not
Double “trouble” :) with two Goldens… Read More »
Cats are such a great choice for people who look for 4-legged companionship and have a busy schedule! They are brilliantly independent, and often times really affectionate, which fortunately was the case with beautiful Bailey and Toby, two rag dolls we had the pleasure of watching over in Colorado! Interestingly, these were a mixed gender
Rag doll cats — beautiful, sweet and affectionate! Read More »
What a great experience spending time with Quila, the field spaniel, in Santa Barbara! We admit, we’re part of the local “choir” — Santa Barbara has got to be one of the nicest places in the world. Just a relatively narrow strip between the mountains and a pristine beach, part of Santa Barbara’s charm is
Santa Barbara’s most beautiful spaniel, Quila! Read More »
Every breed has its fans, and watching these two precious Havanese for three months in Port Townsend, Washington certainly opened our eyes to the joys of smaller dogs. We spent three months caring for these two, and absolutely loved their intelligence, energy, athleticism, cuddliness, patience and every thing else that is endearing about four-legged companions.
Have a Havanese – or Two! Read More »
Our California days included time along the 101 near Thousand Oaks with two very cool cats, Idget and Fig. What different personalities! Idget loves to explore, Fig loves to burrow and nest. And both are so affectionate — Fig will plop down in front of you to get some love (she has a beautiful purr),
Idget and Fig, California Cool Cats Read More »
Our first experience in house and petsitting was six months on the beautiful Hilo-side coast of Hawaii with Koko, a shepherd mix, and Lilo, a pit bull. Read the post here…
Hawaii’s Big Island with Koko and Lilo Read More »
What a wonderful time spending a few days in the Tacoma area with Dino! What a strikingly handsome boy, isn’t he? Dino’s a very independent cat, until he wants something from you! We quickly learned Dino’s way to get your attention was to jump on your lap and kind of march on your belly —
What a beautiful and delightful companion we enjoyed in Suzzie, the old English Sheep Dog! Suzzie is convinced she’s a 90 lb. lap dog, and really, who are we to argue? 🙂 Caring for Suzzie and her buddies, two male rabbits, Max and Flopsie (aka Mr. Nibbles) while her family enjoyed a 5 week European
Suzzie the Sheep Dog (and Bunnies, too!) Read More »
Our travels took us to “Gold Country,” California, to care for a year and a half old Golden Retriever, Cody, and his “sister,” a 5 year old Pomeranian, Barbie. Cody is a high energy, rambunctious boy, very curious, clever, determined, affectionate — all those wonderful golden traits to enjoy! Cody loved going for walks, swimming
Cody and Barbie — what a contrast! Read More »
We had the pleasure of spending time in the Oakland/San Francisco area with beautiful Bella, a 14 month old standard poodle. Bella loves taking trips in the car! She very much enjoyed taking long walks along Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Park, Marin Headlands and the San Leandro Marina! As a 14 month old, Bella had
Our first adventure in housesitting and petsitting landed us on the Big Island, in a beautiful ocean front home just outside of Hilo. It was such a rewarding and amazing experience…of course Hawaii is stupendous, but not without its challenges! Having a large acreage ocean front property in a tropical climate meant a very different
Shepherd mix and pit bull on the Big Island Read More »
Besides dogs and cats, we’ve been asked (or wanted) to look after and interact with a broad and interesting variety of other pets, including: Rabbits, Pygmy goats, Chickens, and of course Fish. We had the pleasure of interacting with neighboring horses, too!
Caring for other animals… Read More »
It all began with Kita girl. When our neighbors brought home their new border collie, we were in love, and started asking ourselves, ‘how do we stay connected to animals AND travel?’ We spent countless days, nights, and romps with Kita as she grew up. We benefited so much working with her mom, Kim, to
“Our” Border Collie in Golden, Colorado Read More »