Playful Pals Pet Services

09/10/2024

✨ 🤩 Featuring Freddie 🤩✨

I had the absolute pleasure of visiting Freddie twice a day while his family was away. 🐈‍⬛

😻 This was my first experience with a Sphynx cat and it was so much fun!

His mum bathes him once a week so I was not required to provide any grooming services for him although I would’ve loved to! 🚿

Freddie is an absolute ripper of a kitty. Play time is ALL the time, his affection never stops and his appetite is massive!

He is such an outgoing kitty that he loves to hang out in the yard in his harness chirping at birds and catching butterflies 🦋

07/10/2024

🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ Five Cat Feeding Frenzy 🤪🤪

😻 All these kitties are under 2 y/o and they are playful, friendly, hungry and curious!

It takes some serious skills managing 5 hungry bellies and 7 litter boxes 🤣

I very much enjoyed watching their little personalities shine through as the week went on and watching their antics to get first in line for the next treat was hilarious 🍬

03/10/2024

Do your good deed and apply for the best 3hrs of your life! 🧡🧡

🧡 VOLUNTEER AT OUR PET FOOD BANK 🧡

Are you looking for a way to help our furry friends in need? The time has come once again to open the doors for volunteers at our Pet Food Bank!

At Pets Of The Homeless, we pride ourselves on providing essential support to pets and their loving guardians facing hardship. However, due to our limited capacity (and because most of our volunteers are long-termers), we can only welcome new volunteers once or twice a year. That's why this opportunity is so special! 😻

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and committed volunteers to join our Pet Food Bank/Kibble Packing team!

ABOUT THE ROLE:
🔸 When: Tuesday or Saturday, 10am-1pm
🔸 Where: 84A Keys Road, Cheltenham VIC
🔸 Frequency: Weekly, Fortnightly or Monthly commitment.
🔸 Duties: Packing pet food or treats, sorting donations.
🔸 Requirements: 18 years and above, physically fit, able to stand for a few hours, lift up to 12kgs and must enjoy working in a team and love pets!

You must also be available to attend ONE of our induction sessions (9am - 1pm) on
🔸 October 26
🔸 November 2
🔸 November 9

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply here: https://forms.gle/WMRYGtd2FizAiZHD6

*Spots are limited and applications will close when all spots are filled - so if you don’t want to miss out, apply ASAP!

03/10/2024

🌻☀️ Sun & mid week FUN 🐾🌸

02/10/2024

🐾 Happy Hump Day 🌻

☀️ *the PURRfect edition* 😻

01/10/2024

👅 Tongue out Tuesday 😛

It’s always the seniors with the biggest cheek 🤭🤭

29/09/2024

🌸 🐾School holiday fun part ONE ✨🐈

23/09/2024

🥳 HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY LILI 🐈‍⬛

🐾 A decade of your beautiful softness, those increbile green eyes and your sweet little meow 💓

Thank you for accepting new pets (& people) into our circle of love. You’ll always be my first and I will continue to treasure every moment with you 😻

12/09/2024

Well this is special 🥰🧡

Introducing Emma, one of our new Pet Food Bank volunteers! ✨

Emma has always loved animals. From demanding a ginger kitten alongside her ridgebacks when she was a kid, to watching her fish to pass the time by, and to now having her own little fur family.

“I have officially called myself animal obsessed. All of my work and hobbies revolve around animals.”

HOW DID YOU FIRST FIND OUT ABOUT Pets Of The Homeless (POTH)?
I first heard about POTH at my first job in doggie daycare. The owner had a foster dog from POTH. 🐕

WHEN AND WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER FOR POTH?
When I saw the opportunity on Facebook about more volunteer positions becoming available I absolutely could not miss out on giving back to the animals & their humans in need. I wrote up my application straight away and sat with fingers crossed, eagerly awaiting to hear if I had made the cut. 🤞

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING SO FAR?
Waking up on a Saturday morning is so easy knowing I’m heading into POTH. A shift there lasts three hours, and it goes so fast. At the end of the shift looking back at all the food we have bagged up as a team is so satisfying and I feel so proud of all of us for the hard work and dedication (and love) we put in. 🧡

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM VOLUNTEERING AT POTH?
I’ve learnt that there is a lot of hardship out there. For the people experiencing homelessness, I've learnt there are so many reasons they keep their pets by their side, not only for companionship but for safety and warmth too. I’ve also learnt that there are not too many organisations out there looking after the welfare of pets, there should be more. 🙏

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHERS CONSIDERING VOLUNTEERING AT POTH?
My advice would be just do it! From the Pet Food Bank, to fostering, to delivery runs and donations. There is a way absolutely everyone can contribute, and without these contributions POTH wouldn’t be able to do what it does today. 🤝

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF VOLUNTEERING?
Outside of POTH, I work with animals, doggie daycare, pet sitting, dog walking and the occasional groom. I spend most of my time with animals, whether looking after someone else’s or obsessing over mine. 🐾

TELL US ABOUT ANY SPECIAL PETS YOU HAVE / HAD?
Every single pet I’ve had has been special and I’ve never spent my life without at least one pet. I currently have six beauties. Two cats, a dog and three chickens who are doted on every second. I could write a thesis on my pets but I’ll keep it short. They are all perfect. 💕

IF YOU WERE A DOG, WHAT BREED WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
If I were a dog, I would be a Bull Arab. Perhaps I am biassed but they are the perfect mix of smart, energetic (and lazy), affectionate and friendly. 🤗

Please join us in welcoming Emma to the POTH team! 👋🙌

11/09/2024

🏞️⭐️ Happy Hump Day 🌟🌳

06/09/2024

🐾 Happy Friday!
~ Remember to take time for yourself this weekend~
A little self love goes a long way 🥰

03/09/2024

Does anyone recognise this sweet lady?
Sharing from

03/09/2024

✨Tuesday ✨

It’s so amazing to be back out in the fields after that wild weather. 🌳

Oscar and Sadie are looking and feeling AB FAB after their groom and a relaxing weekend 🤩

Sockie was glad to be out and about in the sunshine, abit stiff in the hips today but that didn’t stop her enjoying her walk 🥰

Coffee is our newest playful pal and only lives a few doors down so we get to see her often 🥰

Please send your love and healing vibes for Boesman! Bossy got up to some mischief a few weeks ago and hurt his hip. He will be on strict bed rest for some time yet but it’s great to see him more alert and meowing for attention ❤️‍🩹🩵

01/09/2024

💙Happy Father’s Day 💝
Wishing all the furdaddies out there a wonderful day! 🥰
You’re the best & we love you 😍

30/08/2024

🚿 Oscar and Sadie grooming 💇‍♀️

Today the oldies had a home groom. Usually their owner would book them in with a mobile groomer, however given their age and other factors, it was agreed they would be more comfortable in their own home with someone they trusted. I couldn’t wait to test out my skills on these seniors who absolutely have my heart 💓

Oscar has a history of reactivity and he needs to be under a mild sedative just to keep everyone happy and safe. Oscar was clipped, brushed and washed with a towel/air dry.

Sadie’s coat is so thick! Once I had clipped her over, I had to go over it again (and again!) Given her history of being a bit of a drama queen, there was minimal shrieks and she allowed me to blow dry most of her body leaving her with a fluffy torso. (& I trimmed her face abit more after these photos)

Today was my first time using clippers and I am feeling even more confident I will have a successful career in grooming. The welfare and comfort of animals is a huge passion of mine, and if I can be one more person out there helping animals, there I will be 😍

25/08/2024

What an incredible initiative. Foster a pooch on your week off!! 😍😍

FIFO FOSTER CARERS NEEDED 🐾

Are you a FIFO worker needing your dog fix? We are in need of 1 week foster periods to our doggies who have been here a while can get some respite from kennel and relax in a home.

We are looking for both ongoing foster periods and one off so you can have the same pooch each time or you can choose to make a new furry friend!

All costs are covered by DRH as well as everything you could possibly need, provided!

At the moment we are looking for pet free homes please 💙

APPLY HERE: https://www.dogshome.org.au/foster-carer-application/

If you're already on our books - send our foster coordinator a message if you'd like to help out again!

23/08/2024

Some snaps to send you into the weekend like 😍😍😍

22/08/2024

Oh Woody!! How far you’ve come 😻
I absolutely loved being able to give this fluffy soul a kiss on the head last weekend.
Woody is now with my beautiful parents and their other FIV rescues 🥰🧡❤️

22/08/2024

A short love story between a pet sitter and a kitten 😻🫶🏼🥰

06/08/2024

Even these seniors still have a bit of cheek 😚

05/08/2024

Wham Bham here’s some Fam Spam for your Monday Ma’am 😁

22/07/2024

🐾🐾 Those faces 🥰🩷🩷

19/07/2024

👈🏼👈🏼 this way to the weekend everybody!
Stay warm, stay dry, stay safe!

17/07/2024

A huge thankyou to the gorgeous Pomeranian, Rocky (& lovely mum Em) for being so patient while I put into practice what my grooming course has taught me!
Rocky’s hair around her collar is still growing back from her last groom so it’s not quite as fluffy as the rest of her.
I also forgot to clean her ears while she was in the bath so her ears are wet in the after photo 🙈
Rocky was also treated to an off lead walk where she burnt off some crazy energy before heading to the bathroom for a hygiene groom.

Todays grooming service included
🐾 Brush out
🐾wash
🐾blow dry
🐾face,feet,tail & bum trim
🐾ear clean
🐾nail trim
🥜 peanut butter lick mat