ALK Pet Services

08/09/2024

After Bo***ir by Karina - Beauty and Empowerment Photography Karina Gramiak lied to me several times about giving me a refund for what I feel were terrible photos not showing our faces or even including the subject matter I asked. She scammed me out of $300.

Please be careful when hiring a photographer I failed to do the research as I was just excited to have photos of my son and I. She describes herself as an ex drug addict online which is a bit concerning but she also confessed she has only a high school diploma and hasn’t been in business for long enough I feel to be considered a professional. While those things in itself would not be red flags that information along with her behaviour towards me has been extremely concerning.

Had I looked more thoroughly at her photographs I would have been able to see that she doesn’t have a professional level of skill and doesn’t know how to use angles or lighting in her photos. These were just a few red flags but her calling me multiple times from blocked numbers screaming and swearing then crying and apologizing at me takes the cake on her unhinged behaviour.

When she asked me to meet her at the police station after several times being caught in a lie about offering me a refund after she had admitted it was not her best work she then stood me up. I waited half an hour for her to give me the refund she promised only for her to not show. Since then I’ve heard from multiple people including some officials that they have had run ins with her and that her morals/behaviour are questionable at best. It looks like she’s also tried to start a cake baking side business as well so beware of that also.

So in an effort to turn this experience into something positive I have 2 wonderful photographers to recommend to you all who had reached out to me after this stressful ordeal to offer me free photographs of me and my son to make up for the terrible experience I had with Karina. They don’t know me. They had no obligation to do so. But they did anyways. I am so impressed with these two.

These women didn’t have to offer me anything and I just want to express how amazed I am at some people’s kindness. I was not able to hire them as I was hoping to do so with my refund money from Karina Karina Gramiak at wild rose studios Wildrosestudios. Since I never got that refund as she promised I did not want to take advantage of these photographers by taking their free offers of services. However, I do want to promote two female photographers in Slave Lake who both were kind and generous to me in a time of need.

I try to support people and businesses that are small and especially ones who have shown great morals and character. I have their information below including links etc so you can see their work.

The first photographer is at J. L. photography who offers her services in Slave Lake. Google J. L. Photography to find her and her work.

The second is Sarah Hudson at Sarah Hudson Fine Art & Photography. She does art work as well as photography in Slave Lake.

https://www.facebook.com/sdphotograpic?mibextid=ZbWKwL

The kindness you both have showed me really has been so refreshing. I wish the both of you the best in your businesses. You both are incredible humans.

I hope you all have a better experience finding a photographer in Slave Lake than I did.

And Karina I hope you haven’t spent that money yet. You’re 14 days are almost up. I hope you’re able to do the right thing and refund me that money. Scamming people is no way to build a reputation in a small town or to make a living. There are consequences for treating people this way.

Fine Art and professional photography

11/25/2023

ALK Pet Services has reached 200 followers! Thank you for your continued support. I could not have done it without each of you. 🤗🎉

I cannot wait to be back & running the business in Edmonton which is the goal. Still working on a few things before that’s able to happen.

I miss your pets every day and am thankful to have had such great clients. ❤️ & miss you all.

09/19/2023

I got to say goodbye but mostly see you later to Lenny (left) & Wyatt (Right) here thanks to their wonderful owner 🥰🥹

09/18/2023

These are some of my favourite photos with all of your pets 🥰

09/18/2023

Hi everyone!

Some of you may already know but I wanted to let you all know I’ve officially moved out of slave lake. With the situation I was in I had less than 24 hours to move myself my son, 2 cats and my dog to Edmonton.

I will miss all of my clients and their pets dearly. They’re my fondest memories while living in Slave Lake. ❤️

It will be some time before I’m back up and running the business again in Edmonton while I get back on my feet. But if anyone is in the area or if anyone you know is in Edmonton please refer them here to my business’ page. This is where I’ll post when I will be taking clients on again.

If any of my previous clients have time to write a quick review here of my work it would be greatly appreciated. In the meantime I’m always open to visits if any former clients find themselves in Edmonton. 🥰 I look forward to any chance of seeing your pets again.

Thank you.

09/13/2023

Hi all

Just wanted to let everyone know for a time I am unable to take on new clients due to a personal emergency.

I will let everyone know when & if that changes here.

Thank you.

09/12/2023

I think I’ve found the start button to this furry machine 😆😆🥰

09/12/2023

🥹

09/10/2023

In the most grammatically incorrect way for extra cuteness. 😆

“I is hungry human”
“Me walk now”

😆🥰

09/08/2023

Open door policy 😆

09/06/2023

Too excited for that walk & can’t wait for that harness to go on 🥰🥰 I just feel a head boop underneath me 😆

09/03/2023

Maisie likes to observe the local art with me 😆🥰 She looks so proud like she did it herself!

09/02/2023

My cat has a very special set of skills 😆😎

09/01/2023

Buddha I miss your sweet little face already 🥰🐾

08/30/2023

A fantastic new program!

If you can afford vices like smokes & liquor then you can afford this affordable option for spaying/neutering your pet!

Be a responsible pet owner. Spay & neuter & pass this on! 🐾

08/27/2023

And always 🐾🥰

08/26/2023

Happy international dog day!! Give em some extra love ❤️🐾

08/26/2023

🤣🤣🤣 The sounds they make though!!

08/26/2023

Every clients pets in my phone 🥰🥰

Stop being cute! There’s no more space lol

08/23/2023

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08/23/2023

😆 They know how to keep you surprised! 😅

08/21/2023

A very cute idea! 🥰🥰

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08/18/2023

Advocating for animals is hard work and it’s draining.

I am tired of seeing constant loose/stray pets all over town & posts of unwanted free litters that were bred irresponsibly or worse litters bred for profit and greed all over the internet when I get home.

I don’t just complain or respond with sad emojis at these posts. I ask the owners of these bred litters what’s being done to get their pets fixed so that no puppies or kittens will live unwanted unloved & scared tossed to the first free home available even if it’s just another place they will be neglected & unloved at. I try to connect these people with low income/payment plan options that are offered throughout AB. But I’m usually met with hateful responses for asking at all. Breeders instantly defensive for being held accountable for their actions in any way.

Even seeing the amount of dogs in town chained up in yards on short lead a left often alone & scared and restricted in dangerous temperatures makes me sick. After all we are judged- our compassion is measured by how we treat our weakest. These animals can’t tell you how scared they are. I’ve seen first hand horrible dog attacks in town, I hear clients dogs of mine that have lived through terrifying dog attacks, I watch chained dogs so depressed they don’t even notice you walking by. Just living statues.
We are not their owners. We are their wards. And they deserve the best lives possible. Not the lives they currently have.

I commented on a post on the community page asking the mayor what she will do to help lessen the stray/loose dog population as there have been a rise in dog attacks in town. She had NO answer for me but Instead suggested I fix the problem myself. She called her method collaborative. But collaboration involves more than one person contributing and Respectfully I can’t do her job. I did not run for mayor. I have a job & a family of my own. (I can’t believe I had to actually explain this to a few morons who attacked me for saying that alone. How dare I ask local government to do their jobs. How dare I hold them accountable)

I offered to help her after she did her own research because I did not want to simply do her job for her. Once again I got rude, ignorant & down right disgusting responses. Just for being concerned about the welfare of other dogs/cats and children in my community. Laughing emojis from the ignorant, hateful, and uneducated. Rude comments from all sorts of “professionals” in the community that I had expected more from. My hopes once again to educate, bring up a serious issue was met with hate & immaturity. This is not a complicated issue.

If you find my concern hilarious then you must also find mauled & killed dogs and children hilarious too.

A man threatened my life because he did not like the sound of this. I am disgusted by the half of this town that treat every serious issue like a joke. The time they take to troll they could use to volunteer, donate, or spread awareness on the issue.

I don’t just talk. I volunteer daily to local rescues, I donate every extra cent I have to the cause. I offer to help people find affordable spay/neutering options. I’ve looked for hours for other people’s lost pets in all kinds of weather day & night.

I realize a lot of people aren’t as passionate on this issue as I am. But the very least we can do is not breed more of them irresponsibly. the very least we can do is have our animals safely contained and leashed so others don’t get hurt. Even the best most wonderful dog at home isn’t 100% safe off leash roaming. There are metal traps set up all over in rural areas that can and will injure or even kill your dog(s). It can eat something dangerous run into many predators nearby or run into a situation/person/dog etc that it finds threatening. Any unknown situation can trigger an unknown reaction in any dog. You never know if a child’s laugh or run will make a dog charge. You just never know what will happen unless your dog is secured. Off leash walking is a risk to you, your dog and everyone around you. But letting them roam around town all day is even worse & is just plain irresponsible. It has almost become unsafe for me to continue walking clients pets around town because of this issue.

If you dont agree with this then you are part of the problem. I’m sick of seeing people I care about and their pets hurt or killed because of irresponsible pet owners.

I don’t care if you don’t agree. I just want to spread awareness. I don’t deserve to be threatened for having this opinion. Adults can disagree in an intelligent way but I have seen none of that here in Slave Lake.

Anyone even friends with any of the people who threatened me or attacked me online for a differing opinion on this issue will not be clients of mine. I draw the line there.

I have evidence of this threat and of everyone who commented on the post, attacking me for my opinion in the most vile way possible. Showing a lack of education or willingness to learn but full willingness to respond with hate as quickly as possible on this issue. To the man who threatened me. Educate yourself. To assume I’m upset over dogs being walked on leash is absolutely ridiculous. Ask yourself why me being concerned for others safety illicits such a violent reaction.

Then people wonder why this town has a mayor with no solutions, increased crime, a hospital short staffed with closed emergency doors, dog attacks, potholes and damaged sidewalks, missing street lights, missing bikes, an increased homeless and stray animal population and damaged trails and parks. No one is willing to take any issue seriously. But they can respond with a cheap meme or emoji. No one can even be bothered it seems for full sentences with any thoughts behind them.

The response I got is exactly why I have not thought this town was friendly or a great place to live for a very long time. It’s disappointing. But I’m not surprised. My experience living here proves that most (not all) people living here
Are unwilling to change. With that attitude and lack of action this town will also never change.

You don’t have to do what I do. That’s not what I expect of everyone. But the shelters are full. Animal control is at capacity. The mayor has no solution. Just do better Slave Lake.

08/16/2023

08/16/2023

2 grey kittens missing on the NE of Slave Lake!

Please contact me if you find them. They are missed by some little girls.

Please share this post & let’s help get them home!