Pettitt Pet Services

22/03/2024

Please read, share and donate if you can ❤️.

Libby is a friend of mine and a fellow animal lover, she has a love for them like I do. We worked in welfare together and she is now training to be a veterinary nurse but she is now so poorly. Let’s help her fight this! Please if you can help Libby, she is so kind she doe not deserve this ❤️‍🩹

Libby’s Story Our daughter, Libby, is 22 years old and she has been… Vanessa Dodes needs your support for Libby’s Battle Against Small Cell Ovarian Cancer

10/03/2024

The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business.

Running a business is really hard.
What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid-back people.

People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.

People will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a big chain store.

You have to worry about if you forget to email/message someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages and emails.

Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work life balance. You need to be the director, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner..... All whilst being a parent, a provider, family support, friend, spouse...

There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5-10 years. If they are successful they are overwhelmed. It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting. Especially the past couple of years when so much has been out of our control.

Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives. Be kind, be patient, support small businesses…….and hopefully more of us will stick around!

26/02/2024

A spring clean for the garden! So good to have it smelling so fresh again 👌🏻. Highly recommend, fantastic service Astro-Vac

21/02/2024

Regardless of the relentless bad weather we’ve had, the dogs have been having a great time! That’s me done for a few days, see you all next week! ❤️

17/02/2024

Mimi & Matilda, I’ve had the pleasure of looking after these two lovely ladies for the last week. ❤️

11/02/2024

This week I welcomed little Tilly to the Pettitt Pet Services gang. Cute but sassy, she’s going to be a lot of fun 🌸

28/01/2024

Yesterday’s Adventure Day in Hartington. Thank you to those that donated for my brothers Marathon! ❤️

22/01/2024

They are just old!

We still have a very poor view point about dogs in their senior years.

We are still far too accepting of limps, stiffness, lameness, behaviour changes.

We believe that because the dog is silent, isn't vocally making you aware, because they still act excited by the lead, a ball, and will climb up on things that they are ok, or they can't hurt that much!!

We all start feeling the signs of getting older but we should absolutely NOT be OK with accepting it, ignoring it, minimising it.

Our responsibility as dog guardians is to be their voice, not to simply accept their lack of vocalisation as a reliable indicator of not being in pain.

JOINT SUPPORT IS GREAT BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED FOR PAIN RELIEF!!!

We can do so much to help our senior dogs be as comfortable as possible.

Rugs and Mats on slippery floors.
Take videos and go speak to your vet.
Reach out to a therapist, my oldies have, and continue to have had some wonderful Myotherapy treatments.
I have a photizio I use regularly
I think about the type of exercise I provide.
I think about diet and weight management
Watch our for excessive licking of areas or saliva stains.

There is so much more too, this is just a snippet of ways we can advocate for our older dogs.

Canine Arthritis Management have some wonderful information and tools on there page and website people can access for free, you can never arm yourself with too much good information.

Because the most important thing is to be aware, be educated, but don't ever be accepting that gait and behaviour changes are ok because they are old.

22/01/2024

🥾 CHARITY ADVENTURE DAY! 🥾This Saturday, 27th January I will be running an adventure day in the Peak District. All profits will be donated to Whizz kidz via sponsorship by my brother Tom Pettitt who is running the London Marathon 🏃🏼💨! Tom has worked with children with disabilities for over 10 years now and has seen what a bit of extra support can do to help develop a more inclusive world. If you would like to send him a donation please follow the link in my bio!
Whizz Kidz

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thomas-pettitt-tcs-london-marathon-2024-charity-place?fbclid=IwAR2acmBjqkMfeFs0e0MGHMirkSs20IaFzQmu_TKS0jAORnijmCVtKFzROlE

07/01/2024

This week I welcomed new boy Benji. What a head turner he is 🤩🐾

29/12/2023

Morning all! Would anybody be interested in their dog joining me tomorrow for an Adventure Day?! Drop me a message if you’re interested ❤️🐾

03/12/2023

🎄CHRISTMAS!🎄 I will be off from 22nd - 26th December for some time off and a well earned break. I will be running limited services from 27th - 1st and back to normal service from January 2nd. Any questions feel free to drop me a message 😁🐾

23/11/2023

⭐️Spaces still available for this Sundays Peak District walk! Drop me a message if you would like to book your dog to join!⭐️

12/11/2023

🔔 REMINDER!🔔 I am off 17th - 20th this week 🥰

12/11/2023

Recently we have purchased the complete cleaning kit from 🧼. This company provides cleaning products for conscious cleaning, in other words much kinder to our planet! 🌎 Their products are all cruelty free 🐰, natural as well as being safe for humans, animals and the environment making them the perfect products for me to use at home/my business 🐾 and in my vehicles! 🚐 All of the products are refillable and can be ordered online! Visit www.cleanconsciously.co.uk to find out more about how you can help protect our planet too and support a local business!

25/10/2023

We did it! 🎉Since Mid July Our Henry has undergone life changing surgery. He has had a Proximal Ulnar Osteotomy in each front leg 8 weeks apart. He has had his follow up X rays with his surgeon Alan this afternoon at the Ralph and everything is looking really good! We are very pleased with the results and the bones are all healing as we had hoped! We chose to do PUO instead of screws in the elbow to prevent the risk of the screws breaking and the cartilage damage that comes without actual correction of how the bones sit in the joint. Henry should be able to lead a completely normal life once he has finished his rehab. As a dog mom I have been a complete emotional wreck throughout the whole process as putting your puppy through this once is hard enough but then to do it all again to them when they’re beginning to feel better is heart breaking. There were times when I questioned everything and whether what I’ve done has been ethical but I’ve stuck by Henry every step of the way and he has been truely happy throughout his rest with endless enrichment, cuddles, doggy company and always walking him in new places to see and smell different environments. I will always have the most special bond with my boy ❤️. Henry will have a CT scan early next year to see how everything is doing (for my own peace of mind)! For now we will carry on with his lead walks and begin hydrotherapy which he will be so buzzing for! Thank you for all of the support 🥹

21/10/2023

Monty and I spent the afternoon exploring the floods on an 8 mile walk and of course hydrating along the way 🐾🍺

11/10/2023

This morning our 4 dogs had a physio session with ❤️. It was really fascinating to see Saffy in action, the dogs were very grateful! When Henry is signed off from the vets in 2 weeks we will be working with Saffy to support him getting back to being active again. Saffy is amazing at picking up where the dogs may be suffering from aches, pain and tension even in the fittest dogs. Saffy also has a natural, kind way with the animals she is treating always making sure they’re okay during the treatment which is very important to us. If you’re interested in getting your dogs treated please give her a follow! She treats horses too! 🐴

27/09/2023