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23/12/2023

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13/10/2023

Janet & George, Courtenay 2023: 6/1 - 26/1
My pet sit for Janet and George was back to back with Julie and Jason’s sit. I had to get across to the island the same day. I arrived there that night. To look after Janet and George’s two cats Mr Bates and Anna. Mr Bates and Anna are outdoor cats who come and go through their cat door. The house and garden are lovely and the location is so peaceful with the sea just down the road and the Seal Bay forest behind.

16/07/2023

Julie, Cloverdale 2022: 27/12 - 06/1
My next pet sit started after Christmas, on the 27th. I had three dogs - Murphy (Pomeranian), Griffon (Brussels Griffon), Keira (Shepard), one cat - Molly and one hamster to look after. Keira is getting old and doesn’t like walking far. Murphy gets so excited at dinner time he sounds like someone is murdering him. Molly the cat is very timid and didn’t see much of her. While the hamster didn’t not have anything to say. Fortunately the weather had improved a bit so taking the dogs for a walk wasn’t bad.

16/07/2023

Carolyn & Aaron, Lake Country 2022: 9/12 - 23/12
It has been some time since I last posted on Facebook.
Since then I have been quite busy.
On the 9th of December last year I started my house sit in Lake Country, looking after my old friends Sully and Marshall as well as the two small dogs Mango and Zeke. A new addition was a feral cat that Carolyn and Aaron rescued at the Ski Resort in Panorama. They found her almost frozen to death under their chalet.
The cat was very nervous. However, after a few days she became less scared and more friendly. The weather was very cold with a blustery wind and a temperature of -30 degrees and lower, at times. It was quite challenging giving the dogs their exercise in this temperatures. Being a Malamute Husky, Sully was quite happy walking in those temperatures. I wasn’t however.
The drive back to my home base was harrowing - driving over mountain passes with the weather throwing everything at us from driving snow to torrential rain.

01/11/2022

In my last post in August, I was sitting Meika the greyhound and Tucker the elderly cat. After this sit I was off to Langley to look after Maya and Jazz. Maya is a Mixed Chihuahua and Jazz a Mixed Lhasa Apso. Jazz is getting on a bit and can’t walk as far as he used to. Following that sit I was back in Lake Country looking after Sully, Marshall and the two puppies, Mango and Zeke for a week.
From Lake Country my next sit was in Abbotsford looking after 2 dogs - Frankie and Bella and one cat - Suzie. Frankie was struggling with arthritis, however she seemed to recover and was fine walking up and down the hill at Eagle Mountain Drive. Bella is an elderly miniature dachshund and couldn’t do much walking. Suzie is an outdoor cat and really was only around at mealtimes.
During this pet sit, my daughter joined me from South Africa.
The next pet sit took us to Qualicum Beach to look after Pepper the greyhound. Pepper is a very easy dog and enjoys his walks. He was recently attacked by another dog which was very traumatic and left a large scar. The greyhound’s skin is very taunt and not thick. This means that if they are cut from a bite or scratch it’s much worse than for other dogs. He seemed to have recovered well and was his usual happy self.
The two sits at Lake Country in October and Harrison Mills in November were cancelled due to family ill health and we have taken this opportunity to do some exploring. My clients in Lake Country were very kind to allow my daughter and I to stay in their chalet at the Panorama Resort near Invermere. This has given us a great opportunity to explore the region as well as Lake Louise, Banff and Jasper. Driving through the Rockies is absolutely awe inspiring.
December will see us back in Lake Country and then a new sit in Langley after Christmas.

04/08/2022

Last month started with another sit in Lake Country on the 11th, looking after Sully and Marshall. Being a hot time of the year, it was a bit tricky walking the dogs as I was concerned that the hot pavements were burning their paws. Marshall was quite happy chasing a ball in the garden, for his exercise. It amazes me how he can be so agile and run so fast with three legs. He also has no trouble swimming either. Sully needs more exercise so he has to go on regular walks. Fortunately there is plenty of open ground nearby so we can avoid walking on the pavement.
My Lake Country sit ended on the 18th and my next sit started on the 29th in Harrison Mills which is about 40km east of Abbotsford, bordering on the Harrison River. My job is to look after Meika, a very gentle greyhound that came from the tracks in Ireland, Tucker, a very easygoing, elderly cat, and a pond full of Koi who just have to be fed in the morning. Meika is a pleasure to walk and look after. Tucker is also easy and likes to spend his time sleeping on or under a chair outside. I am scheduled to be back here in November and December when one can go down to the river and watch the salmon spawning while the eagles fly overhead, waiting for an opportunity to catch some lunch. One has to watch for salmon falling from the sky as sometimes the eagles drop the salmon. It's a beautiful setting with mountains on the west side and the river on the east side.

18/06/2022

May 2022
My Roberts Creek sit took me into May and then was immediately followed by a month long sit in Abbotsford. This sit was certainly one of the most relaxing sits I have had. Looking after Abby, a Golden Retriever on a small farm with cows in the fields surrounding us was a pleasure. Abby was also very undemanding and affectionate. The owners had recently built their house and there was still a fair bit of construction happening.

18/06/2022

April 2022
In April, after finishing my house sit in Lake Country I was back on the island looking after Baloo and from there to Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast to look after Chris and Catherine’s puppy Willow, a Lagotto. She’s very cute and, like all puppies, required a lot of attention. She certainly kept me busy!

18/06/2022

March 2022
While in Sidney I received a request to sit the dog of Marilyn and John’s neighbours - Scott and Angela on the 2nd of March for 11 days. They were desperate as their planned house sitter wasn’t able to sit for them. Teddy is a very old Poodle/Sh*tzu with dementia. Probably one of the most challenging sits I have had. My next sit took me to Lake Country in the Okenhagen where I looked after my old friends Sully and Marshall - always an enjoyable sit.

17/06/2022

I have not posted for sometime - in fact this is my first post this year!

February 2022
The year didn’t start well with two cancellations in January, leaving me with no pet sits that month. February was better. It started off with a sit in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, looking after Marilyn and John, greyhound Pepper. Pepper is a very easy dog to sit - very gentle and undemanding as most greyhounds are. I then went to look after Baloo in Sidney (Vancouver Island). I’ve looked after him many times and he is another easy-going dog. However he does require more exercise than most dogs.