NikiPetsitter

12/08/2024

A memory from 8 years ago. Yet I can still feel the warmth of her body the softness of her fur and the joy she brought to my heart.

The hardest part of a pet sit is the last day. Animals have an ability to fast take up a piece of your heart and make it home, no matter how long or short the sit has been. My last charge has the speed of a bullet, enough energy to put an everready battery to shame, and so much love to give you think her little heart will exploded out of her chest. It's been a year since we spent some time together and she has mellowed some what with her zest for speed, she now takes some time to smell the lamp posts. She can run freely at the beach and like a bullet charges in and out of the water to play stick. She pulls her lead when she wants to be free, or doesn't want to leave the beach. I've found putting her on a shorter lead along with the halter her parents bought she will walk peacefully beside me rather than dragging me behind her. She greets me each morning like a long lost friend and waits patiently until I'm ready for our morning adventure. When I'm tired we make it home, I make a coffee while she finds her toy and we play fetch in the garden while my coffee revives and she continues to burn of energy. She my shadow during the day, and after our evening walk we sit on the floor to enjoy play time cuddle time and hanging out time, she will climb on my stretched out legs and wiggle her way up just until my neck is in reach sneak in a quick kiss rest her head on my chest and go to sleep. Yeah it's the best job in the world :)

09/08/2024

deja vu
Two years on and it's the other knee

29/07/2024

🤣Dont forget to place your Doggo snack orders

29/07/2024

Peanut butter is on the way. Place your orders and they should be delivered before next Monday. Off for surgery next a week so will be a wee while before I can bake again.

23/07/2024

Rare slots available!

16/07/2024

Anyone able to help

12/07/2024

For new puppy owners

**** I NEED 4 MORE PUPPIES TO JOIN MY NEW ONLINE PUPPY PROGRAMME! ****

Have you got a new pup and want the very best for them? Or do you know someone that could with a little help with their new addition to the family? Please let me know and Ill get you signed up!

So many problematic behaviours that dogs develop as they get older can siomply be avoided if you know what you are doing when you first bring a puppy home.

We see too many dogs that develop issues as they age which cause so any problems long term for themselves and their owners.

To prevent this and create a great companion you need to know what you're doing from the start! This programme is going to be very helpful for anyone that has just gotten a new pup.

I have a foster pup that I will be training alongside the participants and so I will be sharing all that I do and know when it comes to raising a puppy.

If you would like more info or to sign up please email me [email protected] and I will get it sorted.

There is a very limited number of puppies I am accepting so let me know sooner rather than later.

Cheers!

10/07/2024

I know it's only July.. If your heading away December, January send through your pet inquiries now. Overnight stays are just about booked but I do run a cancellation list. Day visit options are filling up fast.
For services and fees head to www.nikipetsitter.co.nz

21/06/2024

Hope you all had a lovely Winter solstice. Dm and I spent the morning at Neko Ngeru Cat Cafe, hanging out with some very special cats. If you haven't been before we highly recommend going 😊❤️

13/06/2024

Baking tomorrow
Send me your orders

28/05/2024

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this photo possible. It's going to be very hard to say goodbye tomorrow.

20/05/2024

Happy second birthday fruit cake. So glad I got to spend it with you. 😍

16/05/2024

Meet Milo.
Milo likes to take 3/4 of the single bed for himself. It's a good job there is a wall to stop me falling out 😄

08/05/2024

I love how Dog friendly the UK is. The place we went today not only had dog treats but ice cream too. This is my fur cousin 🖤

08/05/2024

Dog adventures with the K9 crew book in now your doggo will love you for it

*Good news kapiti dog owners* our Krew has brand new walking spaces on a Thursday! Available spots for well mannered, fit and able dogs, suitable to place within our current packs.

Theres no pounding the concrete or on lead here with our Krew. They get a few acres off grid private land to roam the smells, dig, roll and just be dogs. It is not a free for all here though. Our passion from the start is that your dog will earn his/her freedom off lead, and be taught to manage themselves confidently within a small pack amoungst other dogs of all sizes, temperments. Pick up and drops offs are in our Krew Fun Bus.
Puppies under two years generally arent suitable due to growing joints and needing that inital one on one lead time. Un-fixed dogs are not excepted. Dogs needing a 'one on one/lead/behaviour re-training' is also something I no longer offer, sorry.

Please PM or email with a brief description of your dog's details, recall, needs and suitability around other dogs and we can go from there. All dogs will be trialed before being accepted into any Krew pack.

Look forward to meeting you,
Katie

07/05/2024

Meet Milo who likes to come in at 2am and say oh hi Niki would you like to play maybe you would like me to sniff your ear would you like a face smouch and can I nap under the blanket oh no your hot maybe I should drool on your how about that and rinse and repeat at 4am 🤣 and yes all with an English accent

27/04/2024

I do miss puppy snuggles 😍

26/04/2024

Doggo snacks will be dropping in your letter boxes tomorrow sorry for the delay folks.
Have 2 bags left if anyone else is keen

21/04/2024

Business will be closed May 1 until June 1 2024. Please send all your booking requests for later in the year soon, as spaces are filling up fast for the rest of the year.
Thank you everyone for making this journey possible.

17/04/2024

Okay I caved and purchased one more bucket of peanut butter, too many sad faces when I said I had no more😭 so send me your orders. There will be no baking in May well not on this side of the world 😁.
140g $9.(sorry peanut has gone up in price)
Postage is $10 via over night courier.

15/04/2024

Please read carefully

PARVO IS ON A KILLING SPREE!!!

We've had 16 cases of parvo refereed to us from vets around the Hutt Valley over the past week. Two of the pups passed away - we got them too late😭. Two are doing well and are in recovery. One is still receiving our care and one parvo pup that was referred to us, didn't actually have parvo. He is doing well now also.

How it works: If you have a pup that you suspect has parvo. Take it to your vet and ask for a snap test. If result is positive, and you or your vet find it difficult to provide ongoing treatment. Ask your vet to refer you to HUHA. There is a form that they fill in agreeing that HUHA are only providing compassionate parvo treatment and support and that you will remain their client.

We will organise a time for you to visit HUHA Haywards, the same time every day for 3-7days depending on severity. Our Nurses will provide supportive treatments, fluids for hydration, antibiotics and drugs for nausea, pain and other complications and symptoms. Our HUHA vet is on hand if needed. Parvo is a killer so there is no guarantee that the treatment will work. Tough we have had great success over the years, there have also been incredibly sad losses. The sooner we see your pup, the better the chances! You will need to keep your pup indoors and warm during treatment and recovery. We will give you easy hygiene protocols to follow to help stop the virus from spreading around your community.
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Here is a brain dump from our team. to help you understand a bit more about what you can do to help your pup and stop the spread in your community.....

IMPORTANT PARVO TIPS!!
It's Parvo season again. Please make sure your dog's and puppies are vaccinated!
We did a quick brain dump for you...we hope it's helpful xx
*Parvo can be walked into your home on someone's shoe, on the tyre of a bike or pram, or by a dog that has come in contact with a poo contaminated by the virus.
*Your dog can contract it from sniffing anything contaminated by a parvo dog poo.
*It may be already present at your home. Laying dormant from a previous tenants pet.
Parvovius can lay dormant in soil or 1-9years!!!
*A dog/pup will show symptoms 5-7days after coming in contact with the virus.
*TIP: 1 part bleach to 30 parts water is a cost effective way to kill parvo in the environment.
*If your dog or pup is lethargic, off colour, is nauseous or has unexplained diarrhoea or bloody diarrhoea - please seek veterinary help immediately.
*Although Parvo is a virus and has to run its course, but a dog/pup left unsupported may die depending of the severity of the strain. So supportive care can save his life. In the most basic terms, due to aggressive vomiting and hemorrhagic diarrhoea your dog is at risk of severe dehydration and hypoglycemia leading to hypothermia and death.
*Vets can offer lifesaving pain relief, anti nausea medication, antibiotics, vitamins and electrolytes and fluid therapy.
*TIP: rubbing glucose syrup (in the baking section of the supermarket) into your dogs gums can help with weakness and fading due to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. If you don't have glucose Syrup try honey or sugar dissolved in a little water.
*TIP: Worm your Dog/pup. A pup with parvo who also carries a worm burden is at serious risk. The worm burden can overwhelm a sick pup and compromise chance of recovery.
*When you go to your vet do not get out of your car. They will glove and gown up and come out to you.
*There is a snap test (like the covid one, but re**al) that vets can use to identify a positive for parvo.
*No treatment is not an option. Dying from parvo is painful. Not treating would be cruel.
*Treatment options are
Inpatient, outpatient or euthanasia.
*If you choose to be treated as an outpatient for parvo.
Do not leave your dog tied or kenneled outside it could become hypothermic through the night.
*The best chance of your pet surviving, is to be inside, warm and hydrated. The vets will give you medications and supportive items to help with this. In severe cases you may need to visit the vet daily for injections.
*Your dog will feel too sick to eat. So offering them bland and easily digestible food like boiled chicken, broth or a vet prescription diet is best.
*TIP: Whilst it is important to keep your dog snugly and warm. Dogs with parvo have a sensitivity to direct heat. A heat pad that is too hot will burn them. So make sure hotties and heat pads are wrapped in a towel or blankets and are not placed directly against the dogs skin.
*Your job is to establish good quarantine/hygiene protocols in your home.
*Personal hygiene is so important. Wash your clothes and your hands and spray your shoes after each contact with the parvo patient.
*TIP: Spray the bottoms of your shoes with 1/30 bleach every time you leave home so you don't walk parvo through your community.
*Double bag any vomit, poo or soiled items so the virus dosent leach out during disposal. Wash clothes in Clorox or another effective disinfectant...rural stores sell Virkon.
*Do not take your dog off the property (aside car trips to the vets. And carry your dog to and from the car) pick up all poo and vomit, spray with your chosen disinfectant. And do not let your dog socialise with other dogs.
*vaccinated dogs can still get parvo. Though it is usually a milder case, it is absolutely possible.
*It will be just a matter of days before your dog dies or starts to slowly improve.
*Recovery from Parvo can take 2-7days depending on the animal, the severity and the strain.
*If you dog starts to eat and keep food down. It is a really promising sign🤗
*If your dog/pup dies😭
It's important to send the body (double bagged, sorry to be insensitive!) to be cremated (your vet can help with this), or if you choose to bury him at home, make sure it is a deep burial.
*If your dog survives. He/she is still shedding the virus and his poo (and possibly the bottom of your shoes) with be contagious for another 2 weeks. So keep going with your quarantine and hygiene until it is safe. The vets can do another snap test to be sure its negative.
If you have anymore questions contact your vet.
Or reach out to us
P:027 4416474
E:[email protected]

Take care HUHA Community
Together we can save lives ###
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To help us help parvo pups, please consider donating $3 by txting "huha" to 4463 or go to www.huha.org.nz/donate

14/04/2024

Absolutely gutted while setting up today's fundraiser someone came on to the drive way. There were only the tables and my plant stand and helped themselves to the plant stand and a table. I caught him trying to take another table and said sorry we are not ready until 10 and the tables are not for sale. I mean the sign was right there you couldn't miss it. He said oh are you having a clear out? Yes at 10am and he said I might come back and took of before I realised the plant stand and camping table where missing! I mean really Wtf. It was on the drive way not the verb. I hope someone knows him and points him to this post and he sees the error he has made and returns them. Kinda put a dampener on the whole morning.

13/04/2024

Wow thank you everyone for your support buying the doggo snacks from Rosetta Cafe will aim to restock by Monday ❤️ in the mean time wonder down and have a tasty Dark Horse Coffee and some delicous food perfect weekend to relax in a pretty cool little cafe

10/04/2024

This Sunday Preloved and new men's women's and kids clothing. Raumati Beach 10-2pm postponed if raining.
PM for address.
Last effort to raise for my trip home 😊

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06/04/2024

It was not clear how the dog got infected, with no links to the border yet established.

04/04/2024

I'm at the Waikanae Community Market tomorrow
With plants and tug toys come down and say Hi

04/04/2024

Time for a new feline in your life ?
How about these two 😍

Please share far and wide as we'd really like to find these boys a safe and loving place to live.

02/04/2024

We have the winners!
Thank you everyone that helped with the go home and see Dad fund.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/home-to-england-to-say-goodbye-to-dadgrandad

31/03/2024

Another happy tug and toss rope client 😊