Carol's Pet Sitting

11/23/2024

I've been watching for a dog for a retired gentleman friend whose dog recently passed away. I found him the perfect dog! This is Baylee, and I found her at the Reedsport shelter. I brought her home, gave her a much appreciated warm bath ( she LOVED it), and had her relax in a crate for the night with a warm blanket. I introduced them yesterday, and it's a hit!

11/23/2024

Yes! we offer home visits to feed & check on your kitties. :)
Call 541 297 6039 to book!

11/21/2024

Zander is a big Bernie-doodle puppy.
He thinks he is hidden...lol
He hides and then leaps out to run big circles chasing the other dogs in the yard, then hops back into his hidy-hole

11/21/2024

A rainy week in Florence with Jax, Maverick, Remi & Zander (11 mo Bernie-doodle puppy). No one cares if it's raining or not...its play play play out in the yard with occasional napping breaks inside where it's warm

11/20/2024

11/17/2024

I know an older gentleman who is looking for a small dog. His dog passed away a few months ago, he lives alone and needs the companionship. He is a wonderful dog owner, and someone I absolutely vouch for.
Anyone hears of a small dog looking for a really good home? Please reach out to me.
(No puppies please)

11/17/2024

Little Perla is the only dog at Julie's house currently and has decided she is the queen of the couch!

11/16/2024

Some of you know I've been gone on a little trip, but I'm back home now.
So we now have both myself & Julie available!

10/31/2024

Fozzie & Rudy really like each other!

10/25/2024

Excellent & interesting article that I totally believe is true. Pick your puppy carefully

Not long ago, dogs were valued primarily for the jobs they performed, such as hunting, herding livestock, and guarding property, all of which required boundless energy and a wariness of strangers. But “as more city dwellers adopt pets, and cultural shifts have led dogs and people to spend more time inside, some behaviors that made dogs appealing to our ancestors have become maladaptive,” Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods write. A dog wary of strangers is tough to take for a walk, for instance, and gets consigned to a fenced-in yard where it can’t spend its energy. https://theatln.tc/YWRfWeSv

“Dogs have gone from working all day and sleeping outside to relaxing on the couch and sleeping in our beds,” the authors write. “Thousands of years of domestication couldn’t prepare dogs for this abrupt transition.”

Dog owners have attempted to correct for this by picking a hypoallergenic breed, a smart breed, a breed that is supposedly good with children—but the main thing a breed usually tells you is what your dog will look like.

“Service dogs are the exception and the answer to the domestication puzzle,” Hare and Woods write. “For more than a century, service dogs have had to sit quietly in a café, calmly negotiate the stress and noise of urban life, and interact gently with children. They can do this not because they are smarter than pet dogs, but because ... service dogs are uniquely friendly. Unlike most pet dogs, service dogs are attracted to strangers, even as puppies. And increasing friendliness seems to have changed these dogs’ biology, just as it did thousands of years ago.”

“We believe these changes are the early signs of a third wave in dog domestication,” the authors continue. “If dog lovers shift their demand from a dog’s hair color and tail length to their comfort with strangers and new places, this friendliness could quickly ripple through the population and become amplified with each successive generation … A breeding program that prioritizes a friendly temperament could show results within just a few decades.”

In the meantime, as the third wave of domestication gets under way, humans must continue caring for the pets they have now.

🎨: Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty

10/20/2024

When dropping your dogs off for their stay with us, please remember its required to put a printed out copy of their vaccine schedule in their bag along with their food.
We get a little lax on the hard copies with our regulars, but decided we want them in-house on everyone, on every visit.....just in case of an emergency

10/20/2024

Julie posted this great picture of Kenzie on her personal page, I just had to share it.
Such a sweet girl

10/16/2024

Julie sent me some pictures to share of the crew that's been staying with her lately. Forgive the poor picture quality!
Sekiah, Perla, Kenzie, Fozzie, Sailor, Panda, Griffin, & Chupie all have been having a great stay!
Most of our regulars know I'm gone on a little trip, but I'm still booking the calendar so go ahead and message me here or text booking requests to me at 541 297 6039

09/10/2024

Nap time for Jax, Kenzie & Hannah.
Fyi, dogs sleep in crates here & every dog has their own crate/bed. Thus we require dogs to be crate trained. :)

09/05/2024

:))))) and happy to say it to you when you drop your dogs off, and give you a cookie as well if you like :)