The Pet Company, Inc.

The Pet Company, Inc. Caring for Pets At Home Since 1989! Insured, bonded, Red Cross Pet First Aid and CPR trained.
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Serving NW Indianapolis, Zionsville, Whitestown, West Carmel within the following boundaries:
North to 146th St; East to Keystone Ave; South to W. 56th St; West to Lafayette Rd.

A fellow pet sitter just shared that one of her regular clients notified her of the loss of their beautiful 4.5 year old...
07/02/2024

A fellow pet sitter just shared that one of her regular clients notified her of the loss of their beautiful 4.5 year old pup to bag suffocation.đź’”
This may be something you haven't heard of before, but it's a real risk and many beloved pets lose their lives in this way. Please share to raise awareness.
Please be sure to cut any bags open in your home before disposal. (I cut off the bottoms and slit them up the side before throwing them away.) It's a good idea to keep any bags well out of the reach of pets, in a closed pantry or emptied into a storage container and out of the packaging.

We here at The Pet Company hope we're a positive source for refilling that emotional cup for our dog friends! They surel...
12/20/2023

We here at The Pet Company hope we're a positive source for refilling that emotional cup for our dog friends! They surely do that for us every day.

We're thankful for another great year spending time with all of our furry friends!
11/23/2023

We're thankful for another great year spending time with all of our furry friends!

Say hello to our newest Pet Company client puppy!Rooster joins his big brother, Rufus the Boxer, and is already a little...
09/10/2023

Say hello to our newest Pet Company client puppy!
Rooster joins his big brother, Rufus the Boxer, and is already a little spitfire!

It's that time of year again. Please share this chart to raise awareness of the risks for pets. If in doubt, leave them ...
05/31/2023

It's that time of year again. Please share this chart to raise awareness of the risks for pets.
If in doubt, leave them home where they'll be safe and sound.

"Embrace the sniffari"! Great tips for adaptations for enrichment for our older dogs who may not be up to long, fast-pac...
03/30/2023

"Embrace the sniffari"! Great tips for adaptations for enrichment for our older dogs who may not be up to long, fast-paced walks any longer.

10/21/2022

Morris Animal Foundation is proud to announce our new Hemangiosarcoma Initiative. The goal of this multi-year, multi-million-dollar endeavor is to dramatically change the story of hemangiosarcoma from one with an ending of almost certain death for dogs to one with a new beginning.

Learn more: https://maf.link/HI-PR

09/15/2022
Every year, too many pets are lost or worse because of the noise. Please be sure all of your pets are safely indoors in ...
07/04/2022

Every year, too many pets are lost or worse because of the noise. Please be sure all of your pets are safely indoors in an escape-proof area where they can't hurt themselves and use these tips if your pet is one of the many who find this holiday celebrating to be a frightening, anxiety provoking event.

The statistics say it all. Keep your pets safe indoors and walk dogs on a leash when going out, if needed. It’s worth it to you & your pet for all the time, emotion & inconvenience you will expend, should your pet get lost.

It's National Dog Biscuit Day! Bake 'em, buy 'em, or grab the box from the pantry and let's get this party started!We'd ...
02/23/2022

It's National Dog Biscuit Day! Bake 'em, buy 'em, or grab the box from the pantry and let's get this party started!
We'd love to see a photo (or two) of you sharing this festive day with your favorite pooch!
https://www.fox17online.com/news/morning-news/celebrate-national-dog-biscuit-day

There is no better way to celebrate National Dog Biscuit Day than by making homemade treats for your pup! Our friend, Grace Derocha, registered dietician and National Spokesperson for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics shows us a simple recipe that uses just three ingredients!

01/14/2022
Happy New Year to our friends, near and far! We're so grateful to finish up another year of service to you and your prec...
01/01/2022

Happy New Year to our friends, near and far! We're so grateful to finish up another year of service to you and your precious pet families. Can you believe this wraps up 32 years for us?
We can't wait to share this next 12 months with our best fur-friends. Bring on 2022!

05/22/2021

Walk your dogs in the grass people.

Spot on! Ideally, we'll understand our breeds before we choose them for our families, but if we find ourselves with one ...
05/19/2021

Spot on! Ideally, we'll understand our breeds before we choose them for our families, but if we find ourselves with one who is presenting a challenge, learn, learn, then learn some more about what makes that breed "tick" - what motivates them, what their tendencies are, both as individuals and as representatives of their breed, and how to channel those tendencies in positive ways that allow them to be just who they are.

Something I want you to think about today:

Your dog did not ask to be born into our human world.

We designed dogs for centuries to do specific tasks. Herd these sheep, guard this property, haul these sleds, chase those critters and howl, kill those vermin.

And then, society changed. Rapidly. And we took away those jobs, took our dogs, and placed them in suburban households. We put them behind fences, and limited their freedom. This was good, because it kept our dogs safer. Less dogs got hit by cars or shot by farmers for terrorizing livestock. It prevented more accidental unwanted litters and aided in solving our pet overpopulation problem.

But we’ve been left with millions of dogs, bred for certain purposes with certain genetic propensities, who are left unfulfilled and frustrated. A dog’s perfect world would have no fences, no leashes. They would be able to keep distance from scary things if needed, and approach things they’re curious about at their own pace. They could sniff and investigate, zig and zag through the world at large, unencumbered by a human behind them shouting marching orders at them and yanking on their collars.

Unfortunately we cannot give our dogs this world. It’s not safe, and it’s not practical. But we can listen to our dogs, see what they need, and give them pieces of this ideal reality.

Do you have a retriever? Let them fetch, let them swim, when they’re puppies and they keep picking every little thing up laugh and revel in the wonder that is genetics, how cool that these puppies are doing this without any training at all? Teach them to “bring it” and “give it” instead of getting mad and yelling at them for the 100th time for doing what we’ve designed them to do!

Do you have a scent hound? Stop expecting a perfect show ring heel out in nature. Scent hounds are smart, and if you have the right motivators they’re happy to work with you! But when you get mad at your beagle for sniffing? How unfair, and how counter productive! Buy a long line, drive to a field, and go for a long line walk with your dog! Watch how they chase the odor, zig zagging back and forth with their noses going a thousand miles a minute.

Do you have a herding breed? ENGAGE THEIR BRAIN! Train with them, every day (literally, every day). If you can find a treiball class, take it! Harness their instincts. Hike off leash with them if you can. You have a breed that was designed to work for entire days without tiring, all while paying an amazing amount of attention to both their handler and their flock. You cannot expect them to be happy with a 20 minute walk around the block.

We owe it to our dogs to do these things. Many of the behaviors we deem “problem behaviors” are really things we have literally spent centuries intentionally breeding into our dogs! Understanding that is just the first step to providing an ever better life for your dog, one where you can meet their needs much more fully. We owe it to our dogs to try and fully understand them.

Good information as we head into warmer months.
05/05/2021

Good information as we head into warmer months.

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