PAWS Pet Services inc.

04/07/2025

Tucker was tired after his long walk today. Such a handsome boy.

04/05/2025

Evee isn’t too excited by the wet weather today but eventually was persuaded to potty. Then we played chase! Her favorite game!

04/04/2025

Welcome to the paws family Roxy! We are looking forward to spending time with you.

04/01/2025

Welcome Kali! We are happy to have you as our newest Paws family member. 💕

04/01/2025

Welcome COHEN to our Paws family! We are looking forward to seeing him every day! 🐾💕

04/01/2025

I’d like to introduce this awesome crew we met today. They are a sweet mix of lovable personalities and I’m excited to spend time with them!

04/01/2025

As any pro pet sitter or dog walker will tell you, running a pet-care business is NO JOKE!

Here at PSI, we always say that pet sitting isn’t for the faint of heart🖤—and on a day that typically focuses on jokes, we want to stop and thank professional pet sitters and dog walkers for the serious work they do!

⭐For any who have ever wondered, “Is pet sitting (or dog walking) a real job?” The answer is ABSOLUTELY.✔

👉Professional pet sitters and dog walkers are small-business owners—vital contributors to their communities and local economy.

👉They have a business license (where required), pay taxes, are insured, bonded, and trained in pet care and pet first aid.

👉They work year-round to ensure pet parents can have the peace of mind offered by quality, reliable pet care when long work hours or travel keep them from their beloved pets.

⭐Being a professional pet-sitting or dog-walking business owner is more than dog walks and cat cuddles.

👉Ask any professional pet sitter who has missed holidays with their families, extended pet-sitting visits to ensure an ailing pet was comforted or felt the loss of a client’s pet passing.

👉Or better yet, ask one of the hundreds of thousands of pet parents who benefit from the services of professional pet sitters and dog walkers every year.

👉Ask the pet owner who was alerted by his professional pet sitter that his dog’s behavior was unusual and recommended an emergency vet visit—saving the dog from dying from canine bloat.

👉Ask the pet parent who was able to call her pet sitter at 2 a.m. when she learns that her mother—on the other side of the country—has been admitted to the hospital in critical condition and is able to secure pet care as she rushes to the airport.

👉Ask the family whose professional pet sitter has graciously agreed to sit with them as their 15-year-old cat with late-stage chronic renal failure has to be euthanized.

Spend a day with a pro pet sitter or dog walker and you’ll know what those of us at PSI know without question:

♥Pet sitting is no joke! It’s a career…a lifestyle…a passion.♥

THANK YOU to the pet sitters and dog walkers making the world a better place for pets and their people!

03/31/2025

Oh my I could see this happening. Just the clock part. We would have called and shaken food/treats. What do you think?

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03/30/2025

With Paws Pet Services, your dog gets more than just physical exercise. We let them experience the world in their favorite way. This tires them out like a fast walk or playing ball.

Sniffing Is a Dog’s Social Media

A dog’s nose is their window to the world. With over 200 million scent receptors (compared to our mere 6 million), sniffing provides dogs essential mental stimulation. Letting your dog sniff freely reduces stress, promotes relaxation, and even improves optimism according to recent studies. It’s not wasting time, it’s vital enrichment that boosts your dog’s overall happiness and well-being.

Source:
• Importance of Dog Sniffing: https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/is-sniffing-a-dog-s-version-of-social-media/

Call or text to get on our schedule. 📞

If you want to offer a naturally enriching, calming, and enjoyable experience, don't stymie your dog's sniffing on walks.

03/28/2025

I haven’t seen Simba for a few weeks. It’s safe to say he missed me too!

03/27/2025

Please keep your eyes open

UPDATE: REUNITED!! Crews is home safe & sound after 4 days, 2 hours :)

Please spread the word for this lost cat. Crews was LOST on March 24, 2025 in New Kensington, PA 15068 near Leishman and Ewing St

Message from Owner: Crews is an indoor/outdoor cat who hasn’t been in a while. He’s very friendly and will come to a greeting or for food (try opening a can). He goes by “Crews” or “Bud”.

Description: Tan, black and grey striped tabby with white paws and white markings

For more info or to contact Crews's owner, click here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/71391367

Lost or found a pet? Report it to PawBoost here: https://www.pawboost.com/l/rpl

03/22/2025

We are happy to add this little girl to our Paws Pets family! Welcome Emma!

03/17/2025

10 Reasons Not to Use a Retractable Leash:

1: The length of retractable leashes, some of which can extend up to 26 feet, allows dogs to get far enough away from their humans that a situation can quickly turn dangerous. A dog on a retractable leash is often able to run into the middle of the street, for example, or make uninvited contact with other dogs or people.

2: In the above scenario, or one in which your pet is being approached by an aggressive dog, it is nearly impossible to get control of the situation if the need arises. It's much easier to regain control of – or protect -- a dog at the end of a six-foot standard flat leash than it is if he's 20 or so feet away at the end of what amounts to a thin string.

3: The thin cord of a retractable leash can break – especially when a powerful dog is on the other end of it. If a strong, good-sized dog takes off at full speed, the cord can snap. Not only can that put the dog and whatever he may be chasing in danger, but also the cord can snap back and injure the human at the other end.

4: If a dog walker gets tangled up in the cord of a retractable leash, or grabs it in an attempt to reel in their dog, it can result in burns, cuts, and even amputation. In addition, many people have been pulled right off their feet by a dog that reaches the end of the leash and keeps going. This can result in bruises, "road rash," broken bones, and worse.

5: Dogs have also received terrible injuries as a result of the sudden jerk on their neck that occurs when they run out the leash, including neck wounds, lacerated trachea, and injuries to the spine.

6: Retractable leashes allow dogs more freedom to pull at the end of them, which can look like aggression to another dog who may decide to "fight back."

7: The handles of retractable leashes are bulky and can be easily pulled out of human hands, resulting in a runaway dog.

8: Along those same lines, many dogs – especially fearful ones – are terrorized by the sound of a dropped retractable leash handle and may take off running, which is dangerous enough. To make matters worse, the object of the poor dog's fear is then "chasing" her, and if the leash is retracting as she runs, the handle is gaining ground on her – she can't escape it. Even if this scenario ultimately ends without physical harm to the dog (or anyone else), it can create lingering fear in the dog not only of leashes, but also of being walked.

9: Retractable leashes, like most retractable devices, have a tendency to malfunction over time, either refusing to extend, refusing to retract, or unspooling at will.

10: Retractable leashes are an especially bad idea for dogs that haven't been trained to walk politely on a regular leash. By their very nature, retractable train dogs to pull while on leash, because they learn that pulling extends the lead.

If your dog is well trained, gentle mannered and smart enough to master a regular leash and a retractable leash without being confused, you could be one of the rare guardians that can walk your pooch on any kind of leash without increasing risks to either one of you.q

03/14/2025

Check out this Texas boy (Bash) enjoying the sun!

03/09/2025

This is Leroy (left) and Carmen. Please help us welcome them to our Paws Pet Services family!