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Trail Waggers Pet Care Dog walking and drop-in pet sitting in Kitsap County, WA

03/13/2025

It’s K9 Veteran’s Day!

Did you know that March 13, 1942 marks the birthday of the Army K9 Corps? The most famous dog is Rin-Tin Tin, a German war dog found in France in 1918. He was brought back to the US, and became the first animal movie star when he starred in the silent film “The Man from Hell’s River” and made the barely-known German Shepherd breed famous across the US.

After World War I, training dogs for military purposes mostly came to an end. In 1942, the American Kennel Association worked alongside Dogs for Defense to bring the practice back. Some of the breeds included German Shepherds, Belgian Sheep Dogs, Dobermans, Collies, Siberian Huskies, Malumutes and Eskimo dogs and they were trained for 8-12 weeks in basic obedience, as well as sentry, scout and patrol, messenger, or mine detection.

Today, the most common breeds we see in military work are German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds, and Belgian Malinois. We may occasionally see retrievers for scent work.

(Info from: https://www.asomf.org/the-history-of-k9-corps-in-the-u-s-army/)

03/04/2025

🎉 Happy Pet Sitters Appreciation Week!
If you have a pet sitter you and your pets love and want to show your appreciation to this week, here are some ideas ⬇️

1) Show some love to their social media pages! Likes, comments, and shares go SUCH a long way to help our pages, and alert the algorithm to show our content to new potential customers

2) Thank you cards are such a sweet, simple, and thoughtful gift to show your sitter that you recognize them and the hard work they do to keep your pets as happy as can be

3) Recommend your sitter to a friend, or two (or three)! Even if it’s just an invite to like their page or follow them on Instagram, it makes us so happy to hear “your other customer recommended your services for my dog!”

Looking for a pet sitter in Kitsap County? I’d love to set up a meet and greet with you!

Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

02/26/2025

💭 Imagine this:
You’re 10 years old and your parents go away for the weekend without telling you, leaving you without a babysitter, but it’s okay- they left you a big plate of food to last the weekend! Wouldn’t you be terrified your parents aren’t coming back for you?

It’s true that many cats are more independent than dogs, but they’re NOT self sufficient and cannot be left alone for days at a time. While some cats are less social than others, cats are still pets and rely on humans. Leaving even the most shy cat home alone for 2+ days can cause much stress on them.

Having someone to check on your cats at least once a day helps eliminate stress, as well as eliminate terrifying accidents that could risk your baby’s life. Bored cats will try to entertain themselves and may find themselves getting tangled up in cords, sneaking behind appliances, or even looking for escape routes out of the house.

Trail Waggers makes it easy to book drop-in visits for your cat! You can book a specific time block, or just select our “anytime” visits and we’ll schedule you where you best fit in our route that day. For the cat lovers out there who have multiples, we don’t up-charge for multiple pets!

Looking for a cat sitter in Kitsap County? We have availability in Port Orchard, Bremerton, and Silverdale 🐾
Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

02/25/2025

March availability 🐾

Start getting prepared for your spring break plans! Do you have anyone to take care of your pets while you’re gone? Let’s schedule a meet and greet now!

Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

02/19/2025

Due to a personal emergency, I will not have office/communication hours tomorrow, February 20, and Friday, February 21. Any visits scheduled for these days will still remain as scheduled. Any communication aside from these visits will be on hold.

To make up for the change in office hours this week, my office hours Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23 will be extended from 10:00AM - 3:00PM to 8:00AM - 6:00PM

Thank you for your understanding!

02/17/2025

Abby and I are wishing all this cold rain was snow!!

Are you looking for a dog walker in Kitsap County? Let’s get started today!
Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

02/12/2025

The majority of my work is with dogs, but I LOVE getting some time with cats too!

I secretly love the cats that are scared of new people and hide- it makes me want to work so hard to get them to love me!

Ziggy was a bit nervous of me coming to their house, but he warmed up so quickly and ALWAYS wanted to get belly rubs 💛

Looking for cat care in Kitsap County? I’d love to talk!
Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetcare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

02/08/2025

Don’t forget! We’re serving delicious valentines treats this week!

February 9-15, you can add on a FREE treat to your pup’s drop-in or walking service. This treat is made up of about 1.5 teaspoons of plain non-fat Greek yogurt, dyed pink with a bit of beet juice, and topped with a strawberry slice 🍓

If you’re looking for a pet sitter or dog walker to go above and beyond and love on your pets, let’s chat! We do treats and activities every month and I’d love to love on your fur baby 🐾

Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

02/06/2025

We’re now a month into 2025 and I decided to put my business goals out into the world and make them official checkpoints for myself to reach! I sat down and figured out some numbers that sound doable for me, but also give me a bit of a challenge and a light a small fire under myself to put a little more elbow grease into my marketing and numbers with pet sitting and dog walking.

What can you do to help?
🐾 Sharing my posts and pages with your pet parent friends is one of the easiest and most helpful ways to help me reach 4 out of 5 of these goals!

🐾 Are you already a client of Trail Waggers and love the love I give your pets? Leaving a Google review can help me reach 5 out of 5 of these goals 🥳

🐾 If you’re reading this post, and want to help support my top goal, let’s talk today! Let’s get your pet started on their drop-ins or dog walking services in the Kitsap area:
Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

02/02/2025

Update: Cochina’s owner has been located, and we are working on getting her home!

SHE IS HOME!!

Hey Wagger friends! This pretty girl was found today, February 1, in the McDonalds parking lot on Mile Hill Dr in Port Orchard. We are holding her in our home, not far down the road from there.

The family that found her could not keep her overnight so my husband and I took her in! We are hoping to find her owner ASAP. She is not microchipped. She smells freshly bathed, her nails are trimmed nicely, and I’m sure someone is missing her a bunch!
Please share this around and hopefully we can find her family! She’s happy and playful but definitely not feeling well, as she’s having very green loose stool. We will be calling Kitsap Humane Society in the morning to hopefully get her some help ❤️

02/01/2025

Group dog walks are officially starting! March 29th at 10am, Jumping Bean Mustangs LLC and I will be hosting our first group walk, and shall continue every last Saturday of every month, in an effort to build community, and get pups together for some controlled socialization.

Are you interested in joining? Comment what town you’re in! This will help us decide what park on our list will be best to start with (we will choose different parks every month to make these walks more accessible for everyone).

We are looking forward to meeting you 🐶🐾

Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

01/28/2025

February availability 🐾
We’ve got Valentine’s treats coming up the week of 2/9-2/15, so make sure you sign up for one with your services!

We have limited morning availability Tuesdays and Thursdays, but have space for a couple more Port Orchard walks or drop-ins. Availability in the afternoon for Silverdale, Bremerton, and Port Orchard
Monday, Wednesday, Friday- availability morning for Port Orchard and Bremerton, and availability in the afternoon for Silverdale, Bremerton, and Port Orchard

Ready to make your pet happy with Trail Waggers? Reach out today to schedule your free virtual meet and greet!
Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

01/25/2025

This one’s for the pet parents with pets who are just a bit ✨e x t r a✨

Does the standard 30-60min walk or playtime just not cut it for your pet during your workday or day out? Do you need more than that? Trail Waggers Pet Care is happy to offer extended services for your pet!

Whether your pet needs some play time while you’re away at the office, or you need them out of the way while you work from home- whatever the reason may be, I’d be happy to fill their morning or afternoon with a long walk, fetch, and cuddles!

Ready to start your pet with Trail Waggers?
Find more info and fill out a new client form at www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com

You can also text me at 743-203-0082!

📍servicing areas of Port Orchard, Bremerton, and Silverdale

01/21/2025

Trail Waggers Pet Care will be serving up some yummy treats for your pups this Valentine’s week!

Made some yummy dog treats with plain nonfat Greek yogurt, beet juice (for color), and a cute heart shaped strawberry to top! Into the freezer they go for now 💕

Any dog booked for a drop-in or walking service on Valentine’s week can sign up for one FREE ❤️

Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

01/17/2025

A story in 5 parts 😅📲

Is your crazy puppy driving you crazy? Trust me…. I’ve been there. This is demonstrated by my own seal.houla 🐶

But don’t worry, I can help!
Did you know that each month old your puppy is represents roughly 1 hour they could hold their p*e? If you have a 3 month old puppy, they need to be going outside to potty every 3 hours! That’s not very convenient for your workday- and you need to make that 💰 to buy your puppy the best food, the best treats, and their favorite toys, obviously 💁🏻‍♀️

Trail Waggers is available 8am-4pm Monday-Friday for our Weekly Waggers who need regular let outs and walks!
Make sure your puppy is taken care of, and let out throughout your workday to help avoid bladder infections, accidents, and not set you back on your training at home!

Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

01/13/2025

Check out the new shirts 😍😍
How many dog and cat breeds can you name from here? Try your hand at it, and I’ll tell you if you’re right!
💛= correct 💔= incorrect
Got some new work shirts printed from shirtifyit and I could NOT be happier with the results!

01/11/2025

Interested in making pup parent friends and having your dog socialize in a safe and controlled environment? I have some EXCITING news for you!!

This spring, I will be launching a monthly group dog walk to help build a safe space for dogs and their owners create a community, and create some well rounded pups!

What are the benefits for you and your dog?

🐶 Neutrality: neutrality should be the ultimate goal in your dog’s socialization work! There are plenty of chances for your dog to play, and it’s easy for them to be able to run, be excited, and let anyone and everyone say hi to them. But what about days you just DON’T have time for that? Can you take an easy walk with your dog without them barking or pulling to get to a person or another dog? Our main goal in these walks are to keep the movement going, and keep playtime to a minimum to help combat that NEED to say hello! (Because let’s be real: it’s a want. A want that can get your dog hurt, and maybe you, if they pull hard to the wrong dog!)

🐶 Community: these walks will be scheduled once a month, maybe more! By joining us on these walks, you’re bound to make new friends, maybe even some new friends for your dog too!

🐶 Knowledge: this event will be co-hosted by a local trainer (to be announced later) who will be happy to give small pieces of advice to you while we walk! Need more? Well now you have a trainer you know and see on the regular- you know you’d feel comfortable working with them on individual lessons!

Make sure you’re following Trail Waggers on Facebook to keep updated on these group walks, and join an event when we start!

Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

01/08/2025

We’ll be kicking off special treats very soon!

If you’re already a client, you can look ahead on your calendar in the app and see what treats will be coming up to plan ahead and get your pet on the schedule!

Do you have any guesses what Valentine’s Day’s treat will be? Hint: it’ll be pink and creamy, with a bit of fruit 🐶

Looking to get started with a pet sitting or dog walker in Kitsap county? I’d love to talk and set up a meet and greet!
Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com
Text: 743-203-0082

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Have you ever wondered 💭 Do dogs need to stretch? Of course they do! They have muscles and joints, just like we do 🐶 It’s important to keep our dogs legs, shoulders, hips, backs, etc. stretched to improve their mobility, especially as they get older! What are some of the benefits of stretching? 💪🏻 increased mobility 💪🏻 decrease in joint pain 💪🏻 familiarity with being touched and moved around, your veterinarian will thank you! 💪🏻 relationship and trust building between you and your dog Some of these stretches will take some practice for both yourself, and your pup, but it will be a great benefit for you both in the long run!

Spend a day with me as a full time pet care provider 🐶🐾 (This was recorded (2/18) #voiceover #adayinmylife #adayinthelife

Rooting for the doggos today 🏈🫡 Who are you rooting for tonight?

2024 has been a big year for Trail Waggers. It was my first full year taking a chance on going full time as self employed, gaining new clients who will forever hold a place in my heart 💛, and moving from one ocean to another to share my love with more pets Thank you to all who have supported from the start, and thank you to all who will support in this new start of 2025 🐾

How I make $1,000 a day as a dog walker :) For legal purposes: this is a joke, I would never 😭😂 Visit: www.TrailWaggersPetCare.com Text: 743-203-0082

Never know what’s going to happen when you’re dog sitting 😂

Video credit: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8LzHPwu74J/?igsh=MTE2NjlrdTYwMnRobQ==

For the past 6 years, owning my own pet care company has been a dream of mine. I always thought I would own a doggy daycare, but I’ve found something so special in working with dogs one on one and being able to take on “project” dogs, reactive dogs, old dogs, puppies, cats, and just in general some pets that daycares and other pet sitters may say “no” for their own reasons (and that’s okay!). I’m coming up to my first year anniversary of starting Trail Waggers and I couldn’t thank you all enough for trusting your pets in my care and helping build my business!

The dogs keep my day moving fast, but the cats are a nice break sometimes 😂 #dogsitting #cstsitting #petsitting

😂😂😂 From earthbornholistic on Instagram

Okay okay- huskies, not wolves but STILL 😍