Salem Dog Adventures

08/15/2024

Well… the results are in, and not quite what I was hoping for.
To quote my Dr “it’s a pretty severe meniscal tear.”
I’ll be seeing an orthopedic surgeon on the 22nd and should have a more clear idea on whether or not surgery will be required.
Whatever the next steps may be, it does appear that I’ll be out of work for another two to three months.
In effort to not suck my savings account entirely dry, and since I have the time now, I’m gonna start focusing some energy back into my other business, making BioThane leashes, longlines, and collars . I don’t have a website. That’s been on the todo list a couple years now 😆🤪, but you can dm me over there with questions or if you’d like to place an order!
Fun fact, and something I’m very proud of is that I use a portion of every sale to have one tree planted here in Oregon, and to make a donation to animals in need.

07/09/2024

I took off the month of July to focus on my mental health and self care. I had several camping trips, rockhounding trips, and an annual backpacking trip planned!
Unfortunately on the 6th I somehow twisted my knee just right and wound up tearing my meniscus pretty badly😫.
I’m experiencing many different feelings around this. I’m feeling blessed that I was able to take an entire month off for myself in the first place. I’m grateful that I have the time to now rest and work on healing from my injury.
I’m also feeling incredibly sad, and frustrated that all of the amazing things I had planned will now have to be put off. I’m feeling a little scared and anxious on whether or not I’ll be able return to work come august, and if not how I’ll navigate the financial aspect (which I will, it’s just figuring out how. I always persevere).
I’m feeling very antsy as well. As someone who generally walks/hikes a minimum of 35-40 miles per week, I’m really struggling with just sitting around the house resting, and keeping my leg elevated.
If you guys have any recommendations on fun ways to pass the time I’ll love to hear them!
Been really considering buying the lapidary saw I’ve wanted for a while so I have something to do while I’m stuck at home, but I’m struggling to justify the $850 cost when I’m unsure when I’ll be able to get back to work. Maybe just pay then pray? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

06/17/2024

This is the easiest way to get involved in helping local dogs! Click the link and cast your vote for 4 All MuttKind ! As a 100% volunteer based rescue you can have confidence in knowing that any winnings will go directly to improving the lives of the many dogs in their care,helping with medical cost (which is a never ending battle), and helping to find foster and forever homes. It only takes a minute! Thank you 🙏.

📣 It’s the final round – thank you to everyone who voted for their non-profit pick to benefit from the Annual Boots & Blues Bag Benefit Sale, this October! With your help, we’ve narrowed it down to the top 3 charities from each state.

Help us make the final selection by voting for your top choice by June 25, 2024 here: https://woobox.com/qkz9ir

The non-profit with the highest number of valid* votes for each state after the poll closes on June 26, 2024 at midnight will be selected to receive funds raised during the 2024 Boots & Blues Bag Benefit Sale.

*One vote per person.

Being included in voting rounds does not guarantee the non-profit will receive funds.
Horses Of Warriors Halleck Creek Ranch High Desert Food & Farm Alliance Teens And Oregon Mustangs 4 All MuttKind Dogpaw Off-leash Parks Save A Forgotten Equine - SAFE Silver Buckle Youth Equestrian Center

06/06/2024

Is summer finally here?!
I hope everyone is able to get out and take full advantage of this amazing weather!
Dude wants to remind you all to be sure to take extra care and precautions when leaving the house with your pets in this hot weather!
It only takes about 10-15 for the inside of the car to reach or exceed 100° on a 75° day! 🥵
If you HAVE to bring your dog somewhere with you, do your best to find some shade to park in with the windows cracked, or even better, leave the car running with the Ac on. A best practice I picked up when I started working with is to have a premade sign or something to put up in the window to let others know that your dog has access to water, and that the ac is on. I like to leave my number as well, just in case someone needs to contact me.
My sign is written from the dogs perspective. “Don’t worry about us! We’ve got water, ac, and are listening to our favorite dogcast! Here’s dads number if you still need to contact him!”
Same thing goes for checking the ground surface before asking your dog to walk on it. 🦮🐾
On that same 75° day the pavement can quickly and easily reach or exceed temps of 120°! 😱
I like to place the back of my hand on the surface for about 15-20 seconds to get an idea of if it might be too hot for my pups.
I do a lot of barefoot hiking and exploring during the summer, so another good gauge is that if it’s too hot or uncomfortable for my feet then it’s most likely to hot for my pups!

06/06/2024

Days like this fill my cup.

02/26/2024

WE ARE HIRING!!!

Do you have a passion for working with and caring for animals? Are you trust worthy, reliable, and have strong communication skills? If so we would love to hear from you.

Previous pet care experience preferred, but not a must for the right candidate!

Salem Dog Adventures is a force free, fear free pet care business. This means we don’t use or support the use of aversive tools such as prong collars, shock collars (e-collars), or slip leads, nor the use of fear, pain, or intimidation to motivate the animals we care for.

All positions are independent contractor positions and as such should not be relied upon as your main source of income. We are a small business, but growing quickly, so the goal is to be able to provide you as many or as few potential clients as you’d like.

Visit the career section on our website, or click the link below to fill a brief inquiry form to let us know you’re interested.

https://form.jotform.com/salemdogadventures/salem-dog-adventures-hiring-inquiry

We look forward to hearing from you!

12/17/2023

Salem Dog Adventures got a new set of wheels today!!! 🚐
I’m so excited!! This has been on my business vision board for over a year now!
Soooooo grateful for all of my wonderful clients, friends, and family who support me and my small business, and make this even possible. 🙏
So excited to see what new adventures 2024 brings us!

11/21/2023

I’d say they all look quite content! Don’t forget to swing by for your free day!

11/18/2023

I have a HUGE but SMALL favor to ask 😉

Go to my business page - Salem Dog Adventures

**Go to the 3 little dots on the side of page, Hit “invite friends”

**Select "invite all" & done ✔️

You've SUCCESSFULLY supported our Business for $0.00 and less than 30 seconds of your time 🙌

🌟Thank YOU for supporting small and local businesses.

(Copied) but wanted to share as this is an amazing way to help us small business owners for free 🥰

*I highly encourage my small business friends to copy this and use it!*

11/17/2023

What better day than today to officially introduce Willow! You may recognize her from my stories already. Myself and Hayley of have the pleasure of working with her several days a week for sniffaris and training walks. This sweet girl is celebrating her one year gotcha day with her amazing mom. So happy she foster failed this baby! Thanks for bringing these two together!

11/13/2023

Big things happening in 2024! Do I know anybody on here that’s worked with vinyl wraps/decals for vehicles?
2023 has been an amazing year for me and my business. I’ve been so busy, and focused on work that I hadn’t really slowed down enough to be grateful, and proud of everything I’ve accomplished so far!
My client list has steadily, and consistently grown throughout the year. So much so that I was able to bring on an amazing, Certified Professional Dog Trainer to help meet the needs of my clients, and have a meeting scheduled to hopefully bring on one more by the end of the year. Myself and all our clients are so grateful to have you Hayley Em of Nakama Dog Training!
I’ve also had the time and financial means to volunteer and donate more to help support my favorite local rescue 4 All MuttKind. They have also been amazing in supporting and spreading the word about Salem Dog Adventures!
My friends opened an amazing new local doggy daycare called Zoomie World Dog Daycare which I have the honor of partnering with to offer our services to their clients as well. You can also find the leashes and collars I make through my other small business, PNW Dogwear, there.
I’m sure I could keep going, but I doubt many people have even made it this far. Lol.
Can’t wait to look back on this post a year from now, and see where I am then!

11/10/2023

This is my buddy Jax. He is Salem Dog Adventures HR manager, and is in charge of ensuring everyone gets adequate rest and water breaks while out on adventure! He performs his duties through randomly stopping and lying down on the trail until he decides it’s time to get moving again 😆!

11/01/2023

Wow! West Salem Chipotle is donating 33% of sales to 4 All MuttKind animal rescue on Sunday, Nov 5th, from 5-9pm!
Just show this flyer or use the coupon code that’s on there. Great way to support a rescue and fill your bellies!

- Come Join Us: Do Good Fundraiser ! -

Next week, come join us at the West Salem Chipotle to help us raise funds for our spooky vet bills and more!

Chipotle has committed to donating 33% of their sales to our rescue on November 5th from 5-9pm - All you have to do is show them this flyer or use the code! Pickup/online delivery available when you order through the chipotle app!

Please consider sharing this flyer to all of your Salem friends and family and choosing chipotle for dinner on this day. 33% of sale is HUGE and we’re hoping to raise $200 from this fundraiser!

Mark your calendars and don’t forget the code and flyer so it counts!

Ways you can donate:

Venmo:ForAllMuttKind
Cashapp: 4AllMuttkind
PayPal: 4AllMuttkind
Our website: https://4allmuttkind.org/donate-1

Come say hi and help support our rescue!
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08/15/2023

If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer and finding out how you can help, reach out to 4 All MuttKind animal rescue!
They run 100% on volunteers and could really use the communities support!

08/13/2023

Huge congrats to Salem Oregons best rescue on getting approved for their 501c3 status!
Not only are they doing all the important and amazing work you would expect from a rescue, but they are doing it all using only positive reinforcement training methods with all their dogs! 😍

🎉 We are now a 501c3! 🎉

A HUGE thank you to our accountant for helping us get to the finish line of getting our approved 501c3 status!

So what does this mean? All donations are tax deductible AND are backdated from our inception in November. If you would like a donation receipt for tax season, please email us: [email protected].

A humongous thank you to both our new and OG supporters and for all of your continuous support in our mission. We have saved over 400 dogs since our inception, and our 501c3 status will only continue to open doors for our nonprofit rescue and to build our community programs.

Interested in donating?

Venmo: ForAllMuttKind
Cashapp: 4allmuttkind
PayPal: [email protected]
Website: https://4allmuttkind.org/donate-1

This is just the beginning ❤️🐾
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08/09/2023

For only $5 you can support an amazing rescue that only uses positive reinforcement based training methods, and enter to win some awesome prizes worth $145!
Go check out post for more details!
Please spread the word, and let’s help them rebuild their emergency vet fund!

08/09/2023

For only $5 you can help support an amazing rescue, and enter to win some awesome prizes!
Please share this post to help us in furthering our impact!

A HUGE thank you to Salem Dog Adventures and PNW Dogwear for this very generous donation. ❤️🐾

Raffle tickets go on sale TODAY and help rebuild our emergency vet bill fund and care for all of our dogs. This kindness means the world when our hearts are just breaking over our Evan.

Comment below to confirm purchase and you can send funds here:

Venmo: ForAllMuttKind
PayPal: [email protected]
Our website: https://4allmuttkind.org/donate-1

Drawing will be held 6pm Sunday!! Get the tickets while they’re hot and 100% of funds go to our rescue dogs!

08/01/2023

This cool cat here is Cooper! I mean dog! 🤣His parents recently rescued him, and it wasn’t until he joined me on adventures that his love for the water was uncovered! Whether it’s just sitting in the water to keep cool, or retrieving a stick from the river, if it’s water, you can count him in!

07/11/2023

Everyone say hi to Duke! We had our first outting today!
I’m quite sure he’s Miniature Polar Bear 🐻‍❄️, but his parents assure me he’s a Great Pyrenees. All I’m saying is let’s see the DNA test! 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣
We had a blast, and he is such a sweet bear! I mean boy! 😆

06/26/2023

Everybody meet Max, the new dog on the block! He is super sweet, and FULL of energy!
Luckily his parents got an early start on training, and because of that he has a great foundation for being only 7 months old! Thanks for recommending me! 🙏

06/18/2023

Don’t wait to get in on your chance to win a free BioThane dog leash!

05/15/2023

It wouldn’t be an adventure without the obligatory “dog on a log” pic.

05/13/2023

“So they say ‘Dance for me, dance for me, dance for me, oh-oh-oh’” 💃
Graham Man pulling out the moves!

05/12/2023

Train humane! 🙌🏻

05/12/2023

Lil’ Miss Annie Bananas on top of world!
We were having so much fun that our 1-hour adventure quickly turned to about 3 1/2! 🤣
Dm me or visit my website to find out how to get your dog signed up for EPIC SUMMER ADVENTURES!
Www.salemdogadventures.com

04/23/2023

We know that between a busy work schedule, and everything else life can throw our way, that it’s not always the easiest to provide our dogs with the care and enrichment they need and deserve.
It happens, and that’s ok. We’re all human!
Luckily we’re here to help you out!
And to help get you started we are offering $50 off when you sign up for one of our dog walking packages!
Click the link in the bio or visit www.salemdogadventures.com to get started now!

Salem Oregons first off-leash dog adventure service! Walks and training available as well!

04/15/2023

Theresa and I took a self care day today. Last night we freshened up on where and how to find morels, and then hit the road for our adventure mid morning today. No dogs, or itineraries. Just the two us, and the hope to not come home empty handed! Lol. With it still being so early in the season, and this being our first time hunting morels we knew it was a possibility. I’m happy to say we were not disappointed.
Theresa was the first to find one. Shortly after that I found a large one, and then another smaller one 🍄. Now to cook up our bounty! 🤣👨🏻‍🍳

04/08/2023

How lucky am I that I get to adventure with these two cuties every Monday and Wednesday morning?! On Mondays we have Graham who joins us, and on Wednesdays we get Juniper! Love my crews! 😍

04/08/2023

Such EXCELLENT news! Juniper is slowly healing and building her strength back up, and with any luck should be able to rejoin weekly Wednesday adventures this May or june!
Send lots of love and healing vibes their way! Her and her amazing family sure could use it!