Girl Friday ACK

21/09/2022

Annie is currently awaiting the fall foliage in the Green Mountains but perhaps someone on Nantucket could offer her a forever home?

Courtesy post - Annie, looking for love.

This beautiful southern belle is about 4 years old. She's looking for a home where she can either be given a job or have the support of an experienced handler who has time to help her become her best self. Few details of her background are known but she isn't the kind of dog that will be happy home alone all day. Please reach out if you or someone you know could be a good fit and I'll put you in touch with her foster family.

06/09/2022

We’re not offering pet-sitting at this time but our good friend Carol does provide this service. Reach out to her for upcoming holiday needs.

24/05/2022

Thanks for a super helpful post Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals!

What an important reminder! Get those pups out there, folks. 🌳🐕 Enlist friends and family to help your pup grow up loving everyone and everything!👩‍🦯👨‍👨‍👧🚛🏘🏩🥰 And did you know that dog parks are not the best place to socialize a dog? Save those for when your dog already has his or her social skills firmly on board!

05/05/2022

Huge shout out to Nantucket’s incredible Paula Klek and K Holden Svirsky for their efforts behind a fundraising campaign to help Ukrainian pets. The war in Ukraine is such a tragedy and so senseless. Beyond the horrendous plight of the Ukrainian people, the thought of having to leave behind your pet is unimaginable and heartbreaking. Please, if you or someone you know can help the efforts underway to care for the non-human victims of this war, please consider a donation to: https://givebutter.com/wtSBYy You can learn much more about how your donation can help in this informative panel discussion from The Pet Professional Guild . 🙏

22/04/2022

Thanks Nantucket Creature Care for another great event.

The Daffy Dogs Pawdicures event is almost here! Saturday, April 23, 2pm to 5pm. A fundraiser for animals in need. The proceeds will be split evenly between NISHA and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation.
https://www.avmf.org/ is matching donations up to $100K supporting the animals affected by the war in Ukraine. Hope to see you there!

21/10/2021

PSA: Girl Friday ACK is very much alive & kicking but the island break will continue as the Allans embark on an awesome new adventure in VT - which includes our own training facility & dog school (and a little resale too😉).

We’ve come a long way since our very first clients back in 2014 - Ruby, Naela, Mookie. Thank you so much for giving Nantucket's Girl Friday a chance Jeannie Critchley Tamara Grenier Kerry Kennedy Flynn 🙏

We’ll be sharing updates of our journey from time to time but you can also learn more about the Vermont business on our dedicated new website www.mountainsidemutts.com

Girl Friday ACK will be back on the island occasionally for pre-scheduled appointments and will remain available online - especially for those in need of new puppy & service dog advice.

And please, if you’re in the Green Mountain state or visiting The Beast, we’d love to see you! (Just think, you could go skiing and take pup with you knowing there's familiar pet care just down the road.)

Thank you so much Nantucket for all of your support over the years. See you again soon.

We offer dog training that's effective and humane. And you'll have fun too! Train your dog effectively and humanely, and have a great time in the process. We love them like family, so why not teach them like family? We love them like family, so why not teach them like family? Start Training

01/09/2021

People sometimes say a dog "bit them without warning" or "would have bitten them but......". Most dogs bite as a last resort - their earlier warnings having been ignored. Please don't punish a growl - this is such an important warning signal that your dog is uncomfortable. Listen to it.

28/06/2021

We did it! Thank you to everyone who made this possible - in particular Jeannie Critchley, Meg Gallugi, Christina Waggoner. And of course Cooperative Paws for an incredible learning experience. Now, if anyone needs keys or phones picked up, doors opened or closed and their socks taken off, Olive and Buster are the dogs to call.