Waggin’ Tails Winona LLC

11/25/2024

Pet parade December 6th & our holiday pack walk on December 8th? Oh this will be such a fun weekend! 🙌🏽🐾❄️

11/24/2024

Our December pack walk will be our LAST pack walk until the spring - do not miss out!! There will be gifts for all attending as well as bigger prizes to win 😍🙌🏽🐾

11/24/2024

Our next pack walk is officially a GO! Details & registration below! 🐾🎄❄️⬇️

Get bundled up for Waggin’ Tails Winona LLC X Cottonball Canines LLC Pack Walk

WHEN: Sunday, December 8th, 2024 @ 1PM

WHERE: Trempealeau Wildlife Refugee (River Bottom Access)
Located off of Hwy 35/54 East of Bluff Siding, Wisconsin (44.06843° N, 91.59737° W)
EXTRA parking at the Buffalo Town Park nearby

COST: FREE & EASY (less than 5 mins) to register ⬇️

REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/oANnQw9BAe7zRmeq6

YOU MUST REGISTER TO JOIN: use the Google Doc Form - please be as accurate as you can on the forms: this is for your safety & the packs. This is an at YOUR RISK event - will be speaking on some important rules before we start the walk 🗣️

This is such a great spot and we loved it when we hosted our July Pack Walk in the Refuge so much that we had to revisit it! We will be walking for approximately a mile which will take us up to an hour - NO incline. This is a flat, graveled path that is surrounded by wildlife and water.

11/24/2024

There’s no shock when it comes to my Christmas decor 🐱🐶🎄I love getting my house festive for the holidays!

Heads up that I still have New Year’s Eve/day open! 🙌🏽

11/21/2024

Hanging with Ms Gypsy girl 🙌🏽🥰 she added about a quarter pound of extra fluff since I saw her last! lol!

11/18/2024

HOLIDAY AVAILABILITY for the rest of 2024 ❄️🐾✨⬇️ All dates before/after days I am OFF are fair game to book! I will also be available New Year’s Eve until 10am the next day (1/1) if anyone has any party plans/traveling out of town for the evening! Shoot me a message to book 📅

11/18/2024

𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙣’ 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠 - 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙚! 🐈‍⬛ Maisie is a 5 year old Siamese cat whose love language is physical touch & companionship 🥰 She is so beautiful, too! Fun fact - when Maisie was a kitten she was much more white & light colored… she then got darker over time! I was contacted by the grandchild of Maisie’s owner to be able to help grandma & Maisie out during the week due to grandma’s limitations and needed a trusted person in the home to help. I was more than happy when this person reached out as this was a long time follower of mine & I got to meet them too during our meet and greet! 🙌🏽

Upon arriving, grandma was so surprised that Maisie came right out to greet me as she said she usually hides & doesn’t typically come out for pets. She IMMEDIATELY came out and demanded all the pets… even gave me a lovely stop, drop & flop and wanted belly rubs 🥰 It was very quickly determined that grandma was in excellent hands with my care for Maisie. During the week I clean her litter boxes, water fountain/bowls, play with her and provide general companionship/company for both Grandma & kitty! She sure loves her wand toys (video in comments). Maisie & I have become best friends already and I can’t wait to grow our relationship even more 🐱 Welcome Maisie, you’re in good hands!

11/11/2024

From myself & all of Waggin’ Tails pet pack, Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸🙌🏽🐾 THANK YOU for your service to our country!

11/11/2024

As a business owner, you try to do the best you possibly can when it comes to work/life balance. It’s a tough pill to swallow when you eventually have to stop & take a small step back from your work when life becomes a challenge, especially when your work is something you enjoy.

I know I’ve messaged most of you back, but I just want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for your grace & understanding with responding to messages & not being as available as I normally am. I’ve gotten some lovely messages & it means a lot. It’s people like you who remind me there’s so much good in this world. While this isn’t the posts you normally see on my page, let this be a good reminder to tell someone one you haven’t talked to in a while that you love them. Hug your family & friends more. Spend more time with your loved ones. And to remember to also take care of YOU!

With human & pet love,
Olivia ♥️🐾

11/06/2024

Did someone say there’s a new pet photographer in town?? 📸🐾

11/06/2024

Daphne VS leaf 🍁🧡 (who then tries to eat it 🤪)

11/06/2024

Hi Waggin Tails Family 👋🏽🐾

I’m battling a family emergency & with the election also, my mental health is giving me some major signs that I need a little break to get back to myself.

I will be taking the rest of the week off from responding to any new messages & will respond this coming Monday. I will also be OFF this weekend - thank you for your understanding & grace during this time 💗

11/04/2024

Hey friends and followers‼️

I have had a hard time finding the right words to say and thank you for your patience as I figured out how to best word this. When I started The Little Kitty Rescue, I had intentions of only focusing on Buffalo County (WI), as that is where I live. With that, knowing that I was focusing on Buffalo County, I knew it would be slow to grow. What I did not expect was the “rapid take-off” for the TNR side of things, with every cat being located in Winona and surrounding areas of Winona County. 🙀 As I worked to TNR over 70 feral cats, I found myself continually swamped with people needing help with TNR. In addition, I knew that many of those houses would have more kittens before I could get to them. I was spending 15-20+ hours a week on TNR and felt like I was getting nowhere because there are just too many cats! 🐈 🐈‍⬛

Fast forward to a couple of months ago, I decided to physically step back from doing TNR. I was there to loan out traps, teach property owners how to use the traps and then personally brought the cats to and from their appointment. This system did not work as well as I had hoped, which lead me to this decision.

🐱 At this time, I will not be able to physically help with TNR. I am able to loan out traps, help direct you to resources for spay/neuter clinics, provide resources for financial help for TNR cats and am here to teach property owners how to use the traps. Including tips and tricks for successfully trapping the cats. After spending so much time focusing on TNR, I have come to the conclusion that it will take a village to make a big difference. Not one person or a group of volunteers (Winona ➡️ Animal Control can’t do it all on her own either), but it ultimately comes down to each property owner working to spay and neuter the cats they feed and/or live on their property. I knew this going into it honestly, but also knew that a lot of people wouldn't spay/neuter the ferals they feed if I didn't do it. The reason I got into TNR is because a feral cat had kittens in my neighborhood. 🧡 By encouraging others to help tackle the problem in their area, it will help immensely with this overpopulation crisis. 🐱

In addition, I will be taking a pause on taking in kittens through The Little Kitty Rescue for right now. I am not sure what things will look like moving forward, but just wanted to give you a heads up as to where I am at with everything. Don't worry..... I'll still be helping in the animal rescue world and currently am now. Just behind the scenes, which if you know me, that's what I prefer. 😉 If you have any questions, please message this page and I will get back to you when I am able to. I feel grateful I was able to put as much time and energy into TNR as I did because that is a heck of a lot cats that are no longer reproducing. And again, this is not the end of cat rescue. It will just look a little different. Thank you for your support, understanding and appreciation along the way! I could not have done this without all of you!!! 😻❤️

With Gratitude,

Sara

11/04/2024

𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙈𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠 - 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙞 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙮𝙥𝙨𝙮, 𝙖 3 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙝 𝙏𝙯𝙪! 🐾 When I tell you I had the BEST time & felt like a true kid again when I was with her, I absolutely mean that… there was never a dull moment with this little sq**rt 🐶 Dad went to a yoga retreat & needed someone who was knowledgeable with puppies - naturally he called me 😉 Her day would go as follows : get up, potty, play, potty, eat, potty, play, potty, play, SLEEP 💤, then immediate repeat about a few more times 🤪 also sprinkle in having to not step on her & watch where you walk as truly she’s smaller than my shoes! Her favorite game is chasing the ball off the wooden planks (dad uses for yoga) & launching out to get it 🎾 - see video in comments!

Dad wanted advice to get her on a routine so I helped with that as well by working on a potty routine & a night routine. I even purchased them a lick mat for her meals to keep her extra engaged & to slow her down just a little. I was so thrilled that Dad was very impressed with my care as he gave me a long list of other dates that he needs for Gypsy’s care & even looked into a local dog trainer (who I know very well), so I will also be working with her on that so we are all on the same page! It’s never about taking care of the dog & then just leaving the clients home afterwards…. It’s creating a long lasting relationship throughout their pups life ❤️ I SO look forward to more play dates with Gypsy, one being just next week! Give this girl a welcoming paw to our amazing pack 🐾🙌🏽

11/01/2024

SUPER excited to announce that Christmas pet minis are officially a-go with full details coming next week 🤩🎄🐾

I am renting a studio downtown & teaming up with a local photographer to take photos of your pets for Christmas - ANY PET! That’s right… you can even bring your guinea pigs for their photo op 🙌🏽📸 We will have Christmas back drops & a full studio set up with a local dog trainer there to help pose as well! This is a very budget friendly event so that everyone is able to have great pet photos for Christmas!

Stay tuned for more details 👀

11/01/2024

My little energizer bunnies 🐰 AKA Amaya & Eilish! These girls have been pretty much OG clients since the start and these girls are just filled with so much love & fun that I always have such a great time with them! Their humans wanted to go to a concert that evening so we did a check in for a night time potty break & some play to wind down for the night. While our time was short, it was a BLAST & I know I get to see them again real soon 🐾🙌🏽

10/31/2024

𝕳𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖞 𝕳𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖂𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖎𝖓’ 𝕿𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖘 𝖕𝖆𝖈𝖐 🎃🐾👻

We hope you have a SPOOKCTACULAR Halloween with your pet(s)! I would loveeee to see a photo of them in their costume below ⬇️🧡