Pine Hill Pet Care

25/02/2025

Adventure walks are a fan favorite! We evaluate each pup and choose small groups based on their play dynamic and energy level to ensure everyone has a great time 🐾

25/02/2025

Who's going to 35th Annual HumDog Expo? 🐕
THIS Sunday March 2nd 2025
Redwood Acres Fairground
10am - 4pm
FREE ADMISSION
Please leave your pets at home 🩷

Raffle drawings for adults and door prizes for the kids. Check out dog training and trick performances and meet different breeds.

Melissa @ Pine Hill Pet Care will be tabling!
Stop by and learn about our service lineup:
• Pet Sitting
• Dog Walking, Exercise, and Enrichment
• Adventure Dog Day Care - 1 hour walk included
• Cage Free Homestyle Boarding
• "Dog Walk and Train" for leash manners
• "Day Care and Train" while you're busy at work

Hope to see ya there 🐾

11/02/2025

Save This Life, a pet microchip company, recently ceased operations, leaving pets within their database no longer registered.

The URGENT issue for you as a pet owner is that they have unlinked their database from the national registries. Currently — if your pet were to become lost, there is NO way for any shelter or veterinary hospital to find your information. You MUST register your pet’s microchip with a new company.

Companies you can register your chip with -
PetLink / DataMars www.petlink.net
Home Again www.homeagain.com
AKC Reunite www.akcreunite.org

If you are unsure about your chip, contact your vet for the information or to have your pet scanned

05/12/2024

Well that was quite the shaker now wasn't it!

02/12/2024

I BELIEVE IN ETHICAL DOG TRAINING!

I find it such a shame, that in 2024, we as ethical dog trainers are STILL seeing an INCREASE of outdated, unethical aversive dog trainers popping up using training methods and tools which are PROVEN to cause long term emotional and physical damage to a dog.

When you hire a dog trainer, you expect them to be guiding you and giving you THE BEST training methods which allows you and your dog to THRIVE.

Unfortunately, training tools such as these below are continuing to be used by dog trainers – but WHY is this?

There are a couple of reasons to why this is happening –

1) A lack in quality education

The dog training industry is not a regulated industry, meaning that anyone can pop up and call themselves a dog trainer without having sought out means of educating themselves.

Through this lack of education and knowledge of the science of dog training and behaviour, it is unknown to these trainers just how much damage these tools and methods are actually causing to the dogs that they’re working with.

2 ) THE QUICK FIX EFFECT!

Even though these training tools are harmful to many degrees, they DO work very quickly in reducing the unwanted behaviours that your dog is exhibiting because they are causing pain, discomfort and for many tools - structural damage to your dog.

Not only that, by using these tools, you are not only breaking the bond between yourself and your dog, but also suppressing unwanted behaviours rather than fixing them – meaning that you are likely to see problems pop up in other areas!

Back in 2014 when I became a dog trainer, I had hope that as time went on there would be more opportunities for dog trainers to become educated (which now there is – YAY!), and that therefore the amount of outdated and unethical trainers would decrease.

But this is not the case – which is VERY frustrating and completely upsetting for dog trainers who just want to make sure that dogs are given the highest quality dog training advice, which is safe and humane.

When looking for a dog trainer, please ask questions about what training methods they use, ask questions about what qualifications, certifications, experience they have.

And if you have found yourself in a position where your dog trainer IS using harmful, forceful methods and tools to teach your dog to ‘comply’, then please walk away!

There are loads of good quality and ethical dog trainers out there - one way that you can you can find one in your area is through the IMDT website https://www.imdt.uk.com/find-a-qualified-imdt-trainer

02/12/2024

ANTI BLACK FRIDAY GIVE-A-WAY!
We saw Kayak Trinidad post an Anti-Black Friday Giveaway in protest of rampant consumerism, and we thought it was inspiring. We want to adopt this as an annual tradition as well!

This year we will be doing TWO giveaways- one on Facebook and one on Instagram- for your choice of Adventure Dog Gear.

Winners will pick a custom 6 ft Biothane Leash or an Aventure Dog Harness in their choice of color and size. These are newly launched on the shop section of our website: https://www.pinehillpetcare.net/s/shop

How To Enter:
Like our page, like our post, and tag a dog-loving friend. Each additional tagged friend is another entry! Be sure to enter on both Facebook and Instagram. Winners will be picked Friday Dec 13th

Not sure what size harness your pup wears? No problem! We can help you size them in person if you're in Eureka or the surrounding area! Reach out if you have any questions. Hope to see ya on the trail! 🐾

01/12/2024

Tag yourself 😆 I'm Bite Marks

05/11/2024

29/10/2024

Humbodt's Adventure Dog Daycare pack hike!
Depending on where pups are at in their recall training and how often they hike with us, they may be on a 10-30 ft long line with their harness or off leash. We also utilize Tractive GPS trackers for further saftey and peace of mind. No paws left behind!

29/10/2024

It's that time of year dog guardians dread. Never fear! You might not like to slog through the rain, but we are prepared to provide all-season enrichment for your pup!

We are now accepting new clients for all our services. Check out more about us on our website or text us 707-672-3352 to set up a free Meet and Greet!

19/10/2024

Im out with Old Town Community Alliance at the Blue Lake Block Party today until 7pm. Dog costumes, fire dancing, vendors and food trucks!

OTCA is accepting clean fall and winter clothing for their street outreach, as well as monetary donations. Come pick up a mushroom patch, sticker, delicious banana bread or fudge !

18/10/2024

Cute ideas for those folks who want to participate in Halloween but have big time barkers❗️📢🐕

07/10/2024

Leash walks are honestly one of my favorite things. I get the opportunity to enrich my doggo friends' lives while we explore different neighborhoods in Eureka that I might not otherwise explore. We are so lucky to live in such a creative place! Lovely gardens, colorful murals, home made folk art, and victorian houses. Yesterday Hippo and I saw 4 different varieties of passionflower 🏵

30/09/2024

Verizon, our phone service carrier, is experiencing widespread outtages this morning! If you need to reach out in the meanwhile feel free to DM us or email [email protected]