Finding the Best Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers for your Exceptional Dog:
Does your dog struggle with strangers? 🐶 Finding the right pet sitter for an anxious or fearful dog takes time and patience.
🐾 Need a dog walker for your reactive pup? How do you find a dog walker who has the skills to safely handle “big feelings" on a leash?
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Does your dog chase every 🐇🐿️🦆🦌or🐈? Dogs with strong prey drive need walkers with the skills to manage your dog’s focus and keep them safe.
📱Should You Use a Pet Sitting App to Find a Caretaker?
Wondering if a dog walking service or an independent sitter is better for your reactive or anxious dog?🤔
Find all the answers at my new article at The Exceptional Dog Shop!
#dogwalker #petsitter #reactivedog #strangerdanger
Animal Shelter Highlights - introducing you to the foster dogs that I had when I lived in Illinois - before I adopted Rowan.
Charlie was a senior boy who loved his sniffy walks and could find a dropped bagel 15 feet away. He did little tippy-taps when he got excited!
Tommy was a sweetheart of a cuddle-bug! Unfortunately he had severe separation anxiety and wasn't a good fit for our fostering, but if I would have had the time to work with him I absolutely would have kept him! He went into another foster situation where he was "timeshare" between two families while they worked on his anxiety until he was able to be adopted.
Marvin was probably my favorite...young, energetic, and a very smart "pit-mix". I fostered him twice while his adopter was in the hospital. That boy LOVED sticks!
Fostering can save lives - literally! By reducing the stress in the shelters, these dogs can find a temporary place to land, to relax, to exhibit their real personalities and give more information to their animal shelter so they can find the best "fit" in their adopters.
Rules that my boy lives his life by!
Does your dog have life rules? Please share them in the comments!
This was taken our first summer in Colorado at the Continental Divide Overlook trail at Eldorado Canyon State Park. Rowan loves being a Colorado Dog!
Happy Professional Pet Sitters Week
(March 2-8)
I've previously worked as a dog walker for a service that specialized in reactive dogs.
I've also volunteered at animal shelters for over 10 years now!
Thousands of hours walking thousands of dogs! From the biggest to the smallest, the pullers, the skittish, the happy-go-lucky, and more!
Here's to these and many more puppies in my life, even if it's only for a little while!
#adoptdontshop
This is probably the least talked about - how well is your leash made? Cheap leashes are often quickly made with just enough stitching to hold them together, not a method that can stand up to repeated stressors by large dogs.
I even did the math!
Join me on the upcoming social media platform!
Make sure to add the "Dogs of Bluesky" to your Feeds list so you get to see all of the puppies!
Part 2 in the series - those pups can be quick to chew leashes when you aren't looking, but how bad can that be?
Breaking down some vital information if you have a large dog or one who is hard on their gear. Trust me - you don't want your equipment breaking on you at the wrong time!
Happy Walking the Dog Day!
It's a good time to give your equipment a good once-over and ensure that it's all in working order, replacing it if the "snap" has gone out of the hardware or the material is frayed or faded.
Remember that you can get a discount on your first order at The Exceptional Dog Shop - just sign up for our community newsletter!
Happy ID your Pet Day!
Take this opportunity to check your dog's ID tags:
Is your contact information up to date?
Is the tag worn and in danger of falling off?
Not just for Tags:
Make sure that your Microchip information is also updated!
Set yourself a reminder for your next checkup to have your Vet verify your dog's microchip is still readable and hasn't migrated. You can even do a "happy dog visit" to check if your vet allows them.
If you know me, you are probably already aware of my opinions, but I am putting this out there for everyone to see. I'm trying to be a better person and an ally instead of a bystander. Won't you join me?
Corporate Member of the Pet Professional Guild
