A Dog's Life

05/06/2024

Shout out to the women who work aka volunteer in Rescues. May we support them, donate time, and resources when needed. I left this morning smelling pretty, hair pulled back, even had a touch of lipstick. I walked thru the door 10 hrs later, exhausted, not smelling so pretty, and so damn tired of trying in vain to convince people to spay and neuter.

12/05/2024

28/04/2024

This is one of my favorite photos of a very delightful little foster from years ago.
I thought some of you could use a reprieve from reality smile at little pink beans.

28/03/2024

Friends, I will continue to voice my thoughts on back yard breeders. Like my comments, don't like my comments I don't care. I don't voice my opinion to rack up brownie points. Animal welfare is what I do, it's who I am. So, speak out when you can. Others, feel free to remove me from your friends list if I haven't done it myself.

29/02/2024

Had fun playing the never ending game of"find the snowball" with this girl.

26/02/2024

Please

25/02/2024

Saturday night date! Can't say much about conversational skills but he wags his tail when we make eye contact. Win!

21/11/2023

Hi, I have availabilty over Christmas for pet and housesitting.

Please pm for rates and info🐾⛄

19/10/2023

Serving ,Whitecroft,Heffley,and area.

03/10/2023

Catch a view of us on the Trans Canada between Kamloops and Chase!

Thank you to Jim at BC Billboards for making this happen. It’s important to us that our community and the surrounding areas know that 24 hour veterinary services will soon be available. Help us spread the word!

15/07/2023

12/07/2023

Well folks, that's a wrap. This mountain girl is headed back to the hills. A big thank you to all of you that trusted me with your animal family. I have met incredible animals and guardians. Stay tuned for new adventures. .

09/06/2023

15/05/2023

Happy mothers day too all the great animal moms!
I love how this family greets me!
❤️

12/05/2023

A Dog's Life
Petcare services, Cowichan Bay and area.

Just a dog and his stuffy.
It is so important that dogs are given the opportunity to be still and learn how to settle themselves. Stop and smell the roses, or in Bernie's case the rhododendrons.

29/04/2023

Hi everyone.
Quick update on availability. I have some openings May 15th - 21st. Some dates in July, and the last week of august.
Daycare, house-sitting/pet. Drop in.

🐈🐾🐕🐄🐑🐤

29/04/2023

Rocket needed an afternoon siesta before his evening walk. Just a girl and dog client enjoying the sunset on a Friday night

25/04/2023

An apology:

Dear nice lady, thank you for the treats, sorry i try and trip you with my great big feets. I love all the toys, cuz I'm still a young goofy boy. Sorry that i "slipped" into the goldfish pond, i was distracted by the moscovey of which I m very fond.

Finally, I'm sorry i watered your potted chives, they smelled delish and i couldn't resist.

♥️🐾Budley






Pet care services, cowichan bay and area.

22/04/2023

Happy Saturday.

This is your PSA!

20/04/2023

Thanks everyone!
Over 300 pics of your family members.
Seeing your photos and comments really solidifies that animals are vital in our well being. I truly hope i have the opportunity to care for some of them.
Thanks, Chris🐈🐴🐄🐽🐕🐾❤️

19/04/2023

I thinks it is time to show off our incredible friend therapists, fitness coach, food critiques, buddies. Some of you you may refer to them as pets. I love "boop" pictures. Calling all hoove, fish, feather and fur enthusiasts, show us your photos! These are a few of my faves.

09/04/2023

Happy Easter from a couple of my favourite bunnies.

09/03/2023

Before leaving your dog alone with a dog sitter, make sure you are confident in the care your dog will receive by asking the right questions beforehand and leaving a detailed list of necessary information about your home and dog.

07/03/2023

06/03/2023

Some reassurance!

If only it could help my sense of direction in the first place.

04/03/2023

Weather got you down?
Planning a last minute Spring Break getaway? Need pet care?
I'm your gal. I offer in home care so your home so your animals feel more secure and comfortable in they're environment.!
DM or text for info and to arrange a meet and greet!
(250) 566-3174
🐾♥️🐈🐎🐖🐔🐠

01/03/2023

There can be many different reasons a dog might growl.

It can also be quite scary for us as owners if it happens and we may knee jerk into telling our dog off to make sure that growling doesn’t ‘get worse’.

But if we do that and it works (i.e. the growling stops or reduces in frequency) all we’ve done is removed the outward behaviour (that for whatever reason) was your dog telling you they’re uncomfortable. We haven’t actually addressed what’s going on under the hood.

So if we have punished the growl, next time our dog is in that situation (or one similar) but is still having all of the same feelings…where do they go to communicate that they are not comfortable?

It may not mean they choose to bite but you’re certainly running the risk of getting closer to that happening.

By successfully punishing the growl you are essentially removing what is a very important warning signal that something isn’t okay and needs addressing.

A growl is very rarely the first bit of a dog trying to communicate something to us. It’s easy to miss a lot of the earlier warnings. If they’ve learnt that earlier warning signals don’t work they’re learning to escalate their behaviour to communicate.

Don’t remove this behaviour from their repertoire or you are essentially removing the batteries from their smoke alarm.

Here are some excellent owner resource articles by Aggressive Dog if you have any concerns around your dog’s behaviour and want to learn more: https://aggressivedog.com/articles/

01/03/2023

Time and time again i encounter off leash dogs while walking a dog in my care. I purposely avoid off leash areas so that i can work on training, leashing, and let the dog sniff and enjoy without a constant parade of off leash dogs running up to us. I take precautions to ensure the well being of my clients, please respect that. It is irrelevant to me if your dog is friendly. Imagine how you would feel if total strangers came running up to you. ?