This month is Red Cross Pet First Aid Awareness month. I plan to run a series of articles here to make sure that as a pet sitter you are prepared to care for your clients pets in an emergency situation. If you are a pet owner or
Read more →Every pet owner and pet business owner should have their own disaster preparedness guide. You never know when a natural (or manmade) disaster can strike and you need to have a plan to ensure that you know how to get your pets to a safe place. If
Read more →This weekend I evacuated from New Iberia, Lousianna because of Hurricane Gustav. I was scheduled to stay in Louisianna for another week to teach a class but got out before the mad rush to leave New Orleans on the weekend. Luckily my pets were still safe and sound
Read more →Summer is almost here and all pet professionals should be aware of the dangers of the summer heat to our pets.  Last summer my husband relayed to me an incident that a workmate had with his dog. He and his wife left their two dogs out in
Read more →Last week we found ourselves in the path of the tornado that swept across Dallas Fort Worth. We sheltered with our pets in our home as the sirens sounded and were hit by hail just larger than golf ball size. We were lucky – the tornado touched
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