Pet Food
Pet Food Recall - By now I'm sure all pet owners have heard of the recent pet food recalls. Here is a great site that lists all food recalled regardless of the manufacturer.
Click here.
Recommended Pet Food - Speaking of pet food, what are you feeding your pet? There is a huge difference in pet foods and all pet owners should know what to look for. For a list of recommended foods, click here.
How does YOUR dog food rate? Click here to find out.
Cancellations
Please be aware of my cancellation policy. 72 hours notice must be given for all cancellations or you will be charged for the visit. This applies to all visits except for regularly scheduled daily visits which must give cancellation notice by 7:30 a.m.
Please remember to make your reservations early! I only accept a very limited number
of sits to ensure that each pet gets the care they deserve and I often get booked up. If you are a new client I need time to do an initial consultation before starting service. Thank you!
ALL pet sitting requests made with less than 48 hours notice will be charged an additional $5 per visit. I have been lax about enforcing this in the past but can not continue to do so. Thank you for your understanding.
Serving most of Ashburnham, Massachusetts
(and a tiny bit of Westminster)
(Please check service area map.)
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science and I have completed the Pet First Aid Course
from the American Red Cross.
I have a local business certificate,and I'm an insured member of Pet
Sitters Associates, LLC
I believe in positive dog training. I recently came across these excerpts and thought
they spoke volumes and decided to post them here.
Excerpts from, "The Complete Idiots Guide to Positive Dog Training", second
edition, copyright 2005 by Pamela Dennison (author.)
Page 9: "The most notable role models for positive methods are the trainers
at SeaWorld parks. They train a killer whale to stay still for dental work
without Novocain, to urinate on cue into a paper cup, to allow blood to be
drawn, and many other behaviors needed for animal husbandry. Use punishment
on these animals and you'll see the need for new trainers increase because
all of the trainers will be dead. So they use positive training by
necessity. It only takes nine months to train a whale, including name
recognition, "Come" on cue, and daily animal husbandry (does your dog allow
grooming?), eye contact, not eating the trainer or any other animals - even
prey - plus all of the behaviors needed for the show."
Page 10: "Why some people seem to think that a 25-pound Sheltie needs more
punishment than an 8,000-pound killer whale at SeaWorld is beyond me."
My dog, Xena, learned how to open the front door on her own so then I had to teach her how to shut it. Click here to see her in action.
