Disaster Preparedness for Your Pets

September is National Disaster Preparedness Month. What most of us think about when we think about disaster preparedness is how do I keep my family safe? How many days of food and water should we have? How much water do we need per person? What important papers do we...

How Your Pet Sitter Keeps Your Home Safe: Keys, Alarm Codes and More

  When I first started Dances with Dogs 16 years ago my husband looked at me and said, “no one is ever going to give you the keys to their home.” Thankfully he was wrong, but I took his words seriously and have made our clients’ home security a top priority. We...

Daily Visits for Cats: Why We Require Them

  It is easy to see the independence and aloofness of cats as cats not needing much social interaction and care. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Cats need daily care for several reasons. Here are a few: Cats Are Cats What does that mean? Cats can find...