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Summer Exercise for Pups
What does a summer walk look like with your pup friend in Arizona? Roll over, blink at the clock…notice the darkness outside is shifting away as the day begins to lighten – and the walk begins. Your canine companion will be ready to go between 6am and 9am to get in a walk before the temperatures reach 95 degrees in the morning…
The To-Do List
What to do first? We can go into a state of overwhelm on any given day depending on what we feel needs to be done – and that emotion can rise even more when we are traveling hand in hand with the unknown at our side. The unknown, void or place of mystery…
The Look and Feel of a Pet Visit
You may be asking yourself what does a pet visit look or feel like - and what does my pet(s) experience? With Dream Pet Care, I spend five to ten minutes greeting them in the way they enjoy. With several pup friends, we begin with ten minutes of play…
Getting to Know Your Pets
As a pet companion I have experienced several times when pets have pushed past their own perceived characterizes to help teach a person what they need to hear in the moment. On day one of any new pet assignment, it is about listening to your animal companions with my ears, eyes, what I am feeling or sensing in my body and the thoughts that come quickly in as nine out of ten times it is from them. They too are beginning an inventory list of who I am through my energy, smell, and what they sense about me….
A Dog’s Response to the Ultimate Change
Whether the death is a companion animal or a person, many of our animal friends respond very similarly to us in dealing with the passing of a loved one as well as in other sometimes unexpected ways. I recently met a lifelong friend’s senior canine six weeks after the passing of my friend’s husband. Both my friend and the canine are working through the challenges…
Play - Dog Style
The many versions of play according to a local canine friend came through on a recent outing. When we think of this activity in regard to them, it often comes associated with a ball in a backyard game…
Building Trust with a Feral Family
During my last blog, I wrote about the more introverted or reserved cats. I would like to share an experience from my perspective with a family of feral kitties that I had the opportunity to meet…