Monica Vanthoff - The Gentle Dog Co.

03/11/2024

03/11/2024

31/10/2024

WITCH HAT FUN! 🧙‍♀️

Costumes aren’t always a dog’s favourite thing, especially headbands!. Dogs aren’t used to wearing them, so it can feel a bit strange at first. But with Charlie & Peppa, 2 Staffy girls, I turned this into a fun game! 🐾

Instead of asking them to stay still, I invited them to play with the hat and enjoy some treats along the way. I truly had a great time and couldn’t help but laugh and they laughed too, I swear!. You can see their soft faces, BIG smiles, and even their eyes closing with joy 😄🐶🐶

This is a perfect example of EMOTIONAL CONTAGION in action.
My laughter and joy had a positive effect on Charlie & Peppa, making them feel happy and playful as well. Emotions, whether positive or negative, can spread from one mammal to another. In this case, my joy created a fun atmosphere that encouraged them to join in and enjoy the moment.

Making these human-animal connections is what HOWL-O-WEEN is about! 🎃👻💜

31/10/2024

TOY TIME! 🎃👻🧟

We had an absolute blast choosing the perfect spooky toys for each of our doggy clients! 🐶 From creepy creatures upside-down in a cauldron to bloody knives, every toy was hand-picked with care and love💜

Check out these fun clips 🎥 of us opening the bags of toys at our new Dog Training & Enrichment Center in Hornsby! 🐾 This new space is adding so much fun to our doggies and makes projects like this go so smoothly 😄

31/10/2024

SNEAK PEEK INTO OUR HOWL-O-WEEN! 🎃👻🧙

The First Spooky Bags Are Ready! 🧙

We love Howl-o-Ween! 🐾 It’s always such a fun time with our doggy clients! 🐶 Here’s a little sneak peek as we prep our first SPOOKY BAGS 👻 filled with frightfully fun dog toys! 🧟 Let’s take a look at the first two bags. Don’t they look amazing?. We just know our doggies are going to love them!.

04/08/2024

THANK YOU! 🌸

Check out this awesome gift package we have for our amazing pet sitting clients! 🎁✨

It’s packed with goodies, including our stylish pen 🖊️, handy note pad 📒, and a gorgeous calico bag 🛍️ featuring our beloved Crumpy, the doggie who started it all 🐶❤️

But that’s not all!. We also include a special surprise for our doggies 🐕 It's our way of showing how much we appreciate you and your doggies! 🎉

04/08/2024

TEAM MOLLY & LOUIS here! 🐶🐶

Hi everyone again 😊

Just wanted to share a sneak peek of our fantastic first pet sitting with Molly and Louis 🐾 Their human parents were planning to go away for a few days. called us and we had a free meet & greet at their home 🏡 and we were set to go.

A few days later, we started our pet sitting adventure. We are called ''Team Molly & Louis'' because we work as a team to make sure our doggie clients are well taken care of.

Our first day started playing lots of fun indoor games, including some sniffing games which they absolutely loved. And, in the afternoon, Molly and Louis explored a beautiful big park with lots of bush to sniff 🐕🌳 They were so well-behaved and full of energy!.

Back home, we made a ''snuflle mat course'' for them where they had a ball sniffing and finding their dinner. It was such a joy to watch them use their noses! 🎉

We also made sure Molly & Louis got plenty of cuddles each day 🥰 We sent photos and videos to the their parents daily because them enjoying their break and having peace of mind is very important to us.

We're so grateful for all our amazing clients and we never take them for granted. We always strive to go above and beyond. Looking forward to more adventures with Molly & Louis!