Going Mutts Pet Services and Nutrition (2025)

28/07/2025

🐶 Why Do Puppies Have Lower Amylase?
Hint: It’s not a flaw — it’s biology in context.

Many people struggle to find a kibble that works for their puppy…

This might be a big reason why 👇

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🧪 What Is Amylase?

Amylase is the enzyme that breaks down starches into simple sugars.

There are two types:
• Salivary amylase – starts digestion in the mouth (almost absent in dogs)
• Pancreatic amylase – secreted into the small intestine

But here’s the twist:
➡️ Dogs — especially puppies — naturally produce much less amylase than humans or omnivores.

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🐾 Why Are Amylase Levels So Low in Puppies?

Because they’re not designed to handle much starch early on.

Puppy digestion is built for:
🥛 Warm, fatty milk
🍖 Easily digested proteins
🥓 Raw fats
🦠 Microbial exposure from mom

The early months are for terrain development, not starch digestion.

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⚙️ 1. Immature Pancreatic Output

Puppies’ digestive systems are still maturing.
Their pancreas isn’t fully online — especially for carb enzymes. Nature prioritizes fat + protein digestion first.

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🧬 2. Low Genetic Expression of Amylase

Dogs didn’t evolve eating starch-heavy diets.

They express:
• Minimal AMY2B (pancreatic amylase)
• Very low salivary amylase
• Limited carb digestion until maturity

🧠 Puppies literally haven’t “turned on” their starch-digesting machinery yet.

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🌿 3. Amylase Depends on Gut Maturity + Microbes

Carb digestion isn’t just about enzymes — it also needs:
• Microbial fermentation
• Bile flow
• Stomach acid

But puppies often:
• Have immature microbiomes
• Are weaned too early or formula-fed
• Start life with compromised digestion

➡️ Which makes starch even harder to process

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⚠️ What Happens If You Feed Too Much Starch, Too Soon?

In a puppy with low amylase + fragile gut terrain, starches can:
• Ferment → gas, bloating, hiccups
• Feed dysbiosis → yeast, loose stools, SIBO
• Overwhelm digestion → food aversion, fatigue
• Trigger immune flares → skin rashes, “allergy” symptoms

🚫 Especially when fed:
🥣 High-starch kibble
🍚 Grains like rice or oats
🥔 Peas, potatoes, or veggie mush too early

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🧠 The Nerdy Bottom Line:

I’m not anti-carb — I’m pro-timing and terrain. Some adult dogs thrive with moderate starch… But for puppies? It really depends.

If their gut is still maturing, keep starch minimal until you know they can handle it.

Instead, focus on:
🥛 Milk (fat, protein, enzymes)
🍖 Raw or gently cooked animal foods
🦠 Exposure to dirt, mom, and microbes
⏳ Time — to develop enzymes, bile, and balance

➡️ A well-developed gut =
- Better nutrient absorption
- Stronger immunity
- Fewer “mystery” symptoms later in life

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(except sometimes… it’s nuanced™ 😄)

26/07/2025

🐾 Your Dog Doesn’t Hate Their Food — Their Gut Just Isn’t Ready Yet

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Itchy paws?
Ear gunk?
A**l glands on overdrive?

Your dog might be reacting to food —
but that doesn’t mean they’re “allergic.”

In many cases, their gut-immune system is overwhelmed, not broken.

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🧠 What’s Really Going On?

Inside your dog’s digestive tract lives an immune layer called GALT (gut-associated lymphoid tissue)

It produces something called secretory IgA (sIgA) — which acts like a calm, diplomatic bodyguard.

💡 sIgA’s job:
To coat food particles and microbes, disarm them, and teach the immune system to stay chill.

But if the gut is inflamed, leaky, or overwhelmed by stress, meds, or terrain imbalances…

📉 sIgA drops
🔹 Tolerance breaks
🔥 And suddenly, food becomes the enemy

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❌ This Is Why Allergy Tests Fail

Most of those panels just pick up immune confusion, not true IgE allergies.

And without fixing the gut terrain, even “hypoallergenic” foods eventually cause problems.

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📢 Yes, Food Tolerance Can Be Rebuilt

I’ve done it — personally.

🐾 Treble used to flare on pork and react weirdly to beef.

Every supplement gave him mucus p**ps.

Now? He eats both. No issues. I rebuilt his tolerance by supporting his terrain — not just avoiding foods.

🐾 Jazz couldn’t handle any carbs. Every starch flared her. Most supplements? Same.

Today? She’s thriving with carbs reintroduced — her gut is calm and stable.

🧠 It wasn’t just about adding supplements.
It wasn’t just cutting foods.

It was about rebuilding the entire terrain — gut lining, drainage, nervous system, and immune memory.

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🛠️ So How Do We Rebuild Tolerance?

Not by adding 10 powders.
Not by endlessly rotating proteins.
Not by guessing your way through every kibble.

We focus on:

• Gut lining support → slippery elm, marshmallow, colostrum
• Microbial diversity → SBOs, dirt exposure, fermented broths
• True vitamin A → liver or cod liver oil
• Nervous system care → lick mats, milky oats, routine
• Gentle bile & lymph flow → cleavers, dandelion root, bitters
• Strategic supplement use → not scattershot overload

And yes — sometimes medications have a place, when used wisely during flare cycles, as part of calming the terrain.

But they’re not a standalone fix.

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🧬 Bottom Line:

If your dog “can’t eat anything”…
If they’ve “always been sensitive”…
If every new food causes a flare…

It’s not just about avoiding the next trigger.
It’s about rebuilding tolerance from the inside out.

Your dog’s immune system can learn to feel safe again.

We just have to teach it — gently, and with strategy.

🧠 Work the process.
Don’t fear the food.
And stop calling it just “allergies”

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Need help decoding your dog’s signals❓

I offer consults rooted in terrain healing, immune regulation, and quantum nutrition.
Let’s build a dog who can eat freely again 🐶💪

25/07/2025

I hope that everyone has a great weekend — just a reminder, I am off on the 30-August 2nd ☀️

24/07/2025

🔬 What Are Taurine-Degrading Bacteria?

Some gut microbes — including certain strains of Clostridia, Desulfovibrio, Bilophila wadsworthia, and other sulfur-reducing bacteria — can:

• Deconjugate bile acids (breaking the bond between taurine + bile)
• Or directly use taurine as fuel

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When they do this, two things happen:

1️⃣ Bile gets deconjugated
→ It becomes less effective at digesting fat
→ Can lead to fat malabsorption, diarrhea, or greasy stools

2️⃣ Taurine gets consumed
→ Reduces what’s available to recycle
→ Liver must pull more taurine to make fresh bile

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🚨 Where Do These Bacteria Come From?

They tend to overgrow in dysbiosis, especially if:

• Gut terrain is inflamed
• Sluggish motility → bile stagnates → bacteria thrive
• Diet is high-carb or low-digestibility
• There’s a history of antibiotics, vaccines, or toxins that disrupt microbial balance

🧫 They also love stagnant bile — the longer it sits, the more they multiply.

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🧬 Why It Matters for Taurine & DCM

If a dog’s gut has an overgrowth of taurine-degrading bacteria, you can feed all the taurine you want — but it may be broken down before it can be absorbed or recycled.

⚠️ This is why supporting motility, bile flow, and microbial balance is just as important as protein or taurine content when working with:

• Taurine deficiency
• Heart issues (DCM)
• Digestive terrain dysfunction

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22/07/2025

🐶✨ Taurine: Lifesaver or Overload?

Let’s Get Nerdy 🤓

Everyone says taurine is the amino acid for the heart, eyes, nerves, and bile — and they’re right… but only if your dog’s terrain can handle it.

Here’s what most people (and even many vets) miss 👇

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🔬 Taurine is a sulfur-based compound. When sulfur pathways are sluggish, taurine can overwhelm your dog’s system, triggering signs like:

• Nighttime restlessness, panting, or pacing
• Itchy skin (especially face, ears, paws)
• Eye gunk or “pressure behind the eyes”
• Neurological weirdness (startles, zoning out, odd behaviors)
• Detox flares after taurine or bile support

This isn’t taurine intolerance — it’s a sulfur bottleneck.

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🔹 What Happens When Sulfur Gets Stuck?

When your dog eats sulfur-rich foods (organ meats, eggs, shellfish, taurine), their body must process it through transsulfuration + sulfation pathways.

But here’s where it gets spicy 🌶️

🧪 Thioethers form during sulfur metabolism.
These reactive compounds pile up if:

• Bile is stagnant
• Redox is congested
• Minerals are out of balance

⬇️ And that can lead to:
• Histamine flares
• GI upset
• Neurological signs
• That classic sulfur smell 🧅

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🔍 Key Terrain Clues:
• Chronic itching or red skin
• Twitching or cramping
• Mood or behavior shifts
• Nausea or loose stools
• Sulfur-y or metallic odors

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🗝️ How to Make Taurine Safe Again

Before adding or increasing taurine, focus on clearing the terrain:
• Support bile flow → bitters, PC, lecithin
• Add molybdenum (tiny doses) → supports SUOX
• Balance minerals → magnesium, zinc, copper
• Avoid sulfur stacking → don’t mega-dose taurine with MSM, organs, etc.
• Use antioxidants → vitamin C, glutathione, NAD⁺ cofactors

💊 Dosing tip:
Start low →
▫️ 125–250 mg for small dogs
▫️ 250–500 mg for large dogs
Pulse or rotate — and watch for signs of overload

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🧬 Terrain Truth:
Taurine is amazing when your dog’s detox + bile systems are ready — but it can backfire if sulfur pathways are clogged.

🐶 Support drainage, redox, and bile first.
Then taurine becomes an ally, not a hidden stressor.

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20/07/2025

Sorry guys! I started pre-scheduling all my posts in advance, so I haven’t actually been on the business page much… LOL. Thought I was getting ahead with my “techy” skills and totally dropped the ball 🤦‍♀️ Change is hard 😂

Anyway — I hope you’ve been soaking up the little bursts of sun we’ve had! Wishing everyone a calm (or fun!), sunshine-filled Sunday 🌞🐾

20/07/2025

🫀 DCM Isn’t Just a “Diet” Problem — It’s a Terrain Breakdown

You’ve probably heard the fear-mongering:

“Grain-free diets cause DCM!”
“Don’t trust boutique brands!”
“Only feed vet-approved legacy foods!” 🙄

Let’s pause. Because what they’re not telling you? 👇

📉 DCM (Dilated Cardiomyopathy) isn’t caused by peas, potatoes, or protein variety alone.

It’s a metabolic, mineral, and mitochondrial collapse.

💣 DCM doesn’t start with a missing ingredient. It starts with a terrain that can’t use the nutrients it already has.

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🔬 Taurine “Deficiency” Isn’t Always About Low Protein

Dogs can make taurine from methionine + cysteine — if their systems are working.

But taurine loss skyrockets when:
• Bile is stagnant → taurine is used for bile, but without recycling, it’s lost
• Soluble fiber (hello, legumes) binds bile → taurine-rich bile exits in p**p
• Taurine-degrading bacteria thrive → microbes consume taurine
• Plant-heavy or poor proteins → not enough methionine/cysteine
• Kibble is high-heat processed → amino acids get damaged

⚠️ Taurine lives in animal tissue. Diets that swap meat for plants drop precursors fast.

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🧪 Copper Overload + Ceruloplasmin Deficiency

Most kibble-fed dogs get synthetic copper sulfate, but not the cofactors (like retinol, zinc, whole-food vitamin C) to build ceruloplasmin — the protein that makes copper usable.

🔹 Unbound copper = inflammation
🔹 Poor bile = copper buildup → liver strain
🔹 That inflammation = taurine depletion + mitochondrial damage

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🌀 Sulfur Bottlenecks = Redox Chaos

• Taurine, meat, and eggs bring sulfur
• But if sulfur clearance is jammed (poor SUOX, bile, redox), it builds up as sulfites and thioethers
• This worsens bile stagnation and oxidative stress — not good for the heart

⚡️ Enter: Molybdenum (Mo)

Needed by SUOX to turn sulfite → sulfate
No Mo = Mo problems 😅

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🌿 So… Is It Really the Peas?

Well — not exactly. Legumes can cause issues:
• Bind bile → increase taurine loss
• Bring soluble fiber → more bile-binding
• Contain anti-nutrients → impair absorption
• Shift the microbiome → more taurine-degrading bugs

BUT 👉 peas aren’t inherently bad. The issue is terrain collapse, including:
• Stagnant bile
• Plant-heavy or low-quality proteins
• Missing cofactors like zinc, retinol, Mo, vitamin E
• Chronic inflammation from vaccines, mycotoxins, pesticides, metals

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🍖 Wait… Can Raw Food Still Cause DCM?

Technically? YES — if the terrain is off:
• Poor bile = taurine loss
• Low retinol = copper mismanagement
• Blocked sulfur = oxidative mess
• High unbound copper = mitochondrial burnout
• Unbalanced raw = missing taurine precursors

Raw isn’t magic. It just has fewer landmines — but terrain still matters.

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💥 The Legacy Brand Myth

Many DCM studies were linked to big kibble.
Blame was placed on boutique brands instead of investigating:
• Ingredient quality
• Protein bioavailability
• Terrain health

If your kibble starts with corn, by-product meal, or “meat and bone meal”… We should be asking different questions than “does it have peas?”

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🧠 Nerdy Recap:
DCM isn’t caused by grain-free diets.

DCM happens when the terrain fails, due to:
• Copper overload + low ceruloplasmin
• Sulfur congestion + sluggish bile
• Taurine-degrading bacteria
• High-heat processed, low-bioavailability proteins
• Mitochondrial burnout + inflammation
• Missing cofactors — not missing grains

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Let’s stop blaming peas and start supporting the terrain — because your dog’s heart deserves better ❤️

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18/07/2025

🐾 Are Carbs Really “Non-Essential” for Dogs?

Let’s Talk Nuance.

I recently saw a post by a “well accredited” canine nutritionist (yes, with a doctorate in canine nutrition) declaring:

“There’s no such thing as essential carbohydrates for dogs”

And while that’s technically true… it’s a perfect example of clickbait, blanket advice that misses the real-world needs of our dogs — and the difference between surviving and truly thriving.

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🔹 Survival Isn’t the Goal

• Dogs don’t need carbs to survive — they’re facultative carnivores and can make glucose from protein or fat.
• But appropriate carbs (like root veggies or certain grains) can:
• Support liver glycogen during illness or recovery
• Bulk up stools for digestive terrain
• Provide calorie-dense energy without adding excess fat

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🔹 Think About Cows for a Second

• Technically, cows don’t “need” carbohydrates either.
• They don’t eat sugar or starch — they ferment fiber into short-chain fatty acids and glucose equivalents.
• But would anyone argue that fiber isn’t essential for cows? Of course not — it’s the foundation of their terrain.

➡️ Likewise, carbs can functionally support your dog’s terrain, even if they aren’t biochemically “essential.”

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🔹 Blanket Statements Mislead

• Saying “carbs aren’t essential” leads some guardians to cut them out entirely — thinking they’re doing better.
• But this can backfire in active, young, stressed, or recovering dogs who benefit from carb-based resilience.

⚠️ The problem isn’t carbs — it’s context.

Carbs are demonized because many commercial diets rely on cheap, high-glycemic fillers.

But when used strategically, carbs can be therapeutic.

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🤓 Bottom line?
Non-essential doesn’t mean non-beneficial.
Thoughtful, terrain-matched carbs can make the difference between struggling and thriving.

In both dogs and cows — survival isn’t the goal. Thriving is.

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16/07/2025

🌸 How to Dose Bach Flower Remedies Through the Skin (For Dogs… and Humans, too!)

Why it works, where to apply, and why Walnut is a must-have 🌰

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🧬 Bach Flowers Work Energetically — Not Chemically

These aren’t herbs, oils, or nutrients.
They’re vibrational medicine — frequency-based formulas that interact with the field, not the gut.

That means:
• No digestion needed
• No load on the liver or kidneys
• Safe for sensitive dogs, dogs on meds, or anyone with food restrictions

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🐾 How to Apply Bach Remedies to Dogs:
Use your hands — energy flows through touch!

Apply to:
• Ear edges → linked to the nervous system
• Paw pads → rich in reflexology points
• Bridge of nose → emotionally sensitive zone
• Inner thigh/groin → strong lymph flow

💧 Rub a few drops into your hands + gently pet these areas. No force. No fuss. Just transmission through the energy field.

Perfect for:
• Picky or reactive dogs
• Dogs with digestive issues
• Nervous or trauma-prone pups

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🌰 Spotlight on Walnut: The Boundary Flower

Walnut supports:
• Big life changes + transitions
• Letting go of emotional “baggage”
• Sensitivity to environments or energy
• Energetic boundaries + field protection

Perfect for:
• Rescue dogs with trauma
• Sensitive dogs in busy homes
• Moves, new family members, or season shifts
• Times when you’re changing — and they feel it

✨ Think of Walnut as a field shield — it doesn’t sedate; it stabilizes and protects transformation.

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👣 Real Talk from the Field

I’ve been using Walnut myself during a big shift — and just started using it on the pups, too.

Rescue Remedy is our usual go-to… but Walnut is a whole different frequency.
It’s not just calming — it’s releasing what isn’t yours.

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🧠 This Isn’t “Woo” — It’s Frequency Medicine

Dogs (and kids) respond fast — their fields are open and sensitive.

Flower essences don’t “dose the symptom”.
They speak to the vibration underneath it… and your dog hears it.

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🐶 Curious which Bach flower is right for your dog’s emotional terrain?

Ask me about custom blends — or fill out my Energetics Intake Form and I’ll map their field.

Yes, I can make a wet remedy just for them 💧🐾

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15/07/2025

🐝 Bee Pollen & “Allergies” — It’s Not That Simple

There’s a lot of hype around bee pollen helping with allergies…
But let’s clear something up:

✨ Yes — it can support immune tolerance.
But only in the right terrain.

That depends on:
• The pollen being local (from your region)
• The gut being sealed (no leaky proteins triggering chaos)
• The histamine bucket staying low
• And the immune system being calm enough to learn tolerance

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🚫 For many dogs (and humans), bee pollen can actually worsen symptoms, especially when there’s:

• Leaky gut
• Mast cell activation
• Histamine overload
• Itchy skin, red ears, licking, or constant flares

👉 In those cases? Bee pollen = too much, too soon

Instead of helping, it adds to the immune confusion.

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🌀 Terrain first. Then tolerance. You don’t build resilience by tossing random immune triggers at a system that’s already on fire.

👏 If it worked for you or your dog? Amazing. Celebrate that.

But if it didn’t — no shame. It just means the terrain needs a gentler first step.

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13/07/2025

📣 Big News! A Fresh Chapter for Going Mutts Pet Services and Nutrition

(Starting September 2025)

Hey everyone! I wanted to share some exciting updates coming this fall. Starting in September, I’ll be adjusting my pet care schedule to support the next phase of Going Mutts — while making more room for nutrition work and a balanced lifestyle.

After years of showing up for so many amazing pets, I’m creating more space for:
💛 Work/life balance
🧠 Mental health
🚶‍♀️ Staying active (because I was never built for a full-time desk job!)

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🐾 New Core Hours (Starting September):

🕙 10am–2pm, Monday to Friday

With flexibility to:
• Start as early as 9am on the south side (+$10)
• Extend to 3pm on either side of town on busier days

🗺️ I’ll be following a south-to-north route each day to reduce backtracking and vehicle wear — while still covering both sides of town efficiently.

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📆 How Scheduling Will Work:

• I’ll still do my best to honor your preferred windows
• Exact times are no longer guaranteed due to the route-based system
• Visits will happen between 10am–2pm
• Most “midday” bookings won’t be affected
• North side clients with 2+ daily visits may see the biggest shift

⚠️ If this no longer works for your pet care needs, I understand completely — your pets deserve care that works for everyone involved 💛

📌 Overnight stays will NOT be affected.

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📸 Still Just Here for the Pet Pics?

No problem!
Fridays + Saturdays = “Tail End of the Week” photo dumps
🐶 Happy faces
🐾 Floppy ears
📷 All the cuteness you know and love

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❌ Days Off (September–December):

• September: 6/7, 12–14, 20/21, 24–28
• October: 4/5, 11–13, 18/19, 25/26
• November: 1/2, 7–9, 15/16, 21–23, 29/30
• December: 6/7, 13/14, 19–28

Note: These do NOT affect pre-booked vacation visits or overnights.

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Thank you so much for your ongoing support — whether I’m visiting your pets, supporting your dog’s nutrition, or just sharing what I’ve learned, I’m so grateful to be part of this community.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out anytime!

💛 Whitney

Going Mutts Pet Services and Nutrition

12/07/2025

Tail End Of The Week was late again… whoops 😅 It’s been a busy one! The rain finally stopped (knock on wood) so fingers crossed we get a few solid days of good weather ahead. It was a short week for me and honestly? I feel like I’m just living in confusion now. What day is it again? 😮‍💨😂

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