All God's Creatures Pet Sitting

05/17/2024

This beautiful girl moved to Texas and joined the family

04/26/2024

My Rusty kitty loves asparagus!

Asparagus not only helps nourish your pet’s healthy microbiome 💚, but also improves their defenses against disease! 💪

In honor of National Asparagus Day, today’s article is all about the benefits of asparagus to pets (link in the comments ⬇️).

04/11/2024

04/06/2024

🌒 What to do with pets during a solar eclipse? Share how your pets marked this celestial event in the comments!

03/23/2024

It's ! This cutie Paxton just joined the family

03/11/2024

Welcome Maggie, Charlie, Lucy and Simon to the family!

03/10/2024

Potty Watch: How Often Should Your Dog Go? 🤔

🐕 Uncover the surprising truths about your dog's bladder health and the risks of letting them wait too long to relieve themselves in today’s free article: https://bit.ly/3SP7kyY

02/20/2024

Low Cost Pet Vaccinations
Join us Thursday, February 22nd
5:00-7:00 PM

02/20/2024

National Justice for Animals Week is a reminder to treat every living being with compassion and dignity. 🌟

02/19/2024

I welcomed Bear and Finn to the family last week

02/16/2024

Artist: Scott Metzger

02/14/2024

Decoding Your Pet’s Love Language 🐶😺

Our furry friends show their love for us in various ways — some are easy to understand while others can be downright bewildering. Which of these gestures is your pet’s favorite way to say “I love you”? 🥰

Learn more ways your pet expresses love in today’s free article: https://bit.ly/42zQ9FS

02/02/2024

Ralph and Penny joined the family!

01/30/2024

House sitting for a week and a half for my newest client. Meet Izzie, Lenny, Moose, Ruby and Pickle

01/22/2024

I also have a dog🐕🐕

01/21/2024

There are lots of videos appearing online at the moment showing 'trainers' who clearly do or know none of these things. Let's join together to be better. Let's be educated and NICE to dogs.

talk to us about joining NICE!

01/15/2024

It's here are Walter and Barbie in their sweaters keeping warm in the freezing cold. Show me how your pets are staying warm.

01/13/2024

01/02/2024

Did you know today (January 2) is National Pet Travel Safety Day? If you're taking a road trip with your pet (or just taking them for a ride), keep these safety tips in mind.

01/02/2024

Many people have invited a new dog into their lives over the holidays. If you are about to adopt a new family member you may find this helpful....and a lot of this is the same information for when you move house with your family dog you have had for years.

Newly adopted dogs don't know you.
You know your intentions are good, unfortunately they don't.

Trust takes time. Building a relationship takes time and many people think in a few days they should be fine.....
No.....in a few days they can be just as stressed as when they first arrived....but it WILL get better and better.

Everything is new.
It smells different.
It sounds different.
The people around them are different and it can be scary.

Take it slow.
Let them understand their new world in small, predictable ways.
Keep a routine.
Keep as much as possible the same as the rescue may have advised.
Don't wash the grubby blanket that came with them...they may need those scents....it may be all they find comfort in.
If you have been told they are good with other dogs/pets....great ! However that doesn't mean they need to be immediately introduced....they know other animals are near, they can sense them and smell them....they don't need to meet just yet.

Sights are new.
Sounds are new.
Scents are new.....everything your dog uses to navigate the world is new and can be scary.

You both have time.....time to trust, and that goes both ways....new dogs can behave in unpredictable ways, so be prepared it may not be all smooth sailing.

You WILL get there.......and the best way to do this is slowly
All the very best for you and your new family member.

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12/19/2023

Twas the night before Christmas and the shelter is dark,
The whole place is silent, not even a bark.
The dogs are all locked in their pens for the night,
The staff has gone home and turned out the light.
As I lay my head on the cold concrete floor,
I fondly recall the home I had before.
The family I loved who loved me right back,
We'd share everything from a secret to snack.
Things couldn't be better at this time last year,
But that has all changed and now I am here.
I won't see the tree, the lights or the snow,
I'm scared and alone, my spirits are low.
The others like me weren't put up for adoption,
A new family and home, for us aren't an option.
We've been locked up in cells as if we're all crooks,
We don't deserve homes because of our looks.
Not Diesel, or Bingo or the young one named Percy,
Deserve to be loved nor shown any mercy.
While families celebrate holiday cheer,
I know in my heart that my end is near.
The vet will arrive, the lights will go on,
By the time you awake, we all will be gone.
A stranger will come and take me away,
I'll never awake to see another day.
As I close my eyes I'll shed you a tear,
The fond memories I'll always keep near.
The only thing I've ever asked of Santa Claus,
Is to stop all these unfair, ridiculous laws.
You said without me, your life was not full,
So why does it matter that I'm a "pitbull"?

-Anonymous

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and clients. I am thankful for y'all!

11/20/2023

for Harley, Lacey and newly adopted R***r kitty all week again

11/09/2023

Thursday Tip: Put a stick in it!

For cats who have learned to step lightly to avoid triggering their humane traps, slide a stick through the side holes of the trap just in front of the trigger plate and a few inches off the trap floor. The cat will be forced to step over the stick and her paw will land harder on the trigger plate just beyond it.

Learn more TNR tips for those savvy, hard-to-trap cats at alleycat.org/HardToTrap