Happy Tails Pet Sitting

06/25/2025

The company of these exceptional fur babies is truly a pleasure!! We treasure our sleepovers and all the love & affection they show.
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06/25/2025

RIP Mikala the world was a better place with you in it! 😭💔 you made a difference in so many lives ❤️

06/24/2025

Hey everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment to say a big thank you for your patience — I know I’ve fallen a bit behind on posting all the adorable photos from recent visits and walks. Things have been wonderfully busy (which is a good problem to have!), but I promise I haven’t forgotten about sharing your sweet pets’ moments! 🐾📸

I’ll be catching up over the next few days, so get ready for a flood of cuteness coming your way. Thanks again for understanding and for letting us love on your pets like they’re our own! 💕

06/24/2025

Leo and Max had a fantastic sleepover staycation with us over the weekend. Aren’t they just the most adorable boys?

06/24/2025

We are excited to introduce Dexter Linus Chloe and Sookie as the newest members of our furry family. Please join us in giving a warm welcome to these delightful fur kids!

06/24/2025

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Harlee. We are delighted to have you as part of our furry family beauty.

06/21/2025

Freak accidents that you never even think of

Sadly, this healthy senior Labrador Mix named Lexie suffocated on June 17th in a chip bag leaving her family devastated. Deborah Lewis writes, "Last night, after arriving home from my trip, I tragically found my sweet, precious Lexie girl had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. The way she passed was very traumatic to experience, but while I did know it was a risk that exists and something that happens more than we realize, I know there are still so many who have never known it to be a possibility, and due to this I want to use her passing to hopefully spread awareness and help others take whatever precautions they can for their fur babies. Though in having a dog like Lexie, who was so extremely motivated in getting into anything and everything she could, good and bad for her, and in always trying to take the most precautions I could, and being a Vet Professional, it just shows that it doesn’t matter and these freak accidents can happen to anyone at any time and very quickly. However, I still think it’s important to provide the details of her passing to at least spread the awareness to others.

Unfortunately, Lexie got herself into a bag of chips, which were on the counter at what we felt was a safe distance from her reach. She has always been a counter surfer and we have always been cautious in keeping things far enough back. I have forgotten chip bags out many times without incident, even found some ripped open I’d forgotten over the years, these things happen sometimes. Sadly, this time, Lexie, and we did not get so lucky.

Lexie somehow got this bag, that had been in the same place for over a day, and put her head into the bag to eat the chips. Unfortunately when dogs get into chip bags like this, with their heads completely in, whether they steal them from a table, the counter or an empty bag from the garbage, while they are eating and licking, the bag seals and forms a vacuum around their heads which they cannot break or get out of. This seal cuts off their oxygen supply, and sadly without being able to breathe or get out of the seal, they then pass away.

This is what happened to my Lexie girl as I found her deceased on the dining room floor with her head inside the chip bag. An accident like this leaves no one to blame, and can happen so quickly whether we are at home with them or out. I don’t like to think that she suffered, and that she simply lost consciousness while enjoying herself a delicious snack, which she sadly just then never woke up from, and that this happened quickly.

Please I urge you to be aware of the risk chip bags (or similar) can be. Ensure they are always put away in a high cupboard if you have pets, and cut open any empty ones to be thrown into the garbage. Though also, it’s important to know sometimes we just forget, or they still get them somehow, and these things can just happen.
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Pet suffocation happens daily and within minutes. Please share in honor of sweet Lexie to help spread awareness. It's our best defense against pet suffocation.
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06/21/2025

Cutest sweetest little curly girl!

06/21/2025

Auntie Michelle always offers fantastic and engaging enrichment activities for the fur kids. Charlie says thank you to Auntie Michelle. I wuff you! 💖

06/21/2025

These girls just adore their auntie michelle! 💖🐾

06/21/2025

Ruby is having such a great time with Auntie Paige. 💜🐾