Gracie’s Tails

06/26/2026

Hello Gracie’s Tails family. This post is incredibly hard to make, and it’s taken me a month to muscle up the courage to do it, but unfortunately the time has come. Gracie’s Tails will be taking a break. Lately my (Brittney) body has been feeling pretty burnt out. I am struggling with some pretty severe OCD and Depression. I am completely open about these things, and so I wanted to be open with everyone here. After 5 months of deep conversations with my counselor and Alex and I together, we have decided to take a break from Gracie’s Tails. If you have us booked, not to worry we are still committed to that time. But we will be taking an official break starting October 2, 2026, and going until at least the end of December. When Alex and I set out to do this we had no idea how much of a blessing we would receive. We got to hangout with so many animals, far more than I ever thought. Like I said this is an incredibly difficult decision, and it has not come lightly. I need time to heal my mind, and while I LOVE dogsitting, it is the thing my OCD is attacking the most. I feel like I am letting down so many people, but like I’ve heard several times, I can’t take the best care of animals if I am not taking care of myself. I have several names of other dog sitters that I can share. Please know that I am not making this decision lightly. We love each and every one of your animals!

06/07/2026

03/26/2026

Sobe girl. One of our favorite house seals! 🦭

Probably Sobe “why on earth does this lady keep shoving this darn phone in my face? Can she not tell I’m trying to take a nap? Where are my hoomans? These people are bonkers!” 😅

03/03/2026

Please keep an eye out for this sweet girl!

02/27/2026

A few new people here! Want to reintroduce ourselves. My name is Brittney. I have been in the pet care industry for over 15 years. I have experience with most animals. My husband, Alex has joined me in this endeavor, and we started Gracie’s Tails. In the future we hope to open a doggie paradise in our home. We currently live in my parent’s basement but hope to purchase a home soon. We are available for taking care of small animals currently, dogs, cats, rodents, reptiles, ducks and chickens. We are stepping away from stop in visits for farms (horses, goats, sheep, etc) for a moment to regroup and see if that is our avenue. I work as a Registered Behavior Technician providing ABA therapy to children in our community. Alex works third shift as a Facilitator at Miller Knoll in Zeeland.

We care deeply about the animals we care for, and treat them like they are our own. We are human, and make mistakes though. Who doesn’t but we will always try to take ownership of those mistakes. We do have Pet Care Insurance!

Our schedule is filling up quickly, we try to avoid taking on two houses at once. If we are unavailable we have a list of other pet care providers that we can suggest!

We charge $35 for a 24 hr period!

02/24/2026

Hello! I just wanted to make a post informing you all that we are seemingly filling up, our schedule quickly. March, and April are almost completely booked. If you are in need of our services please reach out soon! If we are not available I have a list of other pet care providers that may be available to accommodate. We want to be able to accommodate everyone, but unfortunately we may not be able to! -Brittney

02/22/2026

Excited to welcome Burl to the Gracie’s Tails Family! He is a 12 week old sweetheart! It has been such a joy to hangout with him yesterday and today!

02/13/2026

One of my biggest fears being in the pet care
industry is returning to a house and it being on fire. You better believe I will do EVERYTHING in my power to save your pet.

02/09/2026

We got some really sad news this morning. Miss Paisley Mae one of our Gracie’s Tails family members went to doggie heaven yesterday. Paisley was such a sweet, goofy, snuggly, loving pup. We loved you like you were our own. Rest in Heaven sweet girl. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time. 🩵