Cat turns her back on me to display her trust! K2, on Reynolds Mountain, Asheville NC 28804 Recently a sweet, loving cat did it again…while we were outside sitting on some rock steps, she sat her little rear end down on my [...]
...Daily Dog Walks = Love All Year Long! How do YOU love your dog? Feed your dog healthy food? Cuddle your dog? Buy your dog lots of toys? Wonder how your dog is doing while you’re [...]
Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary 6:00 am - At last! I Go Pee! My favorite thing! 8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am - A walk in the park! My [...]
Meeting some of the Pet Parents I meet doing Pet Sitting gives me fresh hope for how love can change the world…or at least make your day! Annette R. in Chunns Cove has 2 wonderful small dogs: Molly, a 16 year old Yorky [...]
Walking Silas and Rosco early one morning last week, I got to thinking: dog walking is something lots of people do in Asheville. Lots of ’stuff’ happens on these walks, mostly wonderful, some not so good. I dog walk (and pet sit) many [...]
If you’ve read all the ‘dog books’ you can take, but still find your dog’s (or other pet’s) behavior puzzling, take a look at Temple Grandin’s Animals in Translation - fascinating, frank and very different kind of book by acclaimed author who [...]
→ Leave your ‘agenda’ at home Whatever it is, give it a 15 minute hiatus → Practice breathing - real breathing It’s amazing how repeated, deep, three-part breathing (think: stomach first, ribs second, upper chest third - and HOLD), even for a [...]