From the category archives:
Not every college student flips burgers to make money to help pay their tuition. Some take on jobs like pet sitting and dog walking.
She wore two black and pumpkin-colored Halloween ribbons in her light grey hair as she strutted out of the house in a tomato-red princess t-shirt and a custard-yellow crown.
Victoria, a 9-year-old Shih [...]
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When Christie Keith’s mom was hospitalized recently, she called on a professional pet sitter / dog walker to take care of her dogs Kyrie and Rebel while she spent time with her mom. Her pet sitter went above and beyond to make sure the dogs were well cared for and to give Christie peace of [...]
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On December 16 a law went into effect in Los Angeles which limits a person to walking no more than three dogs at a time at public dog parks. Many dog walkers are upset with this law due to the nature of their business. Other park-goers want the laws to be enforced.
Each working day, Ross [...]
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I spoke with Brenda Janner, owner of Beg n Bark Pet Sitting in Princeton, NJ, a few weeks ago about some of the things she believes are important in running her pet care business. I was especially impressed with the emphasis she puts on education…for her employees as well as clients. So I asked her [...]
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I highly recommend One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food, by Michael Schaffer, to anybody who likes dogs! Schaffer researched just about every aspect of dogs in America (and their people!) and has written a very insightful book about just how much our dogs [...]
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If you ask pet sitters and dog walkers what they did for a living before they started taking care of pets you might be surprised at the answers. I know of lawyers, nurses, teachers, business executives, and others who used to hold professional positions but are now following their passion…working with pets. Chiara Sforza is [...]
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I did an informal poll recently and asked pet owners what it is they look for when they’re looking for a pet sitter or dog walker. Here’s what they said, starting with what was mentioned most often. (bullet points that are together mean those things were mentioned about the same number of times.)
Bonded and insured
Insurance [...]
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