by PURRfect Pet Companion | Sep 2, 2013 | Hatfield Pet Sitter
Just as your feet are very important to your health and ability to walk, so are your dogs! Their feet have pads which provide cushioning and insulation. This helps protect the tissue of their feet and their bones and joints from shock. The insulation factor also...
by PURRfect Pet Companion | Sep 1, 2013 | Hatfield Pet Sitter
As your local Lansdale Pet Sitter, I have the opportunity to meet a lot of dogs! With over half of our clients owning dogs, we get to see and interact with a great variety of breeds! We have one or more clients that own each of these breeds and we can easily say, they...
by PURRfect Pet Companion | Aug 28, 2013 | Hatfield Pet Sitter
When we rescue or adopt a cat, it often already has a name. Sometimes we don’t like that name or don’t find the name to be fitting for our pet or their personality. For example, my sweet girl kitty Mimi was named Zeus when I rescued her. She had been named that by...
by PURRfect Pet Companion | Aug 26, 2013 | Hatfield Pet Sitter
The idea of losing your pet is unthinkable, but it can happen! There are many different ways this could happen: a dog could escape their fenced in yard; your dog or cat could slip out of the house when a door or window is accidentally left open or a natural disaster...
by PURRfect Pet Companion | Aug 24, 2013 | Hatfield Pet Sitter
As pet parents, we’ve all seen it – our dog itching like crazy and biting himself. Itchiness in pets is often demonstrated by your “fur baby” licking, chewing or scratching their skin, ears and paws. Cats and dogs can lick and scratch until they have bald...
by PURRfect Pet Companion | Aug 22, 2013 | Hatfield Pet Sitter
Our cats and dogs have fur, which is an ideal place for fleas and ticks to hide! You can check for fleas and ticks on your pet when you groom them. You should look for more than just the flea itself, watch for black and white specs in the fur. These are flea eggs,...