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Putting family first
My Dad, George Johnson
Posted by Terry A. (Albertsark) in Pet Services
In October 2007, I wasn’t very busy with pet sitting. I only had one visit a day coming up for a two-week period, but I decided to stay home and hoped more people would fill in my schedule with appointments. I needed the money, and October was usually busy. But my schedule stayed slow. One morning I was lying in bed, thinking about my Dad, wh… read more
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Oct '08
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Plumbing for pet sitters
Thank goodness this wasn't m…
Posted by Terry A. (Albertsark) in Pet Services
New Year’s Morning… While the rest of the world slept off its collective hangover, I was out visiting pets, letting dogs out of crates, scooping litterboxes, and feeding birds. My last stop was to visit a dog, two cats and some bunnies. Hannah the border collie mix needed to go out for the day. As I walked in the front door, Hannah greete… read more
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Oct '08
24
Pet sitter Burnout
Playing hard!
Posted by Terry A. (Albertsark) in Pet Services
I can’t afford a vacation. Like everyone else in the world, the economy is hitting me hard. The good news is my pet sitting hasn’t fallen off as much as I had feared. School in Poway started two weeks ago, almost three weeks earlier than other years, and that put an end to summer vacation. The September Slump in my business started early. I… read more
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Sep '08
5
Not all dogs need a pet sitter
Angel and Haley ate their be…
Posted by Terry A. (Albertsark) in Pet Services
Some dogs don't need a pet sitter. They need to stay in a kennel where they are confined in a small pen for 24 hours a day and can't get hurt, out, or destroy anything. Never thought you'd hear me say that, did you? But think about it. Leave a 10 month old Labrador at home alone in the back yard for 12 hours, and what is going to happen? By the… read more
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Aug '08
21
Pet sitting the parrots
Two Amazon parrots
Posted by Terry A. (Albertsark) in Pet Services
The parrots shown here are Poncey, an Amazon, that I have been taking care of for seven years, and his new rommate, Tooki. I clean their cages every week. Poncey and I have never been close friends, but he puts up with me. Tooki, on the other hand, is downright aggressive. Last week he bit the housekeeper on the lip while I was at the house. I … read more
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Aug '08
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