Being a pet sitter/dog walker isn't all puppies and rainbows as I've mentioned before, and at times we are called into a situation that is beyond our control...

All the advise that I have read says I need to write at least one blog post a week. As I had no ideas and would rather use the rare free time I have to do so...

with Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War is currently tearing up the theaters and setting records, the trailer for Luke Cage season 2 just dropped, and the DC u...

When you start a business one of the first thing all the guide books tell you to do is to define your higher principle. In other words why do you do what you...

Remaking, re-imagining, and straight up reviving TV shows is all the rage these days. So what are a few TV shows that should be remade but with a pet sitter ...

The other day I realized that I graduated college in 2005, worked for my father's company until 2011, and have been a pet sitter/dog walker since 2012. That ...

Going for a walk with your dog on a nice Spring day can be a relaxing and fun experience. For your dog it is a great time to enjoy being outside and time wit...

When we meet with a potential dog walker/pet sitter to add to the Stable Hands team we may not be looking for what you think. We grade all interviews on the ...

For pet sitting and dog walking we typically use the equipment the pet owner provides and what the pet is familiar and comfortable with. With that being said...

The dog was good at the meet and greet with his or her owners around but three days before the pet sitting service begins they send a message that their dog ...

A lot of times as dog walkers we are called in to work with dogs that are new to their home and we find people with a lot of differing ideas on how a dog sho...

I have heard tales of the dog that does not like treats. I have yet to meet this dog and in my time as a pet sitter/dog walker I have met hundreds of dogs. A...

As a pet sitter/dog walker I interact with a lot of dogs on a daily basis and many display undesirable behavior. In my role as a pet sitter/dog walker I am a...

In the dog world, the leader always goes first. A dog who races to the door ahead of his owner is showing disrespect, and doesn’t see the human as the alpha ...

As in home pet care professionals it is important that we have an understanding of animal behavior. We walk dogs and pet sit for cats on a daily basis. If we...

The pets coming first might seem like it goes without saying but there are a lot of different training philosophies out there and while we have done our rese...

I attribute many of our good business decisions to blind dumb luck and on one May day in 2015 a potential client called us informing us that her sitter was m...

I have here in front of me the magazine published by Pet Sitters International and it has some interesting stats and figures from 2017 on why people use a pr...

One of our most common frustrations is to reach the end of a phone call when you think we are about to set up a meet and greet and then someone says, "Sorry ...

I've been reluctant to share my thoughts on the on-demand trend in the pet sitting and dog walking apps that are the sudden rage but after seeing more and mo...