For Pro Pet Hero Blog post by Arden Moore, Pro Pet Hero Instructor Director and Master Pet First Aid/CPR Instructor While you can’t reverse the age clock ticking inside your dog, you can take steps to slow down the aging process and ease achy joints by making smart food choices and modifying walks and other activities. Like many of you, …
April Is Pet First Aid Awareness Month
By Arden Moore Pro Pet Hero Instructor Director and Master Pet First Aid/CPR Instructor I keep a well-stocked pet first aid kit in my home and a travel size in my vehicle. In case of a pet emergency, I want to be prepared. The reality is that not all cut paws, bee stings, sprained limbs or other pet injuries conveniently …
Certified Pet Experts
This post is provided by our affiliate partner Certified Pet Expert Certified Pet Expert offers an online training and certification course that covers everything a professional dog walker or pet sitter needs to know to do their job to world-class standards. Professional pet sitter and dog walking training and certification is perfect for: Anyone wanting to become a freelancer, solo …
It’s a Great Day to Be a Dog Walker with Barkly Pets
Barkly Pets Offers Pet First Aid & CPR Considering signing up for an app to make some extra money dog walking? Consider what they have to offer you before you do. While many of these online service listing services are just that, some are going the extra mile to show that they not only care about the animals in their …
Pet First Aid & CPR Training Can Make a Good Pet Care Company Great
A Priority for Your Pet Related Business As a pet care business owner, making certain your staff are properly trained and knowledgeable about safely handling your clients’ pets can seem overwhelming. Thankfully amazing tools like online pet first aid certification have been created to make your life easier but you have to use them in your business in order to …
Professional Pet Sitters Week
While this week comes around the same time every year, this year more than ever it seems poignant. There is a divide occurring within the pet care space and the lines are starting to blur. The History of Professional Pet Sitters Week Pet Sitters International started observing Professional Pet Sitters Week back in 1995, just a year after the founder, Patti …
What’s Up Wednesday with PetProCheck – Background Checks for the Pet Care Industry
Who Are You Letting into Your Home (Or Client’s Home)? I’ve interviewed hundreds of people over my 15 years owning a pet care business and to be honest, my gut helped me rule out many before I would trust them in my client’s homes, let alone with an animal. However, there have been many that make the cut but relying on …
What’s Up Wednesday – Bark n’ Roll Canine Care
You know I love to talk to fellow pet sitters in the industry, especially anyone local that understands the nuances we deal with here in New England with the weather, not even mentioning the driving – OK I mentioned the driving. Today was especially nice because I got to share a part of my morning with Francine Coughlin from Bark …
Pet Sitting Software – LeashTime
I had the pleasure of interviewing Jody Smith from Lake Minnetonka Pet Sitters on this episode of What’s Up Wednesday! Jody is unique in that not only is she an integral part of our pet sitting industry, especially for the Lake Minnetonka area of Minnesota, but she also represents LeashTime, a pet sitting software solution for pet care businesses. While LeashTime …
What’s Up Wednesday – A Better Way Pet Sitting Service
A few weeks ago I was in a Facebook group for professional pet sitters in Massachusetts and I saw a post promoting Pro Pet Hero. It’s wonderful when other pet care professionals share our course with others but when I saw who posted it I admittedly was a little confused. The poster was Wendi Dellemonico of A Better Way Pet …