Reno, the good boy

The day after Thanksgiving will always be a day we'll never forget.  We went to Seattle for the tree lighting ceremony and came home to find our dog, Reno had passed away.  Our other dog, Bella seemed to be fine.  Reno lay still in his dog house.  It felt like a dream.  We called out to him but he never answered.  He was always so alert.  Barking at every little sound.  Now he lay so still, it hurt to see him like this.  We said our goodbyes and my husband took him to the vet.

It took us several days to not cry at the thought of Reno.  My daughter took it the hardest.  Reno was her best friend.  He often let her dress him up, raced with her, and let her love him.  It was such a neat relationship.  Our other dog didn't seem to change much, she did seem more clingy and needed lots of attention.

I created a book for Reno, full of his pictures, and our memories of him.  My heart still hurts when I see another dog running with his human friend.  That used to be me and him.

I don't know when the day will come that we can attach ourselves to another dog.  Reno was 12 years old when he passed.  He lived a full and mostly healthy life.  He had a sister dog, a arch nemisis (our cat), and humans who loved him so much. 

We did find a poem about him waiting for us at Rainbow Bridge.  It was comforting to hear that there is a place where he is free from pain, free to run, and eagerly awaiting for us.  I truly hope that this place exists.

I love you Reno.

Celebrating Pet Sitters Week

From March 7-13 is Professional Pet Sitters Week!  We will be randomly selecting a client to spend extra time with each day (no extra charge).

We greatly appreciate our clients.  We implement their suggestions and address their concerns.  We are grateful for having a job that we honestly love.  We are fortunate to be self-employed, spend our days with pets and each other, and be appreciated by our clients.  We have made some awesome relationships with several of our clients and consider many our friends.  Thank you to everyone who has used our services and will continue to use us in the future!

Launching New Blog About Pets, Pet Sitting, Pet Care, and More!

As experienced pet sitters we'd like to offer our input, advice, suggestions, thoughts, comments, etc. about pets, pet sitting, and pet care in general. 

This blog will be used as a tool for discussions and feedback.  We encourage you to leave comments.  We'll reply to all questions within a week, and errors in the posts will be acknowledged in the comment area.  Feel free to disagree with our points if there is need for disagreement, but keep in mind that all off-topic comments, disparaging comments, comments with more than one link, and comments that include profanity will be deleted.