Buster Boy & Liza hanging out Lucy the beagle sharing with her kitty cat friend Belle The sweet little ducklings Mia…are you smiling?   Recently, I got a request for a pet sit for 8 dogs, 11 cats, 19 ducks, 20 something chickens and 2 sweet little ducklings.  The potential clients sounded like they were almost afraid to ask if I would be interested in doing the job.  I think they thought it would be a little overwhelming but oh my…I was SO excited!!  We talked about options and I suggested a 12 hour overnight with a midday potty visit for the puppies.&nb ..read more

Feline Enrichment MATTERS – Feeding enrichment & prey drive We here at Waggs 2 Whiskers have been BUSY CATS during this pandemic!  We have been taking advantage of as many trainings as we can push into our brains.  One in particular REALLY put us over the edge about Feline Behaviors & Enrichment.  It was an amazing webinar put on by our wonderful Pet Sitters International (PSI).  They are awesome providing many opportunities for continuing education for their members.   This is a 4 part blog series (YES….it was THAT GOOD).  The webinar was grac ..read more

Cognitive & Sensory Enrichment   We here at Waggs 2 Whiskers have been BUSY CATS during this pandemic!  We have been taking advantage of as many trainings as we can push into our brains.  One in particular REALLY put us over the edge about Feline Behaviors & Enrichment.  It was an amazing webinar put on by our wonderful Pet Sitters International (PSI).  They are awesome providing many opportunities for continuing education for their members.   This is a 4 part blog series (YES….it was THAT GOOD).  The webinar was graciously put on by Dr. Marci ..read more

Our kitty client Burt getting some TLC from his pet sitter Part 2 – Feline Behaviors & Enrichment: We here at Waggs 2 Whiskers have been BUSY CATS during this pandemic!  We have been taking advantage of as many trainings as we can push into our brains.  One in particular REALLY put us over the edge about Feline Behaviors & Enrichment.  It was an amazing webinar put on by our wonderful Pet Sitters International (PSI).  They are awesome providing many opportunities for continuing education for their members. This is a 4 part blog series (YES….it was THAT GOOD).&n ..read more

Cat's Basic Nature   We here at Waggs 2 Whiskers have been BUSY CATS during this pandemic!  We have been taking advantage of as many trainings as we can push into our brains.  One in particular REALLY put us over the edge about Feline Behaviors & Enrichment.  It was an amazing webinar put on by our wonderful Pet Sitters International (PSI).  They are awesome providing many opportunities for continuing education for their members.  This is going to be a 4 part blog series (YES….it was THAT GOOD).  The webinar was graciously put on by Dr. Marci Koski of ..read more

What really does that mean?  The dictionary says; without previous instance; never before known or experienced; in examples or unparalleled.  There’s a lot of truth in that definition.  I can’t remember a time in my life except for when I was a teenager and grounded to the house that I was told I couldn’t go anywhere, couldn’t visit friends or family, couldn’t go to work or couldn’t go shopping even if it was to window shop.  Sheltering in place is really like being grounded.  You get agitated cause although you have a pile of books to read, lots of TV to watch, movi ..read more