Walk This Way

I started walking dogs when I was 6 years old. Our first family dog, Brindle, was a spastic cairn terrier puppy who, among other delightful amusements, liked to hide under my bed at night and bite my ankles if I dared to get up. A literal monster under my bed. He also...
Best Places for Dog Walking

Best Places for Dog Walking

For dogs, smelling and seeing an environment outside their own is like us connecting electronically or even (gasp) in person. The canines receive much more information than we do through their sense of smell, and that stimulates their brains. Just like we would get...
Make Pet Sitting List, Check It Twice

Make Pet Sitting List, Check It Twice

After you check out your potential Asheville pet sitter, and ensure they’re insured (and bonded), start making a list of any weird stuff about your pets and home. Because lots of people forget about their pets’ peculiarities and home’s eccentricities. (And...
Investigate Your Pet Sitter

Investigate Your Pet Sitter

What kind of crazy person doesn’t research an Asheville pet sitter who’s going to be living in their home, supposedly caring for their pets?? A crazy busy person! Just because pet sitters are EVERYWHERE nowadays, don’t assume we’re all alike. I...
Home Sitting Basics

Home Sitting Basics

Should You Hire a House Sitter? You should definitely hire a house sitter if you’re leaving for more than three days in a row. A vacant home becomes obvious pretty quickly. Newspaper delivery people, letter carriers, delivery workers, gardeners, neighbors and...
On Petsitting and Dreams Coming True

On Petsitting and Dreams Coming True

They say do what you love, and it won’t be work. They say lots of stuff. But when I really thought about it, the only thing I could claim to truly love was watching great TV. So when I pondered career choices in my 20s, I didn’t consider being a...