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What Does a Professional Pet Sitter Do During a Visit?
A professional pet sitter takes care of your pets when you’re away-right? Right! But they also do so much more. 1. To give you peace of mind, professional pet sitters want to make sure the home is as secure as possible. For instance, employees of The Well-Trained Dog & Pet Care don’t make keys or pass them from one sitter to the next and risk losing a key. Our clients have a key box or hide-a-key with a specific code they’ve determined, so they are in control of the key
The Well-Trained Dog
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Why Choose a Professional Pet Sitter?
When you go on vacation or are away at work, a pet sitter can step in and give you peace of mind. But why hire a professional pet sitting company such as The Well-Trained Dog & Pet Care? 1. It alleviates having to call on friends and relatives to care for your precious pet(s). 2. The pet sitter comes to your house which will create less stress for the animals, especially those who are elderly or sick. 3. Some pets don’t play well with others or would prefer a quiet environmen
The Well-Trained Dog
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How to Keep Your Kitty Happy and Healthy
February is a month full of observances. . .Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, and Presidents’ Day, to name a few. The animal world also...
The Well-Trained Dog
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Choosing the Right Groomer for Your Pet
Going to a holiday party? It’s not only the humans who like to look their best anymore. Many owners dress up their dogs in festive...
The Well-Trained Dog
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Jump For a Cure
The Roanoke-based dock diving group, Anubis Air Dogs, will host another competition this weekend at White Rock Winery in Goodview,...
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There’s a New Game in Town
There’s a new game in Roanoke and it’s called “Fido Fitness”. This new company aims to be more than just a doggie day care. In advance...
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So You Think Your Dog Can Swim
The winter weather is (hopefully) behind us and who doesn’t love a nice dip in the river on a hot summer day. Some dogs do more than...
The Well-Trained Dog
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See Spot Fly
Dogs are happy when they have a job to do and you’ll see lots of happy dogs if you visit the “Spring Breakout” flyball tournament this...
The Well-Trained Dog
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Traveling With a Senior Dog
A few weeks ago, I found out a friend of mine was moving cross country with her elderly dog. I asked her to write about her experiences...
The Well-Trained Dog
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