When A Pet Sitter Becomes A Team Of Professional Pet Sitters
I started as a solo sitter five years ago, mainly for my mental, emotional, and physical therapy. Never did I think JenLovesPets would become such a community icon. As we grew it was difficult for me to hire a team of sitters because of my love for all the kiddos. I...
San Diego Fireworks Not Celebrated By Dogs
July 4th, celebrated all over the United States and is a huge celebration here in our great military town of San Diego. Celebrated with family, food, parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, and fireworks. Most of us dog owners think of our pups as family and include...
San Diego Tick Population On The Rise – Tick Removal
Nationwide the tick population steady rises, and even though San Diego falls on the lower end of a tick problem we lack an off season. The blood sucking parasites find their hosts by sitting on grass or brush and waiting for the host to brush by them, then crawling to...
“You’re the Best Pet Sitter, How can I Thank You?” ~ A Pet Sitter’s Response
JenLovesPets has clocked in over 20,000 hours of pet sitting and dog walking in San Diego with over 100 2legged clients and countless 4legged ones. I've enjoyed taking care of my furnieces and nephews and consider this a Thankful Job unlike the business world which...
Books Needed – Love on a Leash – Paws to Read
San Diego Inland Love on a Leash is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization with teams of handlers and their pets who volunteer their time and love to members of our community. Therapy pet and their owners visits hospitals, hopsices, senior health centers, libraries,...
Caring for Pets in a SanDiego Heat Wave
ABC 10 News reports San Diego inland counties may experience heat in the triple digits and gives tips on how to stay cool. But they don't discuss pet health and offer tips on how to keep your pets cool and hydrated. Many homes here in San Diego don't have air...
A List – San Diego Voted JenLovesPets #1 Pet Sitter & Dog Walker
The San Diego A-List features more than 7,329 businesses competing for title of San Diego's best. Voting ended last week and the results have slowly been released this week, by category. The Pet Catagory was released today. I'm so happy and proud of the JenLovesPets...
JenLovesPets Sponsored Fundraiser for Allysa Joblin’s Scoliosis Treatment
A friend of mine, Valarie posted on Facebook awhile ago that Allysa has Scoliosis. But no one thought it would progress so quickly. In the meantime I was diagnosed with a slight form of Scoliosis that has me in tears at times making wonder how Allysa can have such a...
Leaving Pets Outside – The Dangers
"It's ok, dogs like to be outside" "Hair gets all over my furniture" "I can't take the drool" "I leave him outside while I'm gone to guard the house" "We have a baby now" "She isn't potty trained so she needs to stay outside" "It's ok, you don't need to come twice a...
Bernardo Fire- San Diego Professional Pet Sitter Recalls Day
"I'm tired, every part of my body is sore, my sinuses are screaming at me, and my lungs hurt" says everyone that was in the fire's way yesterday. So, yesterday started off as a typical Santa Ana day; hot, windy, and dry dry dry. And during these days everyone in my...
Rancho Penasquitos Pet Sitter on Puppy Chewing, Teething, & Training
A VIP client called me and told me she's getting a puppy for Dexter, her corgi mix. Well for her and Dexter. Charlotte, JenLovesPets' Lead Pet Care Specialist and I went to meet Layla, a 3 month precious puppy so we can go over details for puppy walks during the week....
What is a Professional Pet Sitter?
So what is a Professional Pet Sitter? A professional pet sitter typically is not the neighbor, friend, or co worker and not a teenager. I say this outright because I can't tell you how many horror stories I've heard from my clients after they've had the above care for...
Dog Friendly Places of Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego
My husband "kidnapped" me right after he proposed to me in 2007 and brought my son and I to San Diego from Houston. While I was semi-willing to go anywhere he was I reserved the right to choose what area we lived in. During an online search and investigation I found...
A Cat & Her Water Bowl
My almost 13 year old Maine Coon kitty; Angel has always been finicky about her water. For years she would only drink out of the faucet, it was a constant fight over the sink while I was brushing my teeth. As the years went by she stopped and drank out of her water...
Why JenLovesPets Has A Minimum Visit Requirement
JenLovesPets has policy of 2 check ins minimum for dog vacation sits. We require the dog be checked in on every 12 hours even if they have a doggie door and feeder. For cats we are willing to do every other day for healthy kitties, older cats or cats with health...
San Diego Bobcats And Your Pets
Fox 5 San Diego had a story back in November about a bobcat near Westview High School, one sighting the bobcat was asleep near the school and one he was climbing up a tree near the football area during a band competition. Check out the story HERE. The email I received...
Caring For A Sick Pet At Home ~ The Roller Coaster of Emotions, Decisions, And Everything In Between
The days are long, the nights are longer, your thoughts are jumbled because of the actions and decisions that are staring you in your face. What do Ido? What can I do? What are my options? Will I do the right thing? I've spent many a long night with mine or a client's...
Man Killed Chasing After His Dog On Del Mar Tracks
Reading this article I know it could easily be me, or any of my clients that walk their dogs off leash. I walk this path a lot with my fur clients and my dogs, and I've seen a lot of dogs off leash...and shiver at the thought of seeing a similar situation. (The...
