Tortoise Tips
During this time of year most pet Tortoises and Turtles hibernate outside by either burrowing under the earth or staying underwater depending on the species. Some Tortoises however, have to come inside for the winter where they can stay warm. Some pet parents place their hard shelled friend in a bathroom or a tub while […]
Business Of The Year? – Part 2
In October of 2020 I wrote a piece titled “Business of the Year?” in which I announced the unprecedented step taken by the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) of honoring ALL NAPPS members as winners and recipients of the NAPPS Business of the Year Award 2021. I submitted information on Longview Pet Sitting, […]
Happy Thanksgiving
This year has been challenging for us all in one way or another and for many, it has been wearisome on multiple fronts. That is why I am wishing you and yours (both humans and pets alike) a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Whether celebrating with immediate family/friends or virtually, may your day be filled […]
Ribbon Cutting
On Thursday, October 29th, 2020 Longview Pet Sitting, LLC held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Longview Chamber of Commerce to celebrate its official opening and offering of services to the greater Longview, Texas area. The event was attended by a number of chamber staff, chamber members representing the Ribbon Cutting Committee, my Wife Juliet […]
Business Of The Year?
The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) is doing something unprecedented to celebrate its members during this incredible year of 2020 which has challenged the resolve of the entire pet sitting industry. Once a year NAPPS reviews submissions for the best pet sitting business among its members. The NAPPS Business of the Year award […]
Prelude
Longview Pet Sitting, LLC like most new businesses is off to a solid albeit measured beginning. The feelings I have this time around are quite familiar in that I traveled this road four years ago when I established my first pet sitting service. The difference this time is that I know what I was able […]
Longview Pet Sitting, LLC
Welcome to Longview Pet Sitting, LLC in Longview, Texas. If this looks and sounds a lot like Prospect Pet Sitting from Prospect (Louisville), Kentucky, it is because Longview Pet Sitting is essentially the same company with a different name in a different place. Although I had to leave the excellent independent contractors I worked with […]
COVID-19 Certification
Through my membership with Pet Sitters International I recently completed a course and received certification in COVID-19 awareness, information and professional practices specific to the field of professional pet sitting and dog walking. Many of the suggested practices like hand washing, hand sanitizing, wiping your dog’s paws before re-entering the house and minimizing the touching […]
Why Not Work From Home Forever?
Today’s story is part two of Wall Street Journal writer Jason Gay’s April 2020 piece on how our pets may feel during the COVID-19 era. Today he presents the dog’s side of the story. BY A DOG As America debates a return to work, it’s important not to rush. We need to balance the economy […]
America Needs To Get Back To Work
This story was penned by Wall Street Journal sports writer Jason Gay in April 2020. Mr. Gay is a fine sports columnist who has a flair for writing about sports in a way that goes well beyond the tedium of statistics and analytics. It is this creativity that enables him to occasionally write things for […]
