Little Man, holding on tight while he naps. Sweet little Lolo (okay, so she's not so little, but she'll always be little to me!!) Napping with the Stink. She's had a good few days (knock on wood!) and it has been wonderful to cuddle with her!!
Rocky Raccoon in his rocking chair. This is where I tend to find him napping when I arrive for Bingley's walk! Sweet little Dusty was checking out my bag that day. Unfortunately for all the people who loooooooove to smell and dig in my bag, I've upgraded to a backpack that is not falling apart (and not wide open for inspection)! It was time to move on. "Hey, Auntie Mel, look how I can make a really mean face if I want to! Just kidding! You just snapped a photo when I was moving my lips around!" Silly, happy puppy!! His tongue is really long because we just got back from a vigorous walk/jog! He's so much more cuddly once I've tired him out a little bit! Have you ever seen anything more adorable than this face?!?!? Dusty always gets in my lap when I sit down to write my visit notes. And I love it! She apparently likes to share a chair with Malley, too.
This is how the den looked when I arrived for one of my visits. These were the responses I got when I asked each of them if they had done it: I still think they're perfect little angels, though! (Of course, it wasn't my pillow that was destroyed....)
They're not really MY boys, but every time I visited them, I admired Seamus and Baxter's beautiful green eyes and sang to them to the tune of Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison. (I can't find the recorded version online for free, so I can't link to it! Doh!) Unfortunately, the pictures just don't do their beautiful eyes justice! Heeeee. Seamus was hiding. No, he's not pushing me away. That's how he hugs back. Heh. Sweet little Phantom, who sadly never warmed up to me. In this first picture, she looks like she's talking to me, but she's not! She's hissing! And she looks mad in the second picture! The ears pointing down said pretty clearly to me: "Don't make me bite you again! Get out from behind my curtain!" If only she understood what I was saying as well as I understood what she was saying! Well, maybe she did understand, but she just didn't believe me when I said I just wanted to give her some loving (and a pill)!
I've been very lazy with the camera and the posting lately! The next few posts are some pics from last week. I'll get back on the ball with taking pictures tomorrow!!
Check out the Stink, feeling good, despite her astronomically high BUN (some number relating to kidney function) the other day! (The first picture here is from when she was still recovering, but the next few are from just a little while ago - she appears to be feeling a lot better!) We are cautiously hopeful about her condition and are planning to see a homeopathic veterinarian tomorrow. Since traditional medicine (fluids) can't be used in her case (because she already has excess fluid on her lungs), we thought we'd see if alternative therapies might be available. I'll keep you posted! Here are a few of Muffy and Lily, too! None of Little Man this time, but I've shown him on here a lot, so I think it's still fair. :)
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(434) 409-6548 or buggledoopetsitting@gmail.com (Note that I am often able to respond more quickly if you contact me by e-mail!)
For information on my services and rates, please click here. For testimonials, please click here. I hope that you will give me the opportunity to serve you and your furry (or scaly, hairy, slithery, bald or otherwise non-furry) family members!
About Me
I am married to my wonderful husband, Jon, who I met while playing softball during law school, and we have three spoiled rotten kitties, named Muffin, Lily and Little Man. To read more about me, please go here.
About Buggledoo Pet Sitting, LLC
Buggledoo Pet Sitting, LLC (pronounced "bug-uhl-doo" - it's Doodlebug mixed up! - and is a nickname for our Little Man) is a business that I established in May 2009 that provides pet sitting, dog walking and overnight pet/home sitting services to people and their pets in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. I primarily service Crozet, Ivy, Batesville, White Hall, surrounding areas of western Albemarle, and Charlottesville. I may be able to provide services to other parts of Albemarle for an additional fee.
I have been a frequent customer of pet-sitting services in the past and love when my pet sitter communicates a lot with me after the initial consultation through notes, e-mails, voicemails, etc. I love coming home to a long note about my kitties and their antics while I was away, and I love hearing how the sitter has formed a bond with them and really cares about them! It's also nice to have the kitties act uninterested in my return because then I know the sitter has done a good job of giving them the love and attention they need! When the owners like communication as well, I like to give them udpates while they are away (via e-mail, phone, text messages or posts to my blog), rather than having them wait until they get home to hear how much fun we've had. My primary objectives in providing my services are to (1) shower the pets in my care with love and attention (including hearing my voice and receiving lots of petting, if the pet will allow), (2) keep the pets in my care as HAPPY as possible while their people are away, and (3) communicate with the owner through updates to my blog and detailed notes regarding each of my visits.
For information on my services and rates, please click here. For testimonials, please click here.
If you would like additional information or if I can be of service to you, please contact me at (434) 409-6548 or buggledoopetsitting@gmail.com. Note that I am often able to respond to you more quickly if you contact me by e-mail.
About This Blog
Welcome to my blog! This blog is the website for my business while I contemplate whether to create a "real" website. (In the meantime, I am trying to make this as user-friendly as possible!) I own the rights to use the following URL, but it currently just routes you back here to my blog: http://www.buggledoopetsitting.com/. Here, you can find pictures and updates about my pets and the pets I am currently visiting (and sometimes other random things on my mind). If I ever get a "real" website, this blog will be moved to a page on the business website dedicated to these updates. Please let me know what you think of the blog (and if you think a "real" website would be much better) through the comments, labels or by e-mail. I welcome any and all feedback (but I am a little sensitive, so please be kind! :)) (Please excuse my technical difficulties! I am slowly learning!)