There are several organizations popping up across the States that promote dog sitting and private homes as boarding options and are trying to convince dog owners to stay away from true boarding facilities. While there may be some very capable dog sitters, simply promoting this concept Carte blanche is disappointing and uninformed. It is understandable
Lot’s of people love dogs. Here are some interesting facts:1 There are approximately 78.2 million owned dogs in the United States Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog Most owners (60 percent) own one dog Twenty-eight percent of owners own two dogs Twelve percent of owners own three or more dogs On
Anthropomorphism, the practice of attributing human emotions and characteristics to animals, is often frowned upon because it tends to humanize animals and disregards the true nature and characteristic of the animal itself. Nearly everyone who owns and/or loves a dog, talks about their dog as if it were a person; “He is so smart”, “She
