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Each visit focuses on your warm-blooded, indoor-only pets and their comfort and happiness.

 

Services can include:

 

▪  Food

▪  Water

▪  "It Happens" Pet Mess Clean Up (hairballs, etc.)

▪  Cat Box Clean Up

▪  Yard Clean Up for Dogs

▪  Exercise, Walking, and Play

▪  Supervised Yard Access for Dogs Only

▪  Brushing, TLC, and Big-time Attention!!!

▪  Treats

▪  Response to Emergency Medical Needs

▪  Daily journal that details your pet's day with each visit

 

A note about electronic collars, correction, and containment: I personally don't believe in using aversion to train or contain a dog (or any animal).  Encourage, don't compel. Build trust. Encouragement sometimes is the long way home instead of the shortcut, so to speak, but better for you and your pet.

 

For a myriad of reasons (including seeing an electronic collar system malfunction and cause such lasting discomfort and stress for a dog, not once, but twice... and in different households), I don't agree with the use of electronic correction and containment for dogs. There are too many safe, viable alternatives that will enrich the relationship you have with your dog including training with consistent reinforcement, traditional fencing, and walking your dog on a leash.

 

It's just my viewpoint, and it's based on my experiences and observations, so if you use NorthStar Pet Services and have electronic containment, on my watch, I'll use a collar and leash, and will leave the electronic collar off your dog.  If that's not something that works for you, you don't want to use NorthStar Pet Services to care for your pet.

 

If you'd like to learn more about the effectiveness of electronic collars, click here for information from dog trainer Victoria Stilwell.

 

NorthStar Pet Service will provide, as part of your pet visit, at your request, and at no extra charge...

 

▪   e-Mail updates as requested

▪   Animal head count at the end of each visit!

▪   Bring in any mail, newspapers, or drop-offs

▪   Water household plants (indoors & outdoors)

▪   Fill bird feeders and bird baths

▪   Set out and/or return the trash cans and recycling bins

▪   Turn lights on and off

▪   Turn radios and tv's on and off

▪   Adjust blinds and drapes, etc.

 

 

 

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