Once you experience professional pet care in your

home, you'll never worry about being away from

your pet again.

The benefits to your pet include:

• staying in their own safe environment
• being surrounded by familiar sights, sounds & smells
• following their regular rountine
• receiving personal attention
• having a responsible person to care for them
• eliminating the trauma of an unfamiliar environment
• ensuring good health (no exposure to other animals)

The benefits to you include:

• knowing your pet is in good hands
• confidentiality
• eliminating trauma to your pet
• not having to impose on friends or family
• feeling your home is more secure with someone coming and going several times a day

At a time when more American households have

pets than ever before and are spending more on

their pets than at any time in history, we can only

speculate as to why consumers are spending

approximately $43 billion per year on care,

accessories, toys, garments, jewelry (yes,

jewelry!), grooming, pet sitters, boarding and

daycare as well as travel, kennels, crates, bowls,

food, collars and leashes, and other pet

"necessities", we may wonder why we care about

our pets so dearly and why we are willing to spend

so much on them - especially in any economy that

offers us anything but an optimistic outlook.

For so many of us, our pets are beloved family

members - loyal, steadfast and true who provide

us with unconditional love and loyalty - who are

nonjudgmental and offer us everything they have

to give - unlimited affection and attention and the

desire to share our joys and sorrow, failures and

successes - and above all, to be there for us

regardless of our religion, politics, position, attire,

appearance, eccentricities, educational

background and socioeconomic status.

There are 10 things only a beloved pet can do for us:

1). Love us unconditionally

2). Offer us unconditional loyalty

3). Refrain from judging us

4). Teach us to "live in the moment"

5). Allow us to be genuinely who we are without

pretense, affectation or facade.

6). Offer empathy

7). Provide comfort and support

8). Forgive us no matter what

9). Accept us just as we are

10). Teach us gratitude and humility

Our animal companions are truly our friends,

teachers and guides. Some of our most joyous

experiences and memorable moments are spent

with these friends. Just by spending time with and

observing them, we can learn so many of life's

simplest yet profound lessons. We simply need to

change our perspective and remind ourselves of

this fact.

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