There are a lot of factors to consider when leaving your pets.  That vacation you’ve been planning for months won’t be much fun if you’re worried about whether or not your fur babies are comfortable and happy the whole time.  So you consider the options carefully and decide that, while there are many good boarding [...]

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Brought to you by Jack (AKA: The Mountain Goat) No curious puppy can withstand the temptation of a lovely loaf of bread on the counter; especially when that puppy is big enough to reach it. Yet lack of height hasn’t stopped many tenacious little dogs from aiming high too. Once they realize the goodies are [...]

It’s true: when done right, home prepared diets are healthiest for dogs.   A distant second is premium grade kibble.  This is where most people who care about their dog’s health end up, and why not?  Home prepared diets require a bit of research and preparation.  Kibble is easy to feed, fairly affordable, readily available, [...]

6 am came very early Thursday, but we had a great time introducing these special dogs from The Healing Species Texas to the kids at Palm Elementary.  What a delightful school full of wonderful children and caring staff.  The impact these talks have on the children, with the dogs there to help them visualize how [...]

Unlike most professions, this is the time of year when pet sitters work their hardest.   We pride ourselves on our ability to let others vacation and visit their families with peace of mind while we celebrate with their pets.  And boy do some pets love to celebrate! We love seeing how much our clients [...]

Taken directly from the Austin City Council Pet Center website:   http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/health/pets/spay_street.htm The City of Austin in partnership with Emancipet will provide a free rabies shot, collar and tag, microchip and spay/neuter for dogs/cats in these zip codes: 78701 78702 78721 78723 78724 78741 78744 78745 78753 78758 These free animal services have a value of [...]

I’ll preface this post by saying I am a dedicated Android user.  Slightly Google-dependent, all of us here at Leaps N’ Hounds depend on these phones to keep us organized and in touch.  However, a friend and dedicated iPhone user sent me this iPhone dog apps list, and instantly I realized I was missing something [...]

We’ve been getting this question a lot lately, so we thought we’d share some tips. If your cat is (or was) potty trained to go in a box or outside, but has recently begun urinating or defecating elsewhere, you can bet there’s more reason to it than simply forgetting how to use the box. Unlike [...]

Just a quick update on our Pet Care service area.  There are three of us pet hugging, dog jogging, fur taxi-ing ladies servicing Austin now, which gives us the freedom to service almost all of the city and surrounding areas!  If you haven’t checked out our service map, please do.  Or you can look in [...]