24th May 2017

Well, what a whirlwind the first 10 days have been! I am thrilled with the number of people that have been in touch; I have met some really lovely clients (and their owners have been lovely too!).

Our Lula seems to be taking it all in her stride, welcoming each new pal into her home with a lot of tail wagging and nose to nose (and nose to rear end….) snuffling, and seems to be really enjoying having some new playmates, and in Layla’s case, snuggle mate.

The lovely Layla is a sweet Border Collie / Husky cross and is so elegant and wolf-like, she makes our Lula look quite short and dumpy in comparison! We will be having the pleasure of Layla’s company throughout the summer on many weekends as her mum and dad ply their trade at various food festivals as they own Tap Garden who  sell wonderful natural handmade sparkling drinks (it’s so interesting meeting so many different people!).

We have also got to know the handsome Louie who actually lives in the house backing on to ours, so he and Lula have been “fence buddies” for quite a while. I think she was quite pleased to put a face to the scent when she got to know him better earlier this week..  He came round for a little trial visit and he wagged his way around the house, exploring every nook and cranny, eventually working out that our garden fence was the same one that he peers through from his own garden usually – you could see the thought dawning on him, it was quite comical. Needless to say, he made himself very much at home and enjoyed a good tummy tickle off John.

I have two more potential clients coming to visit tomorrow, so need to get on with things, but would just like to say how genuinely delighted I am by the reaction of my clients since I started this business, who have all been so complimentary. I cannot believe I am lucky enough to look after their lovely pets and call it a job – the best job in the world.

Wendy

Oh my goodness, I can’t believe that I am almost at the point of kicking off with this new and exciting venture of pet minding. I am so excited! I have always wanted to combine my love of animals with my every day life and feel extremely lucky to have stumbled across the wonderful opportunity to run my own little bit of Pets, Homes and Gardens.

Tomorrow this website goes live and I am (almost) ready to start talking to people that I hope will become customers and friends, and to have the honour of being chosen by them to look after their precious pets.

I suppose I should try to get a good night’s sleep, but Lula (our lovely 7 year old black labrador) is nuzzling at me to go out for one last sniff around the block, so off we go, and hope to meet lots of new and lovely 2 and 4 legged friends in the weeks and months to come.

Night night !