Health & Safety 3/5

Help Our Street Cat Community!

Oct 7, 2023: Episode 138 Here's a way to assist our street cats. I would add rocks or other weighted objects for stability, and tape down...

Central Oregon Pet Services

Oct 1, 2023: Episode 136 Central Oregon Pet Services; (formerly Bend Oregon Pet Services); is a space where pet parents & pet pros can...

Safety Warning: Animal Ingestion of Non-Edible Items

Sept 26, 2023: Episode 134 Animal ingestion of non-edible items can equate to life threatening obstructions. Many items that are produced...

The Dangers of Rover

Sept 27, 2023: Episode 133 Trigger Warning: Discussion of Animal Death, Abuse, etc, in the name of education so that we may protect our...

We Need More SAFE & TRUSTWORTHY Animal related Services.

Sept 22, 2023: Episode 131 True: Bend Residents Love Animals. Also True: We Need More Safe & Trustworthy Animal Related Services. There...

Help me Build an Army!

Sept 13, 2023 - Update: In the two days since I posted this, we've received an overwhelming response! We've already connected with...

The KIDS Center Welcomes a Service Dog!

July 12, 2023:Episode 106 Sits & Wiggles thanks KIDS Center for all they do for our community. (I'm unable to tag them.) KIDS Center...

Toolbox

July 7, 2023: Episode 104 There are countless first hand stories of bad experiences with pet sitters. Some are upsetting while others are...

Space Bubbles

July 5, 2023: Episoide 103 Sits & Wiggles, LLC: Oftentimes, while taking a stroll with your pup, passersby may touch your dog without...

Independence Day Pet Safety

July 1: 2023: Episode 95

Fire Safety & More

July 3, 2023: Episode 97 There were fires in Redmond & Bend yesterday. We know that community members will set off fireworks, regardless...

Dog Heat Safety

July 5, 2023: Episode 100 Sits & Wiggles: This is why we take our walks to the rivers or indoor dog friendly spaces. It’s good enrichment...

Pets' Fireworks Fears & Anxieties

June 24, 2023: Episode 96 We thank Pet Evacuation Team for sharing this infographic regarding pets & our upcoming holiday celebration....

Desensitization & Counterconditioning

June 26, 2023: Episode 96 Sits & Wiggles, LLC: Kiba, a German Shepherd Blue Heeler mix, is one of our three family dogs. We began...

Beware of Misinformation

June 30, 2023: Episode 97 There is extensive misinformation floating around, in our minds, on the internet, in written, typed & spoken...

More Heat Safety Tips / Reminders

June 30, 2023: Episode 94 We see countless people walking their dogs in elevated temperatures. Remember that asphalt / concrete...

Heat Safety for Dogs

June 27, 2023: Episode 93 Sits & Wiggles, LLC: Color & thickness of coat, double or single coat, age, weight, health, size of airways, &...

Algae Info

June 26, 2023: Episode 92 Thank you Pet Evacuation Team -Pet for sharing this helpful info!

Cheatgrass Dangers

June 26, 2023: Episode 91 We thank VRCCO Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon for the helpful reminders & for the infographics.

Local Lost Dog Concerns

June 12, 2023: Episode 78 I don't have the exact statistics, but there are MANY missing dogs and cats daily in Bend. Just between...