Stories From The Sidewalks - Dog Walking

Welcome back to Stories from The Sidewalks: Dog Walking! Last week you learned about my experience giving medication to my client's dogs. But what's a blog about dog walking without telling you my favorite places to walk! All my clients live in Joliet or New Lenox so I have quite the choices to pick where to walk at. However, I usually walk their dogs in their respective neighborhood but I do venture out to walk them at trails or parks if the owner gives me permission. Coming in at Number One is one of Joliet's finest.... PILCHER PARK . Pilcher Park is located at 2501 Highland Park Drive. The park offers extensive trails and the Nature Center. The Nature Center is a log cabin building where you can visit animals, enjoy exhibits, and learn all about Pilcher Park. I love walking through Pilcher Park because it is calm and relaxing. There are so many walking trails that you see something new every day. My favorite spot to visit is the waterfall. Listening to the water r

Welcome back to my blog! I hope you enjoyed my last post about Barkbox ! Today, I am going to tell you my stories about giving some of my client's dogs their medication. Dogs get sick too just like us humans. Some of my client's dogs need everyday medications for anal glands or diabetes whereas some of my client's dogs just take seasonal medication such as allergies. The most nerve racking medication I have ever given to one of my clients dogs was insulin. My client, Laura, has a 13-year-old Weimaraner-PitBull Mix named Barkley, who has diabetes. Barkley When Laura first reached out to me and explained the situation I was scared. I had never given a dog a shot before in my life. (The only reason why I decided to help Laura was because I personally knew her. She used to be my old basketball coach so I felt comfortable knowing that I knew the client beforehand.) Besides just Barkley's insulin shot, Laura explained all specific details that go into Barkley's

Image Courtesy of BarkBox I swear it was just Wednesday yesterday... But welcome back to my blog! Today I am going to tell you about Barkbox . If you are not a dog owner or keep up with the latest pet industry trends, you might have never heard of Barkbox . Barkbox is a monthly subscription service for dog owners to provide their pets with products, services, and experiences. I never heard of Barkbox either until I was dog sitting and a packaged arrived at the door for the dog! So how does Barkbox work? It's simple. Dog owners go to  www.barkbox.com , they choose their dog’s size, subscription length, and wait for Bark Box to arrive in the mail! The monthly subscription prices  are: 1 month Bark Box Plan for $29 per month 6 month Bark Box Plan for $25 per month 12 month Bark Box Plan for $21 per month. The dog sizes  are: BarkBox aka “Small & Cute”: 0-10 pounds Medium BarkBox aka “Just Right”: 20-50 pounds Big BarkBox aka “Big & Bold”: 50+ pounds Onc