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Better Safe Than Sorry: The Importance of a Communication Plan

bobberkelhammer

Jun 21, 2019
4 min

Better Safe Than Sorry: The Importance of a Communication Plan

Single Pet Owners with Medical Conditions: Set Up a Communication Plan with Email, Phone Calls, or Remote Monitor Backup Imagine 56-year-old Mrs. Eunice Talladega, a single, widowed pet owner with a heart condition at home one day with her feline, Flounder, and her dog, Bingo. Its 2:45 PM and Eunice has eaten a late lunch. Bingo is comfortably asleep on the floor next to the easy chair Eunice is sitting in. Flounder the cat is taking a cat nap on Mrs. Talladega’s lap. Bingo’s

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Safer Home Exits for Dog Walkers: A Registration Discussion

Robert Berkelhammer, M.Ed.

Apr 26, 2019
2 min

Safer Home Exits for Dog Walkers: A Registration Discussion

The initial pet company registration discussion at the pet owner’s residence includes safer home exits for walking the dog(s). Unsafe exits may include a doorway that is too close to an outside stairway. This close proximity of an exit doorway to outside stairs can endanger the dog walkers balance if the dog(s) become out of control leaving the residence and the walker is multitasking as they shut the door(s). Some homes have a flight of outside stairs so close to the exit do

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Winter Tires for Pet Professionals: National Tire & Battery (NTB)

bobberkelhammer

Apr 23, 2019
2 min

Winter Tires for Pet Professionals: National Tire & Battery (NTB)

I have learned to rely on NTB, (National Tire and Battery) in Danvers, Massachusetts for effective winter tires as a pet professional during New England winters between 2007- 2019. My winter responsibilities as a pet professional have included transporting dogs to and from a dog behavior group, visiting cats and birds while their owners travel, pet sitting for dogs in their owners homes, and walking dogs in their neighborhood. Owning effective snow tires is really important f

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Faith Based Pet Family Aspirations
Recognizing Non-Negotiable Family Needs

bobberkelhammer

Mar 4, 2019
2 min

Faith Based Pet Family Aspirations Recognizing Non-Negotiable Family Needs

Faith-based pet family aspirations depend on wisdom and healthy hierarchy practiced by adults. Adult wisdom builds a healthy hierarchy of strategies in the home where adults, children, and pets are cherished, fostering longer term success and less extreme failure. Healthy hierarchy helps primary needs of family members be met more consistency, and starves most problems before they acutely undermine family stability. Faith-based pet family aspirations may include: Learn to ap

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Winter Cat Visits 101: Is the Oil Tank Full?

bobberkelhammer

Feb 26, 2019
2 min

Winter Cat Visits 101: Is the Oil Tank Full?

“Is the oil tank full?” This is among the most basic and important question the cat professional needs accurate answers to before wintertime cat visits begin while cat owners travel. Pipes bursting in pet homes due to broken heating systems may result in an uninhabitable house before and during repairs. Pet owners want to avoid homelessness! Ruptured pipes can cause scores of thousands of dollars in home rehab. An oil delivery plan is a strategic way to avoid fuel tanks

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Cat Behind Trash Drawer #1: Feline Protection from Kitchen Trash Drawer Pull Out & Closing

Robert Berkelhammer, M.Ed.

Nov 15, 2018
1 min

Cat Behind Trash Drawer #1: Feline Protection from Kitchen Trash Drawer Pull Out & Closing

Cat owners may have a kitchen feature where you pull out a drawer housing a garbage can. An additional container for recycling may also be housed in the drawer apparatus. I have visited cats that have gained entry into this area, becoming trapped when a family member or cleaning professional unknowingly closes the drawer without complaints from the trapped cat. Additionally, garbage drawers can be left pulled open. This isolation is dangerous for the cat, leaving it cut off f

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Dog Walker's Leash Shoulder Rotated Back for Strength, Coordination, Less Pain & Fatigue

bobberkelhammer

May 9, 2018
3 min

Dog Walker's Leash Shoulder Rotated Back for Strength, Coordination, Less Pain & Fatigue

(Rotating the Shoulder Back Using Muscles Named Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Posterior Deltoid) Soft tissue pain and disability is one of the leading reasons people seek medical attention. Dog owners and professional dog walkers can learn better posture coordinating muscles from their feet to their heads. Posture coordination can maintain muscle-skeletal health by decreasing muscle group over use and under use. Overuse and under use of muscle groups may lead to fatigue, poor p

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Traveling Cat Owner Support by Pet Professionals (Cat Owner Inventory Before Traveling)

bobberkelhammer

Jan 28, 2018
2 min

Traveling Cat Owner Support by Pet Professionals (Cat Owner Inventory Before Traveling)

Traveling cat owners hire pet professionals to visit their Cheshire felines while traveling. Cat owners are in transition preparing to travel, juggling many responsibilities and loose ends to tie up. Lodging reservations, transportation issues, family needs, animal concerns, business needs etc. Consequentially, cat owners may forget taking inventory of all their cat supplies before traveling. It is not uncommon in cat visits by pet professionals to be left without certain sup

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Teamwork makes the dream work! Great customer service by pet care companies for pet owners

bobberkelhammer

Jan 20, 2018
2 min

Teamwork makes the dream work! Great customer service by pet care companies for pet owners

Pet care companies make life easier and simpler for pet owners. The plethora of pet company teamwork strategies include using back-up staff for last minute changes and emergencies. Teamwork makes the dream work for happy pet owners and pet care company staff applying excellent customer service. I have written extensively about pet care company teamwork applying excellent customer service in my book Pet Care Givers & Families: Getting the Most from Dog Playgroups, Pet Sitters,

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Ladies - Store a Pair of Flat Shoes in Your Car for Safer Dog Walking

Robert Berkelhammer, M.Ed.

Sep 1, 2017
1 min

Ladies - Store a Pair of Flat Shoes in Your Car for Safer Dog Walking

Today's modern woman finds herself in and out of the home and workplace following complicated schedules. Her safety when walking the family dog is very important. Storing a pair of flat shoes in your car can prevent orthopedic injuries if your dog becomes out of control at a veterinary hospital, public park, or wherever today's modern woman finds herself. I recently visited a dog owner who was on crutches. Her dog had to go to the veterinarian unexpectedly and she came home f

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A Treasure Trove of Routines Recorded by Pet Owners in the Pet Family Contract

Robert Berkelhammer, M.Ed.

Mar 23, 2017
2 min

A Treasure Trove of Routines Recorded by Pet Owners in the Pet Family Contract

Pet owners are treasure troves of knowledge about their pets. Pet owners can use the Pet Family Contract, an electronic download available on my website, to create a written document in the home for pet care strategies to be used by the family and pet professionals. The Pet Family Contract supports consistent successful pet care in times of low-level stress and during high-stress crisis situations. Crisis situations are best prepared for thru the pet family being organized ar

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