64: Sarah Wingfield, No Stress Pet Sitting: Your Journey in Animal Care

Published: Aug. 15, 2016, 3:34 a.m.

Sarah Wingfield is owner of No Stress Pet Sitting in the Gainesville, Florida area. She and her husband JD started their service in 2013.

Sarah shares her journey of starting a pet sitting service along with the ups and downs of running your own business. She also shares some animal stories, including her own dog, Campbell, and a surprise visit with a five foot python.

If you want to learn more about Sarah Wingfield and No Stress Pet Sitting, and see some terrific photos of Sarah and JD’s family of animals, go to our show notes at http://thisispawprint.com/64

American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen 

ResQwalk app - a tracking app that records the distance you walk and donates money to local shelters. Currently Sarah’s preferred dog walking app.

Helpful hint from Sarah. When using a pet sitting service, it’s always best to disclose all your pets, in case one of them goes missing.

Look out for future announcements for our Pit Bull series!! Initial episode should be released on Thursday, August 25.

If you want to join our animal rescue community and receive two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/

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