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Monthly Archives: February 2014

The 31st Annual South Miami Rotary Art Festival is Dog Friendly! We’re excited to announce our participation in a very cool, dog-friendly art festival in South Miami. Our friends from the Rotary Club of South Miami are proud presenters of the 31st annual art festival this Saturday and Sunday, February 22-23! We will be providing doggy valet services for the art festival all weekend, from 10 AM to 6 PM. Bring your well-behaved dogs over […]
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Dog Friendly Restaurants in Coconut Grove, Part I If you’re hungry or thirsty and want the first-rate company of your dog In Coconut Grove, you are in for a huge treat. Coconut Grove seems to have the highest concentration of dog-friendly restaurants in all of Miami-Dade County; so many, in fact, that we had to make this a two-part series for our blog! Beccie, one of our dog sitters, lives there, and shared the inside scoop. […]
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Adopt a Dachshund in Miami! Meet Slinky, our foster Dachshund. Pet Sitters Flavia and Frankie have been fostering Slinky for the Dachshund Rescue of South Florida for six months. He his a fantastic, standard Dachshund who lives to play and run… and get belly rubs! Don’t you just want to love him?! Slinky was originally rescued in 2010 and adopted two months later, but returned to the DRSF in 2013 after his family fell on […]
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Fresh Breath for Pets Photo Contest! Who has the cleanest, healthiest smile of all? How likely are you to smooch your pooch or kitty on Valentine’s Day? If you said “not very,” that’s a red flag! Did you know foul dog and cat breath is NOT normal? Stinky breath can signal gum or periodontal disease in your fur kids, which can cause a lot of damage to their internal organs! So through the end of […]
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It’s that time of the year again!  With Valentine’s Day approaching, we hope you’re taking advantage of the opportunity and making big plans to show your pets how much you love them!   …Within reason, of course.   We all know full well that no one loves us like our pets do.  From nudging our hands off of our keyboards with their snouts, and onto their heads for petting with one smooth motion, to curling up silently beside […]
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There are so many things to be grateful for as pet sitters living in Miami. For starters, we get to walk dogs and pet sit for snuggly, lovely dogs, cats and birds daily, in what is arguably the city with the best weather in the United States (oh, and yes, birds DO snuggle!). While caring and loving animals comes naturally to the staff at Equipaws Pet Services, we do consider this a profession that requires […]
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We shared this voluntary recall with our pet sitting and dog walking clients earlier last week when we first heard about it. There is yet another Salmonella contamination scare for dry cat and dog foods, this time from Pro-Pet LLC. These foods were distributed in Florida, so there may be a chance that you or one of your friends have come across them. Please read the FDA’s press release, and spread the word with your […]
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Bring your dogs to the Flagler Fest & Antique Car Show this Saturday and say hello to our dog walkers Beccie and Nancy! They will be joining the Animal Crackers pack for a day full of exercise, doggy treats, and an agility course set up by Doggie Fun Zone in the heart of Historic Downtown Miami. You definitely want to bring your pooch to the Doggie Fun Zone, a very special agility course that’s appropriate […]
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Dog walker Flavia was recently a part of a group of volunteers that helped photographer John Bouma from MaxNorman Pet Photography take photos of the homeless dogs and cats at Miami-Dade Animal Services (MDAS). It was such an amazing, inspiring experience to help these animals look great for their portraits. Without John’s help, and the help of other photographers who volunteer their time, the public likely won’t see these dogs and cats, which makes it […]
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