About Jennifer

and her Pets

If I Didn't Have a Dog... OR CAT......

  I could walk around the yard barefoot in safety.

My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be free of hair.

When the doorbell rings, it wouldn't sound like a kennel.

When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through fuzzy bodies who beat me there.

I could sit on the couch and my bed the way I wanted, without taking into consideration how much space several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.

I would have money and no guilt to go on a real vacation.

I would not be on a first-name basis with 6 veterinarians, as I put their yet unborn grand kids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: out, sit, down, come, no, stay, and leave him/her/it ALONE.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates or barriers.

I would not talk 'baby talk'. 'Eat your din din'. 'Yummy yummy for the tummy'.

My house would not look like a day care center, toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop bags, treats and an extra leash.

I would no longer have to spell the words

Jennifer lives in Milliken, Colorado.  She grew up knowing that her love for animals was going to rule her future and it certainly has!  She started volunteering at the St. Louis Humane Society at age 12.

38 years later, she still has the strong love for all animals and has been working with animals all this time.  She received her Associate of Applied Science Degree in Animal Health Technology in 1980.  She has had the pleasure of working locally with a clinic that works with large and small animals, exotic and wildlife. 

In Columbus, OH she worked at her dream job...training dogs for the blind at Pilot Dogs, Inc.  She was a Senior Trainer/Instructor; Senior Veterinary Technician; Director of the Puppy Program; and Director of the Breeding Program.  She did this for 13 years and then moved to South Carolina with her husband to build their own boarding kennel. 

In 2002, she moved back to Colorado.  She loves all animals and enjoys all the time with them.  She doesn't like hissing cockroaches and large centipedes, though, but luckily only her oldest sister owns a couple of these for her classroom!  LOL

She has fostered numerous animals that were orphaned, abandoned or given up.  She has a true passion for this work and always looks forward to the next animal needing her care. 

She is able to work with any schedule needed for pet sitting, even Holidays and weekends. 

She'd like to introduce her pets to you:

	Sissy is one of the many kittens I have fostered over the past numerous years.  I decided to keep her as my own.  At times, as in the picture, she gets a "grouch-on" because one of the other cats is in her area but she gets over it very quickly.  Sissy is very affectionate, loves to hang outside, and enjoys being part of the family.  She likes to lie outside with me when I'm reading a book, usually right there on my lounge chair.  Sissy is the kind of cat the everyone should have!!
	Meet Buddha. I adopted him from the Humane Society of Weld County. He was 7 1/2 years old at that time but he seemed like he'd been living with us since he was 7 1/2 weeks old because he just fit in so perfectly. Within 2 nights, Fonzie and Buddha were sleeping together in bed with me and it has become a ritual almost nightly now.
	Fonzie was 8 years old when I adopted him from the Fort Collins Cat Rescue. He is just the kind of cat that I love...he is absolutely friendly and loving and loves to be with me, everywhere. He almost acts like a dog because he greets me when I come home, loves to go outside with the dogs and I every time we go out. He enjoys following the dogs around the yard, chasing anything that the wind moves or just likes to sit on the front stoop with me and the dogs. He loves dogs and at times, I really think he believes he is a dog. He is always in whatever room I am in and, like Ginger and Piper, sleeps with me and lies on the couch with me.
	Meet Ginger and Piper. Ginger was 4 years old and Piper was 5 when I adopted them. They were raised together with a family in the military. Due to circumstances, the family made the decision to find a home for them where they could stay together. This was very important to them. I adopted both of them and they settled right in. They are so sweet and loving, very well behaved and get along well with everyone. Ginger is a little dependent on Piper so you will find them lying together on the couch or bed. They enjoy being outside with Lacey and the cats. We all hang out sunning ourselves, they enjoy exploring the yard and checking everything out. I was very lucky to find such a nice pair of dogs to add to my little family!!
	Meet Rugby, my handsome orange tabby. He was 1 1/2 years old when I adopted him for Humane Society of Weld County.  Look at those eyes---aren't they gorgeous?! He fit into our little family so well, loving the little-sized dogs and enjoying the company of the Sissy and Fonzie. He is so loving; he will reach out to me from the computer desk and put his front paws on my chest and almost seems to be giving me a hug. He is so gentle and loves tummy rubs, which is unusual for most cats.
	I love birds and recently have adopted these birds from families who were unable to keep them anymore.  If you haven't ever owned finches, I highly recommend them.  They don't have a normal "song" like all other birds...I call it a beep-beep sound. I have several species and they all make their own wonderful sounds. I love waking up to my parakeets singing when they are responding to the birds outside.  The top left picture are my Diamond Doves. These are very petite birds, much smaller than the ringnecks and have a soft sound. For me, having sounds of birds throughout the day just seems to brighten the gloomiest days!!
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