Mindful Canine

I would 100% recommend Mindful Canine! When I first contacted them to inquire about their services I expected to get an immediate reply but did not hear from them until the next day. I’ll have to admit I was a little irritated at first and then had to remember that I was not contacting a corporate pet store, I was contacting a small, specialized team of professionals who were probably busy with clients, trying to give each of them the best individualized care possible. Well sure enough I was spot on with that insight once we hired them and discovered how dedicated they are! We worked with a trainer named, Emmah, who was absolutely wonderful. We started by having her bathe our two small dogs. Bathing used to be fine to do ourselves but as our schedules got busier and our backs got weaker and more pained it was a breath of fresh air to have her come in and get our little angels all cleaned up and nails neatly trimmed rather than continue to tell ourselves we’d get to it and then deal with the aches and pains after we finally did, dogs stinky and waiting for the care they deserved. Our dogs just loved her and that says a lot when one dog cannot stand being bathed so to have that be their first interaction with someone other than us, it was truly something to see. Next we had her walk both of them once a month and when we saw how happy and they were with her we decided to have her walk them once per week. Although we tried to get them out regularly to exercise, it was just really tough to work in, but once they were in a weekly routine they would sit at the door waiting to go. It was the cutest thing! The next service we took advantage of was having Emmah care for them while on vacation and I have to say, she went the extra mile working with our constant schedule changes and cancellations. We started out knowing we were going to take the vacation and had the dates set, but circumstances beyond our control kept us from determining exactly what we would be doing and by the time we decided, we had to change the dates and times we originally reserved with her. Things didn’t get much better from there and at the last minute had to change plans again with the need to have her adjust her schedule to come in and care for them and spend time with them 3 times per day on most days we were gone. We must have altered the schedule at least 6 times and she was so understanding and accommodating. The best part about every interaction we had with her and that she had with our dog children is that they were safe with her, she loved them and cared for them like they were her own, we trusted her in our home when we weren’t there (no problems whatsoever), and we were able to enjoy what was salvaged of our vacation without a worry. We plan to have to have her work with us on training in the future. Bottom line: If you are in need of any of these services we HIGHLY RECOMMEND Mindful Canine UT and Emmah!