Lorrie Shaw's (crittersitter) Blog

It is very important to me to stay on top of the news, local and otherwise. It can be pretty challenging in my line of work since I spend a fair amount of time in the car. As a member of public radio, I get the benefit of having great programming available to me when I am at home and on the go. W...

University of Michigan football season is a big deal around our house! We attend as many games as we are able to each year and despite a lackluster year in '08 we are looking forward to an exciting '09 season.   The progress on the renovations on the 'Big House' seem to be moving along. I for one...

I ran across an article the other day that was so funny... it made my day. The article detailed the top cat and dog names of 2008 - boy were there some funny ones. My partner Chris Glahn and I own Bruiser, Gretchen and Silver. Bruiser, our active yellow Labrador was already named when Chris adopt...

With all of the recent talk about the peanut butter products recalled due to salmonella, I realized that I had not heard anything recently with regard to the pet food recall. I did some research, and did locate some info. This link was one that I sent to all of my clients during the 2007 melamine...

This Festival is celebrating 27 years of making downtown Plymouth, MI come alive in January. This year the celebration takes place the weekend of January 23-25th, 2009. The free, family friendly winter ice festival has averaged 500,000 visitors during the past 27 years, injecting more than one mi...

It was just announced that Fiat and Chrysler are in talks to discuss a possible deal. In brief, the alliance would give Fiat - who makes Alfa Romeo, Fait and Lancia, a stake in Chrysler. Fiat would gain the opportunity to build and sell it's own cars in the United States... something it has not d...

I received got an e-mail from a prospective client in December, who was referred to me by a very good client of mine whose dog I have cared for, for nearly 2 years. He was wondering if I would be interested in caring for an African Clawed Frog… he realized that this may be an unusual request, but...

Hudson Mills - a fantastic MetroPark located in beautiful Dexter, MI  (which is just outside Ann Arbor,) hosts many events throughout the year. Wintertime is no exception! I was driving past the park earlier and saw that 'Chillin' at the Mills' is being hosted there on Saturday, January 31. This ...

I have the opportunity to dialogue with many folks with pets everyday. One thing that comes up frequently it seems, is the subject of pet vaccinations. Some people are firm believers in regularly vaccinating their pets per their veterinarians recommendations. Other pet owners choose not to vaccin...

I heard about an interesting story eariler today on All Things Considered and it really grabbed my attention. Being a professional pet sitter, I know how difficult it is for my pet clients at times when Mom and Dad go away  for only a few days, or even a couple of months at a time. My heart reall...