[Sachita]

I take care of dogs for a living. Most of my dogs are long term board from military families, special services and families in transition. We are able to offer a discount and many times it based on the circumstances.

I have my own dogs and most of the time I have 4-6. Always adopted and somehow they find me. My dogs are my children and I am Auntie Tam to all the rest. They equally get spoiled. I can't stand it when an animal is suffering at any capacity. This includes sad and lonely. I have dogs everywhere! My house and out buildings set up with dog doors, decks, special ramps, each area has hammocks, AC/heat and I'm great at matching them up into mini packs.

I am a huge advocate of food because I take care of so many dogs I see a lot. You can pretty much look at a dog and tell if that dog has been fed a good food. Most dog foods are harmful in my opinion. Most made with rendered meats from overseas, fillers and chemicals. I've seen serious illnesses healed just from changing a dogs diet. I personally like a grain free food and use Taste of The Wild here. I've seen great results in the overall health of a dog. But there are so instances where I feel some grain is good for a certain age or breed. Some dogs just need those extra carbs. I don't give my dogs or any dogs treats with artificial ingredients. They get plain biscuit or treats I make myself from sweet potatoes, jerky, etc. I give dogs carrots, bananas, romaine lettuce (which they love and it's excellent for them) kale chips, peanut butter crackers or I even make little whole wheat toasted peanut butter sammie's with honey and banana. I have a rule of thumb- if it will harm me to eat it then my dog isn't eating it. This isn't to say I'd eat the kibble I feed them but if I wanted to I could without it harming me. So many dog foods and treats clearly say NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. Do you really want to feed this to your beloved pet?

We don't normally take puppies under 6 months because of how we are set up, however I am potty training a little pit mix now. The girl adopted her from SPCA only to find out that her lease states no dogs under 6 months. rather then her returning the dog, which she didn;t want, I agreed to take her for a few months and help potty train. I had forgotten how much work puppies are. I won;t do it again unless I HAVE to. lol But I'm impressed that the girls committed to pay for boarding and is seeking a dog friendly house. I think people like this are angels because too many people discard dogs and pets because their life plans change.

Getting rid of my dogs is not an option for me. I'd literally live in a tent then not be able to give them the life I promised them.