Appaloosa – The Most Beautiful Horse Breed in the World
The breed goes back to the late seventeenth century, to the northwestern corner of North America and specifically to the large area that covered what is now part of the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. This was the land inhabited by the Nez Percé...
How to Feed and Breed Horses
Horses are herbivorous and exhibit hindgut fermentation. So it is very much essential to exercise proper feeding management in horses to obstruct both overfeeding and underfeeding. The salient features are highlighted regarding feeding. 1. Do not provide...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Horses
Horses seem to go on and accept anything that we put them through, but the truth here is that the horse is greatly affected by all this change; much more than many people realize. First and foremost, horses don’t do change very easily. Life for them is based...
The Grouping of Stress in Horses
Stressed levels do seem to reduce when a horse is around other horses; even if a horse cannot be in the same pasture with other horses, they tend to feel more at ease when they are at least able to see other horses around them nearby. When working with horses stress...
Essential Oils and Your Horse
Today I will be discussing the use of Essential Oils and how it applies to use with horses; we will explore some of their histories, how you may have been misled by some information on their safe use, and even on how they work. Essential Oils themselves have been...
The Overlooked Importance of Bits
I have talked about the proper understanding and use of the western saddle and how it is one of the most misunderstood tools of horse communication. Well if the use of the saddle is one of the most misunderstood when the proper selection and use of bits are the most...
The Roadmap to PTSD in Horses
As I started to work with horses that had a large amount of stress that had been retained within their bodies I started to realize that other controlling factors needed to be considered and addressed. This is where the factor of PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome)...
Stress and Your Horse’s Brain
Welcome back, today I would like to explain how we are continually moving forward into the area of working with horses that up to this time, has been completely ignored; and that area is emotional stress management in horses. But before we can even discuss emotional...
Customer Reviews
Marlaina Hunter
14:39 16 Nov 21
When we went away for a long weekend and needed someone to stay with our dog, we got in touch with Vermont Critter Sitters. They were AWESOME! Our dog can be shy with new people, but she did great with Molly & Zoila! We got adorable photo and email updates a couple times a day - they went on long walks and played fetch in the yard - I think the dog may have had a better weekend than us! Highly Recommend!
Karoline Nowillo
15:58 04 Apr 20
I was looking forward to a ski vacation, but not looking forward to leaving my puppy at home. Luckily, I found a pet friendly hotel. And Vermont Critter Sitters!!! Trusting my dog to a stranger is hard. But from the beginning Aaron was professional and reassuring. His timely responses helped me confirm my hotel reservations. Once we arrived, my puppy readily welcomed Aaron into her pack. I received pictures and updates of all their outings and games from Aaron. He even took some great shots of me and my puppy! I was able to enjoy my vacation knowing that my furry friend was well looked... after. Thank you Aaron and Vermont Critter Sitters!! We’ll be back. 🐾🐾read more
Renee Sternhagen
11:17 14 Feb 20
Aaron is INCREDIBLY professional, kind and loves my dogs. Amazing service and excited to work with them further on a monthly basis for over nights and day stop ins/walks for my dogs.
Abigail Amer
15:27 12 Feb 20
This is such a great service!!! They are so efficient, timely, kind and reliable. I love receiving the all the info following their visit, especially the photos! Thanks Aaron and Zoila you are the best!! I’m so happy I found you 😀
Gregg Stuessi
15:34 04 Feb 20
We have used the services of VT Critter Sitters on a monthly basis since November 2019. They have always been punctual and we appreciate their emails at the start and the completion of each visit. They always include photos of our pets and a summary of the visit. It is a comfort knowing that reliable and caring people are taking care of our pets in our absence. Highly recommended.
Christopher Wilcox
22:21 29 Jan 20
Reliable, responsible, reasonably priced, trustworthy and friendly. You're not going to let just anyone take care of your pet never mind allow them access to your home to do so. I have complete trust in VT Critter Sitters in both regards.
Maria Peña Rascati
21:36 10 Oct 19
I highly recommend Vermont Critter Sitters, they have changed my life! Until now, I've had such a hard time finding anyone I could trust to take Jack (lab mix) out and tire him out, specially at short notice. Using the app was SOOO easy! Aaron and Zoila did an amazing job, Jack was exhausted that night and I loved seeing the check ins they sent with photos and all! Thank you!
Tori Jones
16:27 10 Oct 19
My cats loved Aaron and Zoila! One cat is super social while the other is a scaredy cat however both cats were happy and not phased at all with their new sitters. They provided check-ins twice a day and even spent some extra time playing with them. I highly recommend Vermont Critter Sitters for your pet-sitting needs.
psychedelic amethyst
23:28 08 Oct 19
They were amazing with our free roam rabbit! He doesn’t usually allow pets from strangers or even really come out much around strangers but he was very active with Aaron and we got pics from every visit he had with him. It was really nice to go about our vacation and be able to see how our buns doing every day with description of visits, pics, and even how long he was there for that day. Definitely recommend
