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Sea turtle nesting history in Miami and understanding the process Every year May 1st to October 31st Miami-Dade County beaches are graced with the presence of the magnificent dinosaurs of the sea!  For millions of years’ sea turtles have used Florida’s coastlines and beaches to create new generations of sea turtles. There are seven species of sea turtles worldwide, all of which are either threatened or endangered. Out of the seven species, three nest regularly […]
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Pet Photography Simplified: Tips from Pet Sitter Mike Tacoronte Most pet parents’ phones’ are crammed with hundreds, if not thousands, of photos of their pets, and they want more. Double that for our pet sitters, who snap our clients’ cats and dogs on their pet sits or dog walks daily. Why not improve the quality of our pet photography? Enter Mike Tacoronte, one of our newest dog walkers in Coconut Grove and a budding pro […]
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11th Annual Vets Fore Pets Golf Tournament Imagine a Miami with no more stray dogs and cats starving on its streets, exposed to being run over by cars and or wasting away from preventable diseases. Imagine no more animals dying at Miami-Dade Animal Services due to lack of homes or owner responsibility, or to overpopulation. Thanks to organizations like the South Florida Veterinary Foundation (SFVF), a non-profit actively promoting responsible pet ownership while offering free […]
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Wordless Wednesday: Rosita!   Equipaws Pet Services
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Thank you for choosing Equipaws Pet Services as the best pet sitters in Miami! It’s an honor to win the Florida Villager’s Best of the Best Reader’s Choice Award in our category. We are humbled and honored that so many of you took the time to enter us in this contest. Because we take care of your family members, we know how busy you are, so this is doubly special for us. This accolade renews […]
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We try to act like every day is Earth Day at Equipaws Pet Services! We purchase recycled paper for our paper products, buy biodegradable doggy poop bags, carry reusable water bottles with us wherever we go when we remember, but we feel like we need a few reminders to get us back on track. How can we help conserve our resources for our children, grandchildren, pups, and grandpups and cats? We’ve compiled a list of […]
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Surrendering a Dog in Miami  Sadly, sometimes even the most loving pet parents must face the reality that they can no longer care for the pup or cat they love. There are many reasons a person may choose to surrender a dog; some we can definitely sympathize with, others we wish were not as common as they are in Miami. What we want to stress is that having been surrendered does not necessarily mean that […]
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Convenient Pet Portrait Sessions with MaxNorman Photography Now Available!  (We’ve got you covered!) Our pet sitters hang out with your pets daily and take tons of photos for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter… We do our best with our camera phones, but your beautiful babies deserve to be captured by a professional. That’s why we have partnered with MaxNorman Pet Photography. Our pet sitting and boarding clients have two pet photography options: Mini-portrait session with your […]
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Attention Dog and Cat Lovers in Miami! We are so excited to have a table at the third annual Howl-O-Ween benefiting Friends Forever Humane Society at Pinecrest Gardens on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Pet sitters Flavia Berti and Tom Wyss went last year and had a great time meeting pet lovers from all over Miami. They hope you join them again at the Equipaws Pet Services table, being shared with J.J. Diaz of Animal Crackers […]
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The Top 10 Benefits of Hiring a Pet Sitter: Also known as: why we rock! Pet sitters are valuable for oh so many reasons (take it from one!). We’ve compiled ten of the most compelling reasons here for you as a sort of cheat sheet. Enjoy! 1. Your pets remain comfortable at home in their safe, secure environment surrounded by familiar sights, smells and sounds 2. We follow your pets’ regular diet and exercise routines and […]
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We want to wish everyone affected by Sandy the best, speediest recovery. We are saddened to see the amount of flooding and destruction it caused, and heartbroken that anyone has died. Even one gone is too much. Our hearts are also aching for the animals that undoubtedly have had a very difficult time. We wonder how the stray dogs, cats, birds and wildlife have fared; in emergencies animals can sometimes be left by the wayside. […]
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Pet Waste Bags Miami Should Love! Earlier this morning I was running Giro, my Portuguese Pointer buddy in Miami (check him out on our Facebook page-adorable!). He ended up doing his business in front of an older lady,  who  thanked me for picking up after him.  It’s not the first time someone has actually stopped me to thank me for that.  It seems like too many people in Miami don’t pick up after their pet! It […]
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