Katie’s Corner

I have worked with dogs for many years and now have been lucky enough to be trusted to care for many of my furry friends in and around Aberdeen. I have always enjoyed my research about dogs and love the wealth of knowledge that’s on the internet these days as well as the seminars and classes I have attended.

I would love the opportunity to create a place to share your dog stories and mine with a laugh or two and a helpful hint here and there as well. After all, besides grand children, what’s more spectacular than our own pets!

Katie is my ten-year-old Yorkshire Terrier and has been the hostess with the mostest and my best furry friend since she was 11 weeks old. She runs around the culdesac and immediately rolls over on her back for a belly rub greeting from everyone including the landscapers and the mailman. She’s quite a character.

Walking a dog in Hampton is like going to a party. The lush lawns are the perfect place to meet your neighbors at any time, day or night. It’s an odd day to go for a walk and not pass someone walking a dog with a kind word and an excited woof.

At home on a quiet day we practice basketball, bowling, jumping through her hula hoop and of course her signature trick of closing every door in the house. My friends are convinced that I have too much time on my hands but it’s really just so much fun. Katie is extremely food-motivated, so I can teach her basically anything with food. Keeping her weight down is another story for another day.

Is there any better expression of unconditional love than the one on your dog’s face? It’s written all over her/him. She loves everything about you: the sound of your voice, your smile, the way you smell. She instinctively knows when its time for you to make dinner, when you usually shut the lights at night and she will even start pacing if you’re late. Doesn’t she start barking before you open the garage door upon your return home? If you are fortunate enough to belong to one of these marvelous creatures you will probably agree that her tail wagging greeting is a heart warming experience to share and that there would be a great void in your life without your furry friend.

My goal is to bring people in Aberdeen together in an open circle of pet-people with stories and perhaps photos of our four legged friends. Any cat lovers and bird parents, please feel free to join me.

Joyce Hirschman
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