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Apsley Pet Sitting
Apsley Mini Americans & Apsley Siberians
Apsley Mini Americans is located in Pine Plains, NY which is about 2 hours from New York City. We pride ourselves on raising purebred dogs and believe in health testing through specialists and raising well adjusted conformation and family dogs. We breed according to OFA & AKC Standards, while carefully choosing our future generations based on temperament, conformation, and health. Nutrition is very important to us which has led to a long journey of educating ourselves about different diets. Raising people’s future family members/puppies is serious and we make sure to give ours the best start possible. We introduce our puppies to new smells, sounds, touches, surfaces and tastes whenever we can. We do a lot of early stimulation work as well as daily play as they get older. When you combine health, husbandry, and top-notch genetics, you get a Shepherd puppy (Formerly known as Mini Aussie) that will be an excellent companion for years to come.
My family used to be strictly “dog people”. We love dogs and never thought a love for cats could compare until we met this intensely outgoing, athletic, dog-like, cat. The Siberian is a medium large, strong triple coated cat with surprising heft for its size. Due to severe allergies we have never been able to have house cats…until now! I was skeptical that there was this magical, long haired forest cat that we could possibly live with. We were overjoyed when we learned there were no reactions to our first. So now we have 7! No allergic reactions whatsoever! We found high quality, award winning bloodlines and imported our cats from Russia. Our cattery and kennel is located in Pine Plains, NY in the Hudson valley.
Did you know that the owners of cats on average live 10 years longer than those without a house pet? Siberians decrease stress with how intensely tame they are and because of their amazing “motor” as we call it in this house. Purring animals reduce stress and bring a sense of calm and satisfaction.
Pet Sitting Reinvented with Natural Enrichment
At this point in my life I consider myself a dog professional and with that comes a family fully educated and equipped for most dog topics and events. My husband and 3 daughters help me raise our beautiful pups and love on our canine guests 365 days per year. Though I am not a trainer, I have learned the knowledge and techniques from so many trainers, owners who work with trainers and lots of classes and videos! I am always self educating and growing. I am honest and I will not tell you I can train your dog but while they're here, I will certainly work on boundaries and rules in our daily routine and whatever else you mention that you and your pup is struggling with. The dogs do natural enrichment daily while they're here. They run in securely fenced but large fields and yards. We have a stream that runs year round and love walking and hiking with our animal friends. Some take naps during the day if they need the break. We have temperature controlled suites with Kuranda cots and fluffy bed toppers. If they wish, they can sleep and snuggle with a friend or be solitary until the next fun play time. We gauge what the dogs need while they're here and do our best to thoroughly stimulate and tire them out but also keep thinks chill and relaxed. They get fresh water several times per day in stainless steel buckets so they do not run out, in the summer we have pools out for playing and swimming. Feeders are adjustable to the dogs height and hang on the door of their suite so everybody gets a feeder and bucket at exactly the right height for them.