Hello Rover-Timer! Spring is in the air! Finally the windows can be cracked and the smell of dog can be lessened. We’ve got some good weather on our hands, thank goodness! March was busy for us. The house welcomed 16 visitors, one of which stayed for a record breaking 26 nights! I hosted a fun little dog park …

“What Is That Thing?” – An In-Depth Examination of the Genetic Make-Up of Chauncey Billups Vanderhoff At least once a week, either Julia or I will look at Chauncey and say “What IS he? He can’t just be a dog.” Then we usually try to guess what else he could possibly be, depending on what he’s going at the moment.

Safe Humane’s mission is to create safe and humane communities by inspiring positive relationships between people and animals. They recognize the connections between animal abuse and interpersonal violence and the benefits of the human-animal bond. Their programs focus on education, advocacy and second chances and we had the amazing opportunity to interview their Executive Director, Cynthia Bathurst.

Many months ago Mark Barks made mention of her. This month we feature her as Rover-Time’s Delight. Meet Kiki Yablon: Chauncey’s favorite trainer and one of my favorite people. Learn more about Dog Training by Kiki Yablon in this pretty fun Q&A session. Q. Tell us about your background- your education, work experience, and how your got started in …

We had a dinner party last weekend because it was the first evening in 43 nights that we were not hosting someone else’s dog. When you run and advertise a service based out of your home, you work and sell that service from inside of it. This means nearly everyone that hires Rover-Time has at one point or another …

Julia with one of my most special boys, Jax. (Good luck on your upcoming surgery, Jax! I love you!) Before I jump into February’s blog post, I gotta tell you how much I loved last month. Rover-Time got LLC’d (Ahem, don’t hesitate to call us “Rover-Time Dog Walking & Pet Sitting, LLC folks)! Mark & I took a …

Chauncey moved into Julia and Mark’s home on 2/24/12. Here, he shares his very busy plans for the 1-year anniversary of that date; his “birthday”. Chauncey’s Birthday Itinerary – February 24th, 2013 3:00am: Crawl out from under comforter, between parents. Jump off bed. Go get a drink of water while parents lie awake, listening closely to determine …

Julia is always reminding herself to keep her obsessive love of dogs in check. To not be too crazy. For example, “Don’t eat that dog treat.” ARRFSCARF makes locally sourced dog treats and they look amazing. Read on to learn more about the company and its owner!     Q. What was the motivation behind opening Arrfscarf? Or …

This entire week is special to me. All week long I am celebrating Rover-Time’s first anniversary and each day I have these wonderful calendar reminders popping up that are dates my very first clients entrusted me with their super-wonderful pets by becoming Rover-Time clientele. And from this point forward, I get to celebrate and remember other households that I …

By: Chauncey Billups Vanderhoff, Guest Contributor It’s impossible to include all my favorite Facebook photos of 2012 in one blog post, but these twelve offer  my “Best Of” for each month we’ve been around. Enjoy! January February March April May June July August September …