Great Expetations Pet Minding Services in Gold Coast, Queensland | Dog walker

Great Expetations Pet Minding Services

Locality: Gold Coast, Queensland

Phone: +61 414 856 531

Address: Hope Island 4212 Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.greatexpetations.com.au

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13.01.2022 Merry Christmas, thank you to all my lovely clients and furry friends. It's been a challenging year all around. I hope you have a special time with friends and family and stay safe. I'm very grateful for all the ongoing support that keeps Greatexpetations afloat.

13.01.2022 Meet the predecessor to dog rescuers, Camberley Kate! In 1943 Kate bought a cottage in Yorktown, and soon afterwards took in her first stray, a dog which had b...een about to be put down due to lameness. As word grew, the number of dogs in her cottage increased some being tied to her door, some left in carrier bags, others brought in by the police or other agencies. At the end of her life she estimated that she had looked after more than 600 dogs and local vet Geoffrey Craddock, a great admirer of Kate work testified that they were well looked after. An entry in the 1957 directory FOR Camberley reads Ward K 218 London Road., Cam., Dogs Home. In 1976 she stated that she had 34 dogs, although by 1977 she had cut this down to 19, as she had been told to go easier at the age of 82! The growth of other dog rescue centres helped in this regard. She also had at least one cat. Kate and her olive-green painted hand cart, labelled STRAY DOGS, was a familiar sight locally as she pushed it from Yorktown to Camberley each day, through the town centre and up to Barossa Common, on a route suggested by the police. Some of the dogs were allowed to ride in the cart, others were attached to it with lengths of string, and occasionally a favoured few ran loose alongside. Inside the cart, there was usually some meat for the dogs and a shovel to clean any mess away. The dogs were controlled with the help of a whistle. Locals became used to the sight of Kate pushing her cart along the busy London Road although it never ceased to amaze outsiders. As a local celebrity Kate and her dogs were much photographed, a situation she tolerated as long as the photographer gave a donation for the upkeep of the animals. She also sold her own photographic postcards, and gave short shrift to those who tried to take their own pictures. Generous supporters gave money to assist her work and some even left bequests. She was scrupulous that this money should be used only for its intended purpose: the dogs had their own bank account, administered by 2 trustees. She left money in trust for the few dogs left at her death. Via @marleysmutts

10.01.2022 Mocha Lady Goran and Ming Check out their amazing labyrinth cat maze.

04.01.2022 So many dogs are going missing

04.01.2022 This would be our

04.01.2022 I'm a bit behind in posting as per usual, but Rocky and Jasper are telling me to hurry up let's go out

03.01.2022 How fitting, my last visit for 2020 should be to my longest standing cat client king Salem. I think I'm getting growled at #catlady