Laurie Wagner
Professional Pet Services
Duxbury, MA
Years as a pet sitter: 7
PSI Member Since: 2001
Likes: Open-minded people
Dislikes: High Maintenance Clients (dubbed HMs)
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite Movie: Austin Powers
Favorite Song: Amazed by Lone Star
“Tricks of the Trade:” The “knee tap” to snap a dog’s attention back on me, the pack leader
Favorite Dog Name: Cleopatra (my GSD)
Favorite Cat Name: A set named Frick & Frack
Favorite “Downtime” Activity: What is this “downtime” you speak of?
Best Pet-sitting Experience: Getting a pack of huskies to walk off leash behind me in “follower mode”- not easy
What accomplishment are you most proud of? Being able to walk a pack of 12 dogs off leash
What kind of car would you drive if money were not an object? The one I drive now - GMC Envoy XUV. It has D-clips attached to the frame that I can clip dogs to.
What is your “Dream Vacation?” Traveling around the world with my husband and with no communication devices!
What does your PSI Membership mean to you? It has given a sense of legitimacy to a still-new industry and has given me a lot of good ideas from reading The World Magazine.
Finish this sentence: “If I hadn’t become a pet sitter, I never would have…. Met my husband! A client introduced us and it was love at first sight.”
Favorite quote:
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”
- Confucius
