Posts Tagged ‘pet sitter’

A hard worker like you deserves a break every now and then. I’m not just talking about a weekend at the spa or a night off from work. You deserve to go on a real vacation—take a week off to relax and detoxify your mind and body. Any average Joe or Jane might already be packing upon reading my persuasive words, however if you’re a pet owner, you may respond with a defeated shrug of your shoulders and a sigh thinking "I wish! But I can’t bring my dog along with me without getting stressed out looking after him!" Well then, that dilemma of yours is precisely why I’ve penned this article. I’m here to offer you a solution in the form of Pet Sitting.

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As in any pet care, the wild origins dictate a lot of what is important in Guinea Pig care. The guinea pig is a species of rodent that is also known as the Cacy. They are not in fact pigs, as their name would have suggested.  They come from the Andes, and studies have shown they have been breed from closely related species such as Cavia aperea, C. fulgida, or C. tschudii, and do not exist as a wild species.

They play an important role in both the folk culture of many Indigenous South American tribes and more importantly as a food source (how could they?). It was domesticated 5000 years ago for nourishment and have appeared in the history and culture and are frequently used in metaphors.

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