Sniffles and Friends Professional Pet Sitting Service in the news!
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Sniffles and Friends on the Move!
Sue Senn of
Sniffles and
Friends gives
Terry Ruggles of
NBC 10 a first
hand look at
why we were
voted "Best Pet
Service" in the
2007 and 2008
My Fox Philly
Hot List.
POPEYE FINDS A HOME: During the summer
of 2008 we ran this photo of Popeye, an
adorable Pomeranian who had many injuries
after being hit by a car and abandoned by its
owner. After running Popeye's photo and
story in the Chestnut Hill Local, a new home
was found for him in Mt. Airy with a very nice
pediatrician, her 8-year-old daughter and
one very bashful kitty cat who have all fallen
madly in love with Popeye (and vice versa).

POPEYE'S STORY:
One of our Sniffles and Friends dog walkers called Sue and Eric Senn at 10pm
one night during the summer of 2008, saying that she and a few of her friends
had found a small dog who had obviously been hit by a car.
Sue and Eric immediately drove to the scene to find a frightened little
Pomeranian whose left eye was out of the socket, and how had some cuts and
bruises on his front legs, and a dislocated shoulder. While Sue was busy
rushing the dog to the vet the next morning for emergency care, the people
who found him walked around the neighborhood asking who he the dog
belonged to.
They even posted ads on the Internet asking for the owner to come forward
because the dog was in need of immediate veterinary attention. No one did.
They asked around further. No one knew who the dog belonged to. A few
people said, "Oh, that's the dog who is always running around here. He doesn't
belong to anyone".
Thanks to Dr. Cindy and the kind folks at Girard Vet Clinic, our little guy
appropriately became 'Popeye'. They were able to put his eye back into place
and he underwent treatment of his battle wounds, and stayed at Sue and Eric's
house for several weeks recovering.
Many thanks to the Chestnut Hill Local (click here for the story) for their help in
spreading the word about Popeye's Story and helping him find a wonderful new
home!
Sniffles and
Friends, voted
"Best Pet
Service" in the
2007 and 2008 My
Fox Philly Hot List,
was included in a
promotional video
for the My Fox
Philly Hot List.
Watch the video
to the right, or
click here, to
learn more about
Sniffles and
Friends, and to
see why we are
the Best Pet
Service in town.
All Sniffles and Friends pet sitters and dog walkers are offered Red Cross Pet
First Aid and CPR instruction and regularly scheduled dog training/behavior
classes with Philadelphia's own Sue Rosetti (shown above with Oscar), who has
appeared on the National Geographic Channel with "The Dog Whisperer", Cesar
Milan! Click here to watch Sue Rosetti in action.
Sniffles and Friends loves to Paw-ty for
Valentine's Day!
On February 14, 2009 Sniffles and
Friends was happy to participate in the
PSPCA Valentine's Day Paw-ty held at
their facility on East Erie Avenue in
Philadelphia. The event was a huge
success, as noted in following article at
AroundMainLine.com.
In March 2009, Sniffles and Friends received Top Billing in “Before You Go,” by
Valerie Yeager as a part of an article entitled "Weekend Escapes" in
Philadelphia magazine. “Before you go...Call the Dog-Sitter. For $15 per half-
hour, Sniffles and Friends walks the dog, tends the plants, and brings in the
mail."
In March 2009, Sniffles and Friends received Top Billing in “Before You Go,” by
Valerie Yeager as a part of an article entitled "Weekend Escapes" in
Philadelphia magazine. “Before you go...Call the Dog-Sitter. For $15 per half-
hour, Sniffles and Friends walks the dog, tends the plants, and brings in the
mail."
In March 2009, Sniffles and Friends received Top Billing in “Before You Go,” by
Valerie Yeager as a part of an article entitled "Weekend Escapes" in
Philadelphia magazine. “Before you go...Call the Dog-Sitter. For $15 per half-
hour, Sniffles and Friends walks the dog, tends the plants, and brings in the
mail."
Sue and Eric Senn of Sniffles and Friends have been very busy with pet-
related events in the past several weeks!
- Happy Hour Fundraiser for Philly PAWS
- Petitioning for NoKill Philly (Campbell Square Park)
- Fund Raiser for Green Street Rescue (Chestnut Hill)
- Happy Hour for NoKill Philly (Old City)
- Humane Society of the United States Town Hall Meeting at the University
of Pennsylvania
- Interstate transport/relays of foster dogs
- Transport for the Cube at the PSPCA
- Pickup and dropoff for mother cats and kittens for ACCT
- Fostering, bottle feeding kittens for Green Street Rescue
- Upcoming fundraiser for Purrfect Paws Rescue in Drexel Hill, PA
- Lots of networking all over the United States for various transport
agencies and rescues!
Let us know if you'd like to volunteer for any of the above, or if you have an
event that you would like Sniffles and Friends to attend or help sponsor!

Sue Senn from Sniffles and Friends has been selected to be the Philadelphia
area ambassador for the Grey Muzzle Organization. GMO strives to improve the
lives of at-risk senior dogs by providing funding and resources to animal
shelters, rescue organizations, sanctuaries, and other non-profit groups
nationwide. Let Sue know if you'd like to learn more about GMO, or you would
like to invite her to speak at your next pet-related event!
August - Sue and Eric Senn attended an animal law conference in Center City
and discussed the issues of dog fighting, cat hoarding, legal ethics for animal
attorney offices, and more!
Our local celebrity (and one of Sniffles and Friends' most famous clients) Sarge
Wolf appears in the newspaper once again!
We're so proud of Sarge and his family for being such fine examples and
community advocate of what wonderful friends pit bulls can be!
http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/08/27/08/3601-82/index.xml
On September 19, 2009, Sue and Eric and their former puppy mill rescue dog,
Alex, attended Puppy Mill Awareness Day in Intercourse, PA to raise awareness
of and protest puppy mills, and to raise funds for dog rescues. There they had
the opportunity to meet the guys from National Geographic's new television
show, "Rescue Ink Unleashed" (pictured below) and Victoria Stillwell, dog
trainer and author and television show host of "It's me or the dog!"
On 9/24/09, Eric was a panelist at Temple Law's Animal Law Career Panel,
advising and inspiring law students considering careers in Animal Law.
In February 2010, Sue and Eric attended:
- Citizens for a No-Kill Philly Gala dinner and fundraiser
- "Golden Years and Fuzzy Ears" GenPhilly informational meeting and
networking reception
- Seminar, "Animal Lifeline Education - Pet Adoption 101 workshop"
- Be Mine on the Mainline fundraiser for Philadoptables
Be Mine on the Main Line
Proceeds benefitting Philadoptables
.
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
6:00 to 10:00 pm
at SPAMPS Restaurant & Bar, Conshohocken
In April 2010, Sniffles and Friends Professional Pet
Sitting Service was featured in the Philly News! The
full article can be found here.
Sue and Eric attended the Animal Hoarding Symposium at Bucks County
Community College Newtown Campus on July 28th, 2010.
In August 2010, Sniffles and Friends was named
the "Best Dogwalking Service" in Philadelphia
by Philadelphia Magazine.
All Sniffles and Friends dog walkers are offered Red Cross Pet First Aid and CPR
instruction and regularly scheduled dog training/behavior classes with
Philadelphia's own Sue Rosetti (shown above with Oscar), who has appeared on
the National Geographic Channel with "The Dog Whisperer", Cesar Milan! Click
here to watch Sue Rosetti in action.
September 18, 2010 - Sue and Eric of Sniffles and Friends attended Puppy Mill
Awareness Day in Lancaster County, PA as members of the Purrfect Paws
rescue group from Drexel Hill, PA to raise awareness of and protest puppy
mills, and to raise funds for dog rescues; they enjoyed meeting and
networking with many rescue groups from all over Pennsylvania as well as the
USA, including our friends from Helping the Helpless Rescue (Chester County,
PA) who were also in attendance at this important annual event!
Sue and Eric of Sniffles and Friends were very honored
to receive Sarge Wolf's Certificate of Appreciation
Award at Sarge's 16th Birthday Party on Sept. 25th, 2010!
Happy birthday to our adorable friend Sarge - Monkey
and Cocoa (our dogs) had a great time at the party
meeting you and all our rescue friends from the
Philadelphia area and beyond!
On Oct. 16, 2010 Sue and Eric attended the
Winner's Dinner for the MyPHL 17 Hot List.
Sniffles and Friends was voted the Best Dog
Walking company in Philadelphia for the FOURTH
CONSECUTIVE YEAR!
On Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Sue and Eric of
Sniffles and Friends were invited to give a
presentation at the G.W. Childs Elementary
School in South Philadelphia on the topic of
careers in the animal care profession,
responsible pet care, and compassion for
our four-legged friends.
We really enjoyed meeting the first grade
class students, who really had a lot of fun
with our "visual aids" Alex (our 5-lb "tiny
toy" poodle) and Libbie (our Himalayan cat).
The students were absolutely adorable, and very smart! They had a lot of
very good observations, questions, and input about their own pets and
animals in general.
Special thanks to Kim Hoffman for inviting us to participate in this exciting
event. :)
Looking forward to our next guest speaking engagement which will be at
Patton Middle School in Kennett Square, PA - June 3!
Contact Sue at Sniffles and Friends if you're interested in having us give a
presentation at your upcoming event!
Sniffles and Friends are deeply humbled and honored to once again be voted
the Best Dog Walker in the Philadelphia region for the Philly Hot List. This is
the FIFTH consecutive year that Sniffles and Friends have received this
distinction, and it is truly a testament to the dedication and commitment of
Sniffles and Friends' Dog Walkers as well as the company's continued
devotion to providing the best dog walking service that your pets deserve!
Sniffles and Friends is proud
to have been selected to be
official dog walkers of the
PSPCA's Good Dog Gala on
October 15th, 2011. It was a
grand event for a great cause!