Pawsitive Paws Pet Care - Aja Arnold
Aja Arnold is the Owner & Founder of Pawsitive Paws, which has been in full operation since March 2023. She has been in the animal care industry for over 6 years, working at dog daycares, boarding, grooming, and training facilities in and around the Edmonton area. She also worked at a local Canadian pet supply store, helping her community and their fur babies with nutrition and customer service.
Training Philosophy
Pawsitive Paws strives to provide the highest level of quality pet care available. Aja takes pride in only using force-free, fear free methods for training and animal care with client animals as well as her own dogs. Pawsitive Paws believes your pet deserves a caregiver who understands their communication style, body language, mental and physical health requirements, and basic nutritional health requirements.
Services
Pawsitive Paws offers a wide range of services, including:
- Dog Walking: Sniffari Stroll (30 minutes or 1 hour), Structured Stride (30 minutes or 1 hour), Split Enrichment Visit (1 hour), Group Gander (1 hour)
- Dog Running: Hot Trotter Dog Run (30 minutes or 45 minutes)
- In-Home Pet Care: Deluxe Home Visit (30 minutes), Premium Home Visit (45 minutes), Executive Home Visit (1 hour), Split Enrichment Visit (1 hour)
- Mobile Grooming: Mobile Bathing (Small, Medium, Large), Mobile Cat Bathing, Mobile Nail Trimming, Nail Trim & Dremel
- Pet Transportation: Grooming Appointment Transportation, Dog Daycare Transportation, Veterinarian Appointment Transportation, Airport Transportation
Certifications
Aja is a Certified Fear Free Professional and holds a valid Pet First Aid and CPR Certification. Pawsitive Paws is listed on the Alberta Force Free Alliance business directory.
Specializations
Pawsitive Paws specializes in force-free, fear-free methods for training and animal care. They have a special place in their hearts for reactive pups in the community and love working with them. They also offer services for all breeds, shapes, sizes, ages, and temperaments.
Training Methods
Pawsitive Paws uses force-free, fear-free methods for training and animal care. They pledge to handle animals without intentional intimidation, flooding, force, or pain. They do not use or endorse citronella collars, ultrasonic bark deterrents, pet correctors, choke collars, prong collars, or shock, bark, or electronic collars.
Customer Reviews
Kaitlyn, Edmonton AB: Aja is professional, kind and great with animals of course. I undoubtedly trust her with my fur children and with access to my home. I appreciate her thoughtfulness in regard to detail and her dedication to her business. I am grateful for her flexibility and willingness to accommodate my requests. As a shift worker she has made my life much easier.
K Gorman, Edmonton AB: Aja provided wonderful care to our three cats recently. I appreciated all the communication indicating her arrival and departure each visit as well as the pet journal updates and photos. Aja is extremely responsible, diligent, responsive and experienced. She was wonderful with our cats and they can be quite skittish. It was really nice to feel such confidence and trust in leaving my cats to a pet sitting service while working out of town.
Social Media Links
The website includes links to Pawsitive Paws' Instagram and email.
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