I know I am a bit behind the ball on this one being relatively new to the blogging world, but it just came to me that there are free things that you can do for your Pet Mom on Mother’s Day! Even if you do not have children, a pet is family and Pet Mom’s deserve to have a special day too!!!
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Give Mom A Break!
Volunteer to take the dogs out for their morning walk and let her sleep in! This is HUGE to me since around 6am every morning, weekends and weekdays, it NEVER fails that Benson starts his snuffling and rousing. If I don’t get up immediately he will crawl in bed with me and put his giant head right on my face until I do! I get up, give them their morning vitamins, fresh food and water for the whole crew (since the cats are usually screaming for food at this point as well!). Then the dogs go out. Then they come back in. And then they go back to sleep and I am WIDE AWAKE.
Clean Up!
The next thing you can do for the Pet Mom in your life is clean up the yard! Grab a handful of plastic bags and pick up any little bombs that might be out in the yard. Give it a good sweep, tidy up, water the plants. I have been dropping not so subtle hints all day to my daughter about this one!
Bath Time
Giving the dogs a bath is another idea that is great! With the size of my beasts, it is a little unfeasible for my eleven year old daughter but a clean and good smelling dog is a wonderful thing to behold! You can add to this with a nice brush after, ears cleaned, you get the idea. And then put a great big bow on the dog for presentation!!
Homemade Coupon Book
You could make a cute little book of coupons to redeem for dog walks in the future! This way, your Pet Mom can cash them in whenever she needs a break or unable to do it! Being a single mom with my dogs means I rarely get a break from them. I love them to pieces but I am never without them! Sometimes it is just nice to get a chance to decompress a bit.
Make Some Dog Treats!
How about making some homemade dog treats and giving them as a gift? Dog treats usually only have a few ingredients that are in most pantries! I have silicone molds, but if you don’t the dogs don’t really care what they look like anyways…Pop them into a glass or jar, throw a ribbon around it if you have any handy and voila! Find some simple recipes on Puppyleaks here!
New Tricks
This one takes a little bit of time, but for next year you could teach your dog or puppy a new trick to show off to your Pet Mom! I was really surprised one day that my daughter had taught my puppy to shake both paws and then presented it to me! It was a really special moment and she was really proud of what she had done! You could even train your dog to present a homemade card, how cute would that be??
Take Charge
Even something as simple as volunteering to let the dogs in and out for the entire day can give a Pet Mom a much needed break! We are STILL working on that whole dog door thing, so I am still getting up and down constantly. Why they can’t go in and out together will forever baffle me!
Get Creative
If you are artsy you could make a drawing or painting of your pet with a cute little poem or caption on it showing how much the relationship between your pet and Pet Mom is! I adore when my daughter does things like this for me, and it ends up being a special keepsake that I will cherish for the rest of my life!
Create a skit or dance with your pet to present to your Pet Mom!! These are always really cute and usually very thoughtful and a great way for your kids to get involved! And I find that kids are always really creative with these kinds of things and they end up being great for the whole family!
These were just a few ideas that I brainstormed after the idea came to me, but I am sure there are more out there! Our Mom’s do so much for us for our entire lives, and this includes all the Pet Mom’s out there! And all it takes is a little creativity to show her how much she means to you!
Do you have any other ideas on free things to do for the Pet Mom in your life? If you do please comment below! Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful and amazing Mom’s out there!!!
