Update 08/2022: Bad news for my Rover clients. Someone dumped a kitten on me, so now I don't know what that means for boarding dogs. Then I found out my neighbor abandoned his dog in a pen to go work out of state and had a friend check up on him. How cruel. My beloved canine, Willamina "Bundle Bear," is deceased now. :( She didn't like Melrose and I don't blame her. She had a nicer life in San Diego (after being rescued from the county shelter!) She wouldn't allow me to have big dogs over, but I guess they can stay over now. FYI, Melrose, NM is 17 miles away from Cannon AFB. My neighbor and I are golf partners, but if I am sitting a dog, I won't go golfing, I will stay home with the doggie and we'll walk to the park or something. I've got a fenced in yard with a covered patio. I plan to expand the fence to under the pine tree. I take dogs on walks (sometimes with my neighbor, Lewis, and his dog, Brodie.) I tuck small dogs into bed with blankets and make sure they are cozy. I freshen the water bowls with filtered water. I will roll out lots of plastic sheets if necessary, so don't worry if your dog is having health problems that affect bathroom issues. I'm a vegan anti-natalist animal activist. Don't breed or buy while animals die. Do you know what's great about me being a Rover sitter? Dogs need good sitters so their owners aren't trapped! Maybe more people will rescue homeless animals when they don't feel like having a pet restricts their freedoms to travel. FYI: read this: Glyphosate found in cat and dog food Date: October 24, 2018 Source: Cornell University Summary: A new study finds that glyphosate, the active herbicidal ingredient in widely used weed killers like Roundup, was present at low levels in a variety of dog and cat foods the researchers purchased at stores. Before you go switching Fido or Fluffy's favorite brand, however, be aware that the amounts of the herbicide found correspond to levels currently considered safe for humans. ---- I'm a member of the bar. NM is a corrupt state that allows non lawyers to serve as judges and prosecutors and they are jealous of real lawyers. Aside from my Rover business, I have a legal research business, but a lawyer simply wanted to profit off me and take credit for my genius. He threw a tantrum instead of agreeing to pay a holiday surcharge, so I dismissed him. I've also got an excellent one-of-a-kind food blog, Vegan Town USA. I like to recycle, but Curry County, NM is "Dirty Curry" and hardly provides any recycling opportunities. Melrose has no public library. It has no storm drains and hardly any sidewalks. There's no automatic trash pickup (yet the trash fee is outrageous) and only one recycle bin (for cardboard.) Many Melrose residents keep their dogs penned outside all the time to suffer. It's horrible. Animals deserve to be treated with respect. The Melrose government selected a tweaker over a member of the bar to fill a vacancy on the council because of their sexism and incompetence, but oh no, the tweaker didn't last. Melrose has a law that says it's unlawful to willfully kill any animal (Village of Melrose, Ch. 6, Sec. 9.) But the USPS posts signs soliciting the violation of this law (like signs from Ernest Riley and others selling the corpses of animals they murder.) When I complain to the USPS about this problem, they get a non-lawyer (Rodolfo Sanchez, the Postmaster) to call me and refer to the law I cited as a "religious belief.") If you know any US Attorneys, please tell them about this problem. The USPS also has an embezzlement ring here and probably West Texas and tons of my mail has been stolen or simply not delivered. The USPS Inspector General and Consumer & Industry Contact do not handle the problem. An agent with the Office of the Inspector General couldn't catch the thieves. The USPS in Melrose does NOT collect paper for recycling even though it does in neighborhoods across America where the residents already have curbside recycling. Logical? Is America really "great"? Look around at all the suffering, pollution, hypocrisy, and incompetence. The one good thing in Melrose closed in July 2022. It was a thrift store called The Cover Up where everything was free. And do you know what's unconstitutional about the Senior Center? There is no public library! Thus, according to the former director, Christie, you have to be a "member of the congregate" (age 60 or older) in order to use the free Wi-Fi even though there is no public library for all ages to use Wi-Fi! But their pamphlet says: "Guests are always welcome; we are a community center." They're trying to send seniors to their graves anyway with free non-vegan meals.