Peggy Oertwig is a life-long animal lover.  She has been a professional pet sitter since 1999, and was thrilled to have the opportunity to start Peg’s Pet Care in 2006.  Peg and her husband, Rodney, share their home with three dogs and two cats. 

Peggy is a member of the Board of Directors and Building Committee Chair for the Northland Animal Welfare Society (NAWS), a founding member, Vice President and Board member of Northland Pet Pantry, and a founding member and Officer of the Independence Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) and the Northland Disaster Animal Response Team (DART).  She is proud to have recently assisted with disaster relief efforts in Joplin, Missouri, spending four days helping care for animals at the emergency animal shelter.   

Peg and Rodney participate in the Platte County Pet Power program with their Border Collie, Sydney and their Pug, Jasper.  In addition, Peggy participates in Agility and Rally O with Sydney, and Canine Freestyle with Sydney and Jasper.  She has recently started training in K9 Nose Works with her dogs. 

Peggy is an AKC Certified Canine Good Citizen ("CGC") Evaluator, is certified by the American Red Cross to perform and teach Pet First Aid and CPR and she has learned the basics of the Tellington TTouch method for companion animals.

Peggy is working towards becoming a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, and is a member of the training team at The Dogs' Spot-Dog Training Center in Gladstone, Missouri. 

Peggy is insured and bonded by Pet Sitters Associates, LLC. 

Disaster Animal Response Team - Animals in Disaster Exercise.  December 9, 2006. 

American Red Cross Pet First Aid and CPR, March 24, 2007.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute – IS 00010 Animals In Disaster, Awareness and Preparedness.  May 3, 2007.  .

Certified Emergency Response Team – Search and Rescue Training and Exercise. April 14, 2007. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute – IS 00010 Animals in Disaster, Awareness and Preparedness.  May 3, 2007.

Dr. Wayne Hunthausen, DVM - Feline Housesoiling Issues.  June 7, 2007. 

Dr. Suzanne Hetts, DVM and Dr. Dan Estep, DVM - Fundamentals of Animal Learning.  Summer, 2007. 

Pat Hennesy - The Tellington T-Touch Method.  August, 2007. 

Diana L. Guerrero.  Introduction to Animal Behavior and Training.  August 21, 2007. 

Pia Silvani - Becoming A Great Dog Training Instructor.  September-October, 2007. 

Nicole Wilde - Working With Fearful Dogs.  November 4, 2007. 

Sue Ailsby - Theory and Practice of Clicker Training; Levels Training; and Clicker Training for Novice and Open Obedience.  November 9-11, 2007. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute – IS 00011 Animals in Disaster, Community Planning.  March 12, 2008. 

American Humane Association – Disaster Animal Response Training and Emergency Animal Sheltering.  August 16-17, 2008. 

Trish King – Different Breeds Have Different Needs.  September 7, 2008. 

Patricia McConnell - Dog-Dog Aggression.  December 6, 2008. 

Temple Grandin - Animals Make Us Human.  March 16, 2009.  

Disaster Animal Response Team – Spring 2009 Severe Storm Response Exercise. April 19, 2009. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute – IS 00111 Livestock in Disaster.  May 20, 2009. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute - Household Pets and Service Animals in Disasters:  Evacuation and Emergency Sheltering.  June 23, 2009. 

Certified Emergency Response Team – CERT Animal Response I and II.  October 16, 2010. 

Ken Ramirez - The Power of Positive Reinforcement.  March 26-27, 2011.

Victoria Stilwell - Positive Reinforcement Dog Training Techniques With Shelter Dogs.  April 9, 2011.

Petfinder.Com Adoption Options Workshop - Speakers:  Sara Kent - Marketing Your Pets Online:  Tips and Tricks to Increase Adoptions; Emily Garman - Social Animals:  Using Web 2.0 and Social Media to Increase Adoptions and Recruit Volunteers, Members and Donors; Dr. Steve Notaro - A Closer Look at Adoption Strategies; and Pia Silvani - Training Dogs for Adoptability and Long-Term Housing.  April 17, 2011. 

DART Emergency Response Deployment – Assisted with emergency relocation of Kansas City, Missouri Animal Shelter.  May 16-17, 2011. 

DART Disaster Response Deployment – Assisted at ASPCA/HSUS/AHA Emergency Animal Shelter, Joplin, Missouri.  June 1-4, 2011. 

Sophia Yin, DVM, MS - Kitty Kindergarten:  Creating the New and Improved Cat Through Early Kitty Socialization.  August 24, 2011.  

Dr. Ronald Schultz, Ph.D. – Saving Lives With Antibody Titer Tests.  September 8, 2011.

Center for Public Health Preparedness, University at Albany School of Public Health – County Animal Response Team.  September 18, 2011.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, USA Freedom Corps Community Emergency Response Team Training – Disaster Preparedness, Fire Safety, Disaster Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue Operations, CERT Organization, Disaster Psychology, Terrorism and CERT.  October 14, 15 and 22, 2011.

Tim Rickey, Senior Dir. Field Investigation and Rescue, ASPCA – Disaster Preparedness 101:  Best Practices and Lessons Learned From the Joplin Tornado.  November 3, 2011.

Andrew Jones, DVM – Dog Health and Nutrition.  November 7, 2011.

SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PET!

In every community, in every state, there are homeless animals. In the U.S. as a whole, there are an estimated 6-8 million homeless animals entering animal shelters every year. About half of these animals are adopted, and tragically, the other half are euthanized. These are healthy, sweet pets who would have made great companions.

The number of homeless animals varies by state—in some states there are as many as 300,000 homeless animals euthanized in animal shelters every year. These are not the offspring of homeless "street" animals—these are the puppies and kittens of cherished family pets and even purebreds.

Many people are surprised to learn that nationwide more than 3 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters. Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats.

Millions of pet deaths each year are a needless tragedy. By spaying and neutering your pet, you can be an important part of the solution. Contact your veterinarian today and be sure to let your family and friends know that they should do the same.