Coulee Pet Care

09/22/2026

Hello Coulee Pet Care Clients,

The whole month of October I will be away dealing with some health issues. Appreciate all of my clients for being so understanding during this difficult time. Hope you all have a great Spooky season. 🐾

03/16/2026

Hello Coulee Pet Care Clients! Wanted to make an official post about business changes! My name is Kali Jo Reece! Renata and I have been working together for about a year now slowly transitioning the pet care into my hands. Im so honored to have this opportunity finally pass onto me ❤️🐾 Renata is still apart of pet care, but has taken a step back from leading role. Appreciate her so much! She is truly an amazing soul ❤️ Currently I can't take over boarding part of pet care. Having 9 critters of my own makes that Impossible. My biggest goal is to open a boarding facility here in town to fill that need. Renata will be continuing boarding, but only with clients that she has already worked with. Looking forward to the future of Coulee Pet care 🐾❤️

12/24/2025

Changes at Coulee Pet Care in '26 - and, what about a local animal shelter?

~a newsletter~

Hello good people,

Warm wishes for a Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy new year!

You know, the popular songs call this "the most wonderful time of the year" -- and I for one love to get into the holiday spirit.

That said, it's also quite literally the darkest time of the year -- and a difficult time for anyone navigating loss; family, work or money challenges; and seasonal depression. Whether you are celebrating, struggling, partying, grieving, worshipping, or all of the above: I wish you all the good things this season has to offer. Moments of genuine joy, warmth and connection. May the lengthening daylight signal brighter times to come for our Coulee-Nespelem community!

On to business news ... and there's a couple biggish announcements for 2026:

Boarding Blackout: Jan 21 - Feb 3

I'm making an extended visit to my parents, family and friends next month. It is time! Doggy daycare and boarding will be closed for these dates, to accommodate travel and post-travel recovery. Kali Jo will be available for in-home/drop-in visits for your pets during this time. Let me know what you need.

Boarding/Daycare Changes: No new referrals!

Cutting to the chase: For several reasons, I am pausing intakes for NEW clients for boarding and doggy daycare. (Current clients - I can still host your dogs outside of blackout dates!)

Why? I personally suffered two physical injuries this year that required medical attention from breaking up dog fights, most recently three weeks ago. And, three dogs have likewise needed medical treatment from fights this year. I love the work, but these incidents have been not only scary and painful, but frankly, expensive!

In an effort to evaluate safer options I am scaling down this service in my home.

But that's not the end of the story.... and you have a part to play!

These last 2+ years have proven a need and a market for safe, local, and reasonably-priced boarding and daycare services in the Coulee. Kali Jo wants to, but is not currently setup to provide these services.

Here's what it gets interesting. A separate, but related, urgent need is a local animal shelter/rescue. A place to hold and care for lost or stray animals in the greater Grand Coulee area, to reunite with owners or be fostered/adopted. Animal welfare, public safety and public health all demand it.

What if we could take care of both needs?

Land/building for a small 501c3 animal shelter, with a separate area on the property for paid boarding and doggy daycare? Boarding could either be operated by Coulee Pet Care (renting space from the 501c3) or directly by the 501c3, to supplement revenue for the nonprofit mission and keep the costs to clients reasonable in our rural community with a small customer base.

THIS IS NOT A PROPOSAL. But, it is the inklings of a vision built through conversations over the last year. Including with the founders of Okandogs (established, well-run dog rescue out of Cashmere, with connections to Grant County Animal Outreach) about what it takes to get started and keep going, AND a local elected official keen to earmark city animal control funding to support a central place where police officers could bring lost/stray pets.

What next?
Right now: Enjoy the holidays! Make the most of your time off if you have it...do something for a kiddo or elder in your life. Give a stranger a reason to smile. Rest.

Early in the new year I'll send out a link to gather ideas, connections, informal pledges (for 501c3 feasibility planning...not a strict commitment), and other ways to help turn this community need into a reality, and make a difference for local pets and communities in 2026.

I will spend the next month drawing up a plan that will allow us to explore next steps. If this is a passion of yours, get in touch with me! We will need board members, volunteers, donors, brainstormers: you.

Thank you for reading this far, and for your support, trust and understanding. May we all be lights for each other in 2026.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Sincerely,
Renata Rollins

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03/27/2025

Hello animal lovers! 🐾💕

📢 PAGE UPDATE 📢
It's coming up on one year since I began pet sitting in the grand coulee and nespelem area! It has been nothing short of awesome.

I've gotten to meet so many wonderful local animal friends (and their people😉) and i feel so fortunate to be able to help out whether you have a long work shift, a bucket-list vacation planned, or you need to go into town for a day of medical procedures. Many different situations, but what unites all of us here is a love and care for our pets.

We're coming into busy season, and I wanted to offer a couple of updates about this page:

-I'm beginning to move away from Facebook and i'm starting an email list instead to stay in touch with friends of coulee pet care.

Facebook and its parent company, Meta Corp, are becoming increasingly unreliable and sketchy, and I would rather have a more direct and secure way of letting people know about upcoming events, deals and news.

Please consider signing up! I will send 1, or at most 2, emails a month with a short newsletter, offers, and of course, photos of cute (always shared with owner permission!)

-The link in the comments will take you to a page to sign up. There is also an optional survey question about what could help our community the most when it comes to animal welfare. I would love to know your ideas.

Thank you for your trust, support and encouragement over the last year! And a special thank you to Wendy, who started this in 2023 and gave me her blessing to carry it forward when she had to move away. See you in email-land. 🐾💕

-Renata
PS: The baby in the picture is my little Nico, who i brought in at 7 weeks old in December! He's now 5 months and SO BIG! 💗

03/23/2025

The rumors are true: I have more dog clients than cat clients. (We all know which of the two species tends to be the more independent and able to hold their own while humans are away.)
.. But I DO take good care of cats!

Yes, even this cat. 😹😹😹

Thank you Mia for graciously allowing me to walk down your hallway today without losing an eye. Your kindness and mercy truly knows no bounds!!!

02/09/2025

When you start to think you may be dogsitting an intergalactic alien... 😂🌴🐨🏄‍♀️

02/09/2025

Sometimes we have a guest with a face so adorable it is hard to stop snapping pictures!!! 😍😂😍 This is Dozer, our weekend guest, just 6 months old. Have you ever seen someone so expressive and precious??!! 🐾💕

01/22/2025

It may be cold out, but i hope everyone is getting a chance to enjoy the sun as much as possible! It's not every january we have so many bright sunny days in the coulee ☀️

Before we know it, these front porch steps at a client's house will be literally too hot to sit on! ♨️

No matter what is going on in your life and world today, i hope you get a moment to enjoy something (or someone!) you're thankful for. 🙏

Does your DFF (dog friend forever) need an extra walk during the week? Please get in touch! I'll get those extras steps in, so you can stay warm inside 🐾💕

01/12/2025

We all know at least one.... 😆😍😋