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Field Notes for Pet Pros

Beth Pasek Elite FFCP, CFVP

Field Notes delivers short safety briefings and field insights for professional pet sitters and pet-care business owners. These episodes translate real-world visits, risk decisions, and operational challenges into practical safety leadership for the pet-sitting profession.This publication is primarily educational. From time to time, Beth also works privately with pet-care businesses navigating complex safety, operational, or leadership challenges. fieldnotes4petpros.substack.com

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45 episodes

  1. What is the Role and Does My Business Need It? 9:14
  2. “We Salted the Step. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” 23:36
  3. When You're the Entire Organization 18:27
  4. The Cost of Change 8:12
  5. The Danger of Heroic Pet Sitting 7:36
  6. Tail Wag Briefing: Winter Hazards, OSHA Guidance, and the “Super El Niño 11:46
  7. Tail Wag Brief: When Good Pet Sitters Get Tired 11:13
  8. Tail Wag Briefing; Reporting Is Not Confession 14:21
  9. Near Misses Are Your Check Engine Light 9:47
  10. Need an SDS This Monday Morning? 13:44
  11. Just Because You Think They're Family 12:45
  12. Monday Tailwag: Before You Buy the Button 9:21
  13. The Safety Control Is the Sitter 7:34
  14. 🐾 Pet Sitting a Hazardous Worksite? 9:02
  15. When Weather Stops the Walk 14:38
  16. Weather is a recognized OSHA Hazard 13:50
  17. FN #53: Two Feet on the Rainbow Bridge 21:53
  18. Field Note #52: Apparently I Built a Thing 14:26
  19. The Required PPE Kit 7:25
  20. Field Note #51: What Is Your ROI on Safety? 17:23
  21. PPE Is Not Optional 6:35
  22. Field Note #50: By the Third Visit, Your Judgment Changes 10:03
  23. Episode 112: PPE, no not what the dog needs to do 18:41
  24. Field Note #49: Thank God Nobody Got Hurt 7:51
  25. Field Note #48: The Hidden Geography of Pet Care Success 19:53
  26. Tail Wag Brief 111: Sixty Seconds to Safety 8:04
  27. Field Note 46: The Treat Pouch Problem 14:17
  28. Tail Wag 110-The Most Dangerous Moment 6:10
  29. Tail Wag 109 Safe Entry/Exit Protocols 7:34
  30. Field Note #44: The Problem Wasn’t the Sitter. It Was the Plan 8:32
  31. Tail Wag 108: Stop Work Authority and the Pet Sitter 4:56
  32. Field Note #43: The Free Resource No One in Pet Sitting Uses 8:59
  33. Tail Wag Briefing 107 : Safety Culture for the Employer 6:49
  34. Tail Wag Briefing 106: Six homes...six hazard profiles 5:23
  35. Field Note #40: Backup Is the Standard. Single-Point Care Is the Risk 14:53
  36. Tail Wag Brief 105: Where Does the Client’s Safety Responsibility Begin? 4:35
  37. Field Note #39: When Enrichment Becomes a Condition of Care 13:42
  38. Tail Wag Briefing 104 The Near Miss 7:43
  39. Tail Wag Briefing 103 Team Safety Culture 10:12
  40. Field Note #37: AI-Written Safety Programs and the Liability Problem 23:45
  41. Tail Wag Briefing 102: OSHA Applies to Pet Sitting 11:28
  42. Field Note #36: From Puppy Kisses to Kitty Purrs 10:13
  43. Tail-Wag Briefing 101: Safety Culture is Policy Language, What's in Yours? 5:57
  44. Field Note #35: Building Governance 10:38
  45. Field Note #3: Presence as a Practice 15:47