ABOUT PAPI PAWS

About Laura:

Hi, thanks for visiting my website!  I'm Laura and I am a huge animal lover and well-known amongst my friends as a bit (or a lot) of a "crazy-dog-lady".

I am qualified in Pet First Aid and hold certificates in Animal Behaviour and Psychology, as well as Animal Nursing.

Animals are my passion; I have grown up with man's best friend and have always had a small menagerie of pets since I was a child; having kept dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, lovebirds, tropical fish and cold-water fish.

Before starting my business, I have had over 15 years experience at caring for other people's pets and sitting for my friends and family when they have gone on holiday.

My husband, Dean, is also a huge animal lover and has had dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits, rats, polecats, tortoise, tropicals and pond fish, so between us we have the expertise to care for a good range of your favourite little buddies!

I understand how important your pets are to you, because mine are my children and I want any animals in my care to feel loved, safe and have lots of fun! 

We have 3 dogs; two Papillon boys (Oscar & Olly), as well as a former street-dog girl (Athena) who we rescued whilst on holiday in Crete.  We also have a bunny called Tyri (after Tyrion in Game of Thrones, as we thought she was going to be a dwarf rabbit, but it turns out she isn't!), a Roborovski hamster called Frodo, as well as plenty of fish!

"Papi Paws" is an amalgamation of 'puppy' and 'happy' paws, as well as the word 'Papillon', as I wanted to incorporate my wonderful furbabies into my business (& my logo does of course feature a Papillon!).

When I am not covered in pet fur, I support various animal charities and have been involved in fundraising for numerous animal rescues (including single-handedly raising over £550 for Gouves Animal Shelter in Crete, which is where we rescued our Athena from).

I have always had an interest in all animals and animal welfare.  For my honeymoon we went on safari to South Africa, where we saw many wonderful animals in the wild and attended some eye-opening conservation talks.

I am also a keen photographer (which may become obvious when you receive my 'pupdates' - as I take far too many photos!)

It has always been a dream of mine to work with animals, so when I relocated from Essex back to my Staffordshire hometown back in 2017, I decided to take the opportunity to do something that I love and I started my own pet care business.

I have met some wonderful people & animals through Papi Paws so far and I couldn't be happier than spending all of my time amongst the most adorable furbabies!