Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gifts for pet lovers can be surprisingly difficult. While flowers and jewelry are traditional choices, they don’t always reflect what truly matters to modern pet parents—the care, health, and happiness of their pets. That’s why more people are now choosing something more meaningful and practical: a Mother’s Day gift card for pet care services. (more…)

The spotlight is on! ✨ It’s time to recognize the incredible professionals who are setting the standard in pet care. We’re proud to unveil the PetWorks Best of 2025 Awards, celebrating excellence across pet nutrition, transportation, portrait art, dog training, chiropractic care, animal communication, and so much more.

This year’s honorees represent the top 5% of PetWorks’ 5,000+ trusted pet care experts, an elite group dedicated to improving the lives of pets and the people who love them. Their commitment, compassion, and expertise continue to elevate the entire PetWorks community.

Join us in congratulating the remarkable pet care service professionals who have earned this year’s highest distinction! 🏆🐾

Adra Maxwell – Pet Transport
Adrian Marnell – Animal Chiropractic
Alethea Jacob – Animal Communicator
Alexandra Rey – Pet Portrait Art
Alice Loves Animals – Animal Communicator
Alina Nunez – Animal Communicator
Alison Stanton – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Alison Stanton – Animal Communicator
Allana Lee – Pet Portrait Art
Allison Armstrong – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Amanda Moeckel – Pet Portrait Art
Amanda Naeemi – Pet Transport
Amy Amore – Animal Communicator
Amy Jorge – Pet Portrait Art
Andrea Goldsmith – Pet Portrait Art
Andrew Kasecamp – Dog Trainer
Annalisa Berns – Lost Pet Finder
Asha Wolf – Pet Psychic
Bea Swasey Patterson – Animal Nutritionist
Beth Hewett – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Bonafide Pet Nutrition – Animal Nutritionist
Brandi Shaler – Animal Communicator
Brandi Wade – Dog Trainer
Brent McConnell – Animal Chiropractic
Brianna Laricchia – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Brianna Wichern – Animal Nutritionist
Britta Grubin – Animal Communicator
Byron Voelkert – Animal Chiropractic
Carol Hensell – Animal Communicator
Casey Sugarman – Dog Trainer
Casey Sugarman – Animal Nutritionist
Catharine Grace – Animal Communicator
Catherine Green – Pet Portrait Art
Cathy Handford – Animal Communicator
Cherie Dimsey – Pet Portrait Art
Cherie Mascis – Animal Behaviorist
Cheryl McClea – Animal Communicator
Christa Robben – Animal Chiropractic
Christi Clemons Hoffman, MA, BCHt – Animal Communicator
Christine Johnson – Animal Nutritionist
Christine Epp – Animal Behaviorist
Christine Gilhooley – Animal Communicator
Christine Pazdalski – Animal Behaviorist
Christopher Cates – Pet Transport
Companion Carrier – Pet Transport
Connie Klar – Animal Communicator
Connie Starr – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Courtney Hyde – Pet Transport
Courtney Moffatt – Animal Communicator
Cris Pryce – Lost Pet Finder
Crystal Soucy – Pet Bereavement
Danielle Calderon – Pet Portrait Art
David McGuire – Animal Chiropractic
Deanna Forsythe – Pet Psychic
Deanna Tsang – Animal Reiki
DeAudrey Williams – Pet Transport
Deb Hennen – Animal Communicator
Debbie Brookham – Animal Nutritionist
Debbie Lindon – Animal Communicator
Deborah M. – Animal Nutritionist
Delinda VanneBrightyn – Dog Trainer
Denise Dunlavy – Animal Communicator
Dependable Driver Solutions – Pet Transport
Dina Gaebel – Animal Communicator
Donna Balletta – Animal Communicator
Donna Carlson – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Dorian Tate – In Home Pet Sitting
Dr. Andi Mauro – Animal Chiropractic
Dr. Cheryl Tarateta – Animal Chiropractic
Dr. Evelyn Kass, DVM – Animal Nutritionist
Dr. Gail Marasse – Animal Chiropractic
Dr. Jeannine Rummel – Animal Chiropractic
Dr. Julie Adams – Animal Chiropractic
Dr. Philip Rodger – Animal Chiropractic
Eileen McCabe – Dog Trainer
Elizabeth Allen – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Elizabeth Bame – Pet Portrait Art
Ellen Shapiro – Animal Communicator
Erica Grooms – Animal Communicator
Erika Delvaux – Pet Transport
Erika Sereph – Animal Communicator
Faith Hope Enlight – Animal Reiki
Frank Liguori – In Home Pet Euthanasia
Genia Lemanski – International Pet Shipping
George Ritchie – Dog Poop Removal
Gloria Pavia – In Home Pet Sitting
Gregory Tomkiel – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Heather Anderson – Animal Communicator
Heather Mitchell – Pet Portrait Art
Holly Stapleton – Dog Trainer
Home Sweet Home Pet Delivery – Pet Relocation
Jackie Vargas – Animal Communicator
James Athmann – Pet Portrait Art
Jamie Genereux – Pet Detective
Jamie Miller – Pet Psychic
Jani Martin – Pet Transport
Jason Garnett – Pet Transport
Jeffrey Findlay, CSW, GC-C, PGSS-C – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Jen McCaleb – Animal Communicator
Jennifer Chavers – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Jennifer Baker – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Jennifer Haggerty – Animal Reiki
Jennifer K Smith – Animal Nutritionist
Jennifer Luciana – Animal Communicator
Jerry Morales – Pet Transport
Jessica Jocelyn – Animal Communicator
Jessica Mockett – Cat Behaviorist
Jessica Veracini – Animal Nutritionist
Jessie Dangelo – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Jody Teiche – Animal Nutritionist
Jonathan Macedo – Dog Trainer
Joseph Clough – Pet Transport
Judith Wade – Animal Communicator
Julie Ulrich – Animal Communicator
Justin Klein – Animal Chiropractic
Kait Amadio – Pet Portrait Art
Kaoru Johnson – Animal Nutritionist
Karey Boise – Animal Nutritionist
Kathy Kleczek – Flight Nanny
Kenneth Degroot – Animal Chiropractic
Kerri Mulhern – Animal Reiki
Kim Stempien – Pet Psychic
Kim Todd – Animal Communicator
Kim Wilder Hinson – Pet Portrait Art
Kimberly Kerr – Animal Communicator
Kristi Sarah Kamp-Adante – Animal Communicator
Kristin Carson – Pet Transport
Laura Chilcott – Animal Communicator
Laura P – Cat Behaviorist
Laura Pollard – Pet Transport
Laura Suzanne – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Laurel Wilson – Animal Communicator
Lauren Keltner – Custom Pet Portraits
Laurie Moore – Animal Communicator
Laurie Tucci – Pet Transport
Lee Stewart D.C. – Animal Chiropractic
Leiah Bowden – Animal Communicator
Lesley Ames – Pet Psychic
Lesley Heathcote – Pet Portrait Art
Lina Chero – Animal Communicator
Linda Colletti – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Lindsay Bates – Animal Reiki
Lindsey Latham – Pet Psychic
Lindsey Latham – Lost Pet Finder
Lisa Brown – Animal Communicator
Lisa Lawrow – Animal Communicator
Lisa Mayer – Animal Nutritionist
Lisa Reining – Animal Communicator
Lisa Willems – Lost Pet Finder
Lori Bauer – Animal Nutritionist
Lori Gammon-Megginson – Animal Nutritionist
Lory Stevens – Custom Pet Portraits
Madi Gaddis – Flight Nanny
Marcie Draheim – Animal Communicator
Mari Fetzer – Dog Trainer
Marie Miller – Dog Trainer
Marla Santino – Animal Communicator
Marsha Johnson – Pet Transport
Mary Helen Schmidt – Animal Communicator
Marylynn Caruso – Dog Trainer
Matthew Fraleigh – Animal Communicator
Melanie Ellerkamp – Animal Reiki
Melissa Cohan – Animal Nutritionist
Melissa Sherman – Animal Communicator
Melissa Tierney – Animal Communicator
Michelle Delanty – Pet Portrait Art
Misty Collins – International Pet Shipping
Monica Hanna – Dog Trainer
Morgan McCue – Pet Portrait Art
Nancy Addison – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Nancy Addison – Animal Nutritionist
Nancy Gordon, LCSW CLC – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Neko Psychic Medium – Pet Psychic
Nelida Ortiz – Pet Transport
Nikki Finn-Loudenslager – Animal Behaviorist
Nikki Sagliani – Animal Nutritionist
Nita Gomez – Lost Pet Finder
Patti DiMiceli – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Peggy Lubahn – Animal Communicator
Penny Tindall – In Home Pet Sitting
Phoebe Hoffman – Animal Communicator
Rachel Cary – Pet Transport
Rachel Ward – Pet Portrait Art
Rebecca Johnson – Pet Portrait Art
Rich Walker – Dog Poop Removal
Rocky Ventrello – Pet Transport
Sahar Eva – Animal Communicator
Sally Kyle – Animal Communicator
Samantha Chapman – Pet Transport
Samantha Jones – Animal Communicator
Sandra Ferrell – Pet Loss Grief Counselor
Sarah Berkett – Animal Communicator
Sarah Stone – Animal Communicator
Scott Lyons – Pet Transport
Sergii Kovalchuk – Pet Transport
Shauna Crowley – Cat Behaviorist
Shayna M – In Home Pet Sitting
Shelley Duffy – Pet Psychic
Shelly Jenkins – Animal Nutritionist
Sherry Pike – Animal Communicator
Shirley Norwood – Animal Reiki
Sola Prince – Pet Portrait Art
Sondra Milovich – Animal Communicator
Sophia Pispitsos – Animal Communicator
Steven Tallas – Dog Trainer
Susan Hill – Animal Communicator
Susan Isaacs – Dog Trainer
Susan Lauten – Animal Nutritionist
Suzanne Fisher – Animal Communicator
Suzie Franz – Animal Reiki
Sylvia Nicholas – Pet Psychic
Terry Lloyd – Animal Communicator
Therese Rivera – Animal Reiki
Tiffany Fisher – Pet Transport
Tim Link – Animal Communicator
Vicki Snyder-Young – Animal Communicator
Vickie Miller – Pet Psychic
Victoria Glod – Animal Communicator
Yuki Konno, MS. LVT – Animal Nutritionist

Founded in 2021, PetWorks is North America’s leading pet care platform, connecting pet parents with trusted experts in training, behavior, nutrition, wellness, transport, and holistic care. With secure online booking, transparent pricing, and verified reviews, PetWorks makes it easy to provide personalized care for every pet’s health and well-being. For professionals, it offers a space to showcase expertise, grow their client base, and manage bookings, making PetWorks the most trusted marketplace for pet wellness and care services in the United States.

About PetWorks

Dr. Marty Goldstein DVM joined the pet care platform PetWorks in 2021 as an advisor in its Animal Nutrition care division. His ‘Nature’s Blend’ is on a mission to help your pets live their healthiest lives possible. Dr. Goldstein’s pet nutrition expertise and guidance has helped PetWorks evolve and become the preeminent animal and pet nutrition consultation service for pet parents in North America.

In 2022, Blue Buffalo Founder Bill Bishop Jr. joined PetWorks as Senior Advisor in our Animal Nutrition Care Division. Bill brings his extensive expertise in pet food innovation and business leadership. His guidance helps PetWorks enhance our pet nutrition service offerings, helping to ensure that pet parents throughout the world receive trusted, science-backed nutritional support for their dogs, cats, and animals.

2026 marketing guide for pet care service professionals. Build a pet care business that thrives! If you want more consistent bookings, fewer headaches, and better long-term clients, one thing matters more than almost anything else: clarity. Pet care professionals who clearly communicate their pricing, cancellation policies, and expectations don’t just look more professional. They get more bookings and better clients. On platforms like PetWorks, transparency builds trust fast, and trust is what turns views into confirmed jobs. (more…)

If you’re scouring the Internet this 2025 Holiday Season, looking for that “perfect gift”. And coming up blank. Consider stepping off the usual gift-giving treadmill. Instead of clothes, gadgets, candles, or gift baskets, give something meaningful: lasting care, wellness, and love for someone’s pet and, by extension, their family.

✅ Petworks Gift Cards are convenient for last-minute shoppers

Because the gift cards are digital and ready to use immediately, they’re perfect for anyone who procrastinates or finds themselves gift-shopping at the last second. No need to wait for shipping. Your recipient gets the card the same day you purchase it.

🐶 They offer real value to pet parents. Not just another novelty gift.

Instead of a toy that might be ignored, or a treat that’s eaten in a day, a Petworks Gift Card delivers services: the kind that improve a pet’s health, behavior, and happiness. Dog training, nutrition, wellness, and even pet portraits or psychic readings. Meaning, you give something that can really matter.

💡 They show thoughtfulness and care for both pet and owner

A gift that acknowledges the bond between pet and owner carries more emotional weight than another “stuff under the tree.” Petworks Gift Cards reflect that care: showing you know and respect how important pets are to their humans.

🌟 They allow recipients to choose what’s best for them

Because the card is redeemable for a wide variety of services, the recipient can pick exactly what will benefit them and their pet most. That eliminates the risk, common with physical gifts, of buying something that doesn’t fit, isn’t needed, or isn’t appreciated.

How to Gift a Petworks Card : Step-by-Step

• Visit the Petworks Gift Cards page.
• Choose the amount you want to gift.
• Purchase a Petworks Gift Card.
• Receive an email from Petworks.
• Provide Petworks with the recipient’s email address, and a personal message.
• Petworks sends the digital gift card via email. You can also opt to have it sent to yourself to print and gift in person.
• The recipient redeems it at checkout when booking any service on Petworks.
• Simple, quick, and thoughtful. Perfect for holiday gifting.

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A Gift That Reflects Changing Holiday Traditions

Giving pets as surprise holiday presents is a tradition some still follow, but it’s controversial. Animal‑welfare advocates argue that gifting pets can lead to unintended long-term consequences: lack of commitment, abandonment, or overwhelmed new pet owners.

More and more people believe pets shouldn’t be surprises. Instead, giving a gift that supports a pet’s well-being — and the pet parent’s ability to care for them — is far more meaningful.

Petworks Gift Cards fit that ideal. They respect the fact that pets are living beings, not just cute accessories — and they offer a responsible, thoughtful alternative to giving an animal as a surprise present.

Best Last-Minute Gifts

In a world where more people view their pets as family, a Petworks Gift Card acknowledges the bond. It gives the gift of choice, care, and attention.

Whether you’re buying for a friend, family member, or colleague, or even treating your own pet, a Petworks Gift Card can deliver genuine value. It’s flexible, thoughtful, and humane. And in a season all about kindness and giving, that might just be the best gift of all.

About Petworks

In 2021, Dr. Marty Goldstein DVM joined the pet care platform Petworks as an advisor in its Animal Nutrition care division. Dr Marty Nature’s Blend is on a mission to help your pets live their healthiest lives possible. Dr. Marty’s pet nutrition expertise and guidance has helped Petworks evolve and become the preeminent animal and pet nutrition consultation service for pet parents in North America.

In 2022, Blue Buffalo Founder Bill Bishop Jr. joined Petworks as Senior Advisor in our Animal Nutrition Care Division. Bill brings his extensive expertise in pet food innovation and business leadership. His guidance helps Petworks enhance our pet nutrition service offerings, helping to ensure that pet parents throughout the world receive trusted, science-backed nutritional support for their dogs, cats, and animals.

Pet Care Marketing. When pet parents search for the right professional, whether a dog trainer, groomer, pet sitter, pet portrait artist, or animal nutritionist, they rely heavily on visuals. Photos and videos create an immediate sense of trust, professionalism, and warmth. On Petworks, pet care professionals can upload multiple images, and embed their best YouTube video, making visuals one of the most powerful tools for attracting new clients. (more…)