Catina L.
South Norfolk, VA
Your pet is ours too!
Pet care experience
My name is Catina Lewis. I have a very flexible schedule. I work at a physical therapy office as a patient coordinator. Navy wife, with a crazy 6 year old, a beautiful 3 year old, 6yr old Pom mix, Australian Husky Mix, Great Pyrenees and a Princess Cat. I have live in VA for 7 years and have been on Rover doing dog sitting for 6 and I love every minute of it! I currently live in a 5 bedroom home. I also have a decent backyard they can play in along with mine and possibly 2 other pets. ~Meet and Greets~ I do require we do a Meet and Greet 3 days before booking a stay. I want to make sure the animals are comfortable with each other for the safety of both mine and your pets. **Policy Pick up and Drop Offs** Times are 8am-8pm *During pick-ups and drop-offs text messages will be greatly appreciated due to us having multiple dogs and our children who nap and sleep in. *Rate covers 24hrs period. Ex: Pup’s parents booked a 2 night stay, beginning Monday and ending of Wednesday. Pup gets dropped off at 8am on Monday for 2 night boarding. Once Wednesday rolls around, Pup pick up time is 8am; if pick up time needs to be extended to later than 8am, a single Doggy Dare Care will be applied to the full amount. *That being said — we are human and things happen and plans fall through. I am flexible but please inform me as soon as possible if anything comes up. I also have plans and kids that go to be at current times. Please inform me before the stay what the anticipated drop off and pick up times are so we can plan accordingly.
Reviews
I would recommend , I feel comfortable for me and my dog when dropping him off.
Catina and her family were fantastic!! I would highly recommend her for watching your dog. I have a 9 year old giant shih tzu named Thomas who is like my baby. We did a meet and greet before the stay and I could tell right away it was a very happy and loving environment which I was looking for to care for my Thomas. Right away my dog made himself at home and was more excited about meeting her family and dogs so I knew he thought it was a good fit too. Thomas stayed for almost two whole weeks over Christmas. I am not normally away from him that long so I was nervous about that at first, but I felt at ease with him in Catina’s care and he was so happy. She updated me throughout the stay and sent me photos of my pup so I never had to worry how he was. When I came back I could tell he had so much fun! He had a blast and was very well cared for. I would highly recommend Carina!
Catina and her family was such a joy and comfort to me and my children for our fur baby!! She treated my baby like he was one of her own! This was our first boarding with her and I will definitely book with her in the future! She made me feel super comfortable leaving him while I was away out of town! As a ex military wife it was comforting (since we don’t have any family here) leaving him with an extended family :-) we will be booking with her soon for our future trips!!!!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
From the time we entered her home, we felt at ease. She was comfortable to talk to and had a plan to care for our dog, Ruger. She kept him separated from the big dogs that Ruger was afraid of. She sent us daily pictures of Ruger being part of her family's life. She has a fenced yard to keep our pup safe. I plan on using Catina to care for Ruger again.
About Catina L.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I have a fenced in yard and 3 adorable doggies to keep your company. We are always outside playing fetch or just hanging out so they get enough exercise.
Home
Information Catina L. would like to know about your pet
"NO BREED PREFERENCE" I do have a 7 year old and a 4 year old who are all over the place in my home. So I need to make sure your dog doesn't jump on me and hurts my child. I prefer dogs who are crate trained and are well-behaved near other dogs and children. For any reason at all if I leave my home I need to know your dog will be ok by him or her self. If your dog doesn't have a crate and does fine alone and doesn't have anxiety then that is ok. It would be greatly appreciated if the owners let me know if the dog has anxiety issues or any bad habits. * Flea/tick medication and shot needs to updated and applied to your fur baby before we are able to watch your baby.*
A typical day
While your dog is staying at my home he will be treated like he/she was one of my own. We will play with tons of toys, run outside and play in the backyard. My son loves bigs dogs and loves to pet and play with them. Everyone in my home will get along.
Services
Catina can host
Availability
Someone will always be home with them to let them out or feed them. They are let out every 2-4 hours and feeding them separately from our dogs or any other dogs we have in care for safety reasons.
About Catina L.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I have a fenced in yard and 3 adorable doggies to keep your company. We are always outside playing fetch or just hanging out so they get enough exercise.
Home
Information Catina L. would like to know about your pet
"NO BREED PREFERENCE" I do have a 7 year old and a 4 year old who are all over the place in my home. So I need to make sure your dog doesn't jump on me and hurts my child. I prefer dogs who are crate trained and are well-behaved near other dogs and children. For any reason at all if I leave my home I need to know your dog will be ok by him or her self. If your dog doesn't have a crate and does fine alone and doesn't have anxiety then that is ok. It would be greatly appreciated if the owners let me know if the dog has anxiety issues or any bad habits. * Flea/tick medication and shot needs to updated and applied to your fur baby before we are able to watch your baby.*
A typical day
While your dog is staying at my home he will be treated like he/she was one of my own. We will play with tons of toys, run outside and play in the backyard. My son loves bigs dogs and loves to pet and play with them. Everyone in my home will get along.
Location
Chesapeake, VA
Pets
Catina L.
South Norfolk, VA