Mercedes T.
AUSTIN, TX
Safety Focused Pet Expert
Pet care experience
Welcome to my page and thank you for your consideration! If you're looking for a dog walker, sitter, or bather with many years of personal and professional experience, I may be a good fit. ✨ Previous veterinary med experience, including medication administration oral, topical, and injected medication or management. ✨ Plenty of personal grooming experience (gotta love Poodles!) and have a good supply of professional grade products for different coat needs. ✨ Experienced with "difficult" dogs with problems such as reactivity, dog aggression, resource guarding, anxiety, fear, etc. and training issues such as leash pulling. ✨ Comfortable with dogs of all sizes and breeds. ✨ Flexibility to try to keep your pup on a more normal feeding and potty schedule. ✨ Photo updates at least once per trip, unless otherwise requested. ✨ I believe in making quality pet care affordable and accessible, so I aim to keep low rates, and I also offer some discounts.* Services I currently offer: ✨ Drop-in home visits so your pup can stay in familiar surroundings ✨ Grooming services such as baths, nail trims, ear cleaning, and teeth brushing. ✨ Dog walking services either as 30 minutes or 60 minute intervals. * Available Discounts: ✨ 5% off for in-home services where there are working security cameras (ex. Nest). ✨ 10% off for first responders (fire, police, EMS), hospital emergency employees (nurses, doctors, techs), and active duty military or veterans. ✨ Discounts do not stack, but I will always apply the best discount for your scenario. For example, if you're EMS and also have Nest cams, you'll get the greater discount of 10%.
Reviews
I was reluctant about using Rover to care for Cassie, our Coker Spaniel, but immediately got a response from dog sitter, Mercedes. After several e-mails to address some concerns about Cassie's little escape artist maneuvers, Mercedes assured us that she would pay extra attention to this. All of Mercedes' reviews had been favorable and I could see why; she sent us several reports with pictures addressing how Cassie was getting along in her new environment. Mercedes not only had some treats for Cassie to take home but also included 'Human" treats with a report of Cassie's week long stay. I would highly recommend her services and appreciated all that she did for Cassie and will not hesitate to use her services again. Thank You
Mercedes is a wonderful pet sitter! She is very considerate and flexible. She does everything she can to make the stay easy and comfortable for you and your little pet babies! She even helped one of my dogs when he had an allergic reaction and was feeling very itchy. I highly recommend her services.
Mercedes did a wonderful job taking care of our very newly adopted dogs while we were away. She made sure to send photos every day, and the pups seemed very happy and calm when we came back! I'd highly recommend her for your dog sitting needs! She was awesome!
Mercedes watched my elderly dog at my home while I was on vacation. She was great. She texted me an update on how he was doing along with some nice pictures. I felt so comfortable having her in my home watching my pet. I got home last night to a happy, healthy dog. I would use her again without question.
About Mercedes T.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
✨ I offer a 5% discount for homes equipped with operating security cameras like Google Nest. It personally gives me peace of mind knowing that activity is being monitored and that any potential emergencies can possibly be responded to more quickly as a result. ✨ I spray my shoes with a bleach solution in-between client homes to help prevent any disease transmission. ✨ For dog walks, I carry various tools to help prevent a dog attack (eg. mace), in addition to being vigilant about my surroundings and avoiding areas where there's known to be loose and/or potentially dangerous dogs. ✨ Raw Feeding: Absolutely happy to handle raw feeders! Meals must be prepped in advance, and stored in the fridge or freezer. All bowls, containers, touched surfaces, etc. will be immediately washed with hot water and soap.
Information Mercedes T. would like to know about your pet
I would like to know as much as possible about your pets, and I prefer the complete picture including any "flaws." In order for me to keep myself and your dog safe, I absolutely need to know if your dog has any reactivity, aggression, or fearful tendencies and I need to know the known triggers for those behaviors. ✨ Meet and greets are required for all dog clients to assess personality, fit, and to discuss goals. ✨ Meet and greets are encouraged for cat-only clients to give your cat a chance to meet me, but these are not required providing we can arrange keys/necessary information.
A typical day
I am open to any activities that your pets usually enjoy. Personally I like doing mini obedience sessions with dogs, but I'm also open to playing tug of war, ball chase, scent games, flirt pole, etc.
Services
Mercedes can watch in your home
Availability
I have a fairly flexible schedule with generally no strict time restraints. My dogs are used to having rotated schedules, so I can currently accommodate most client needs. VISITS: I can typically be available as early as 7am, and as late as 10pm. WALKS: I am available to walk dogs, in most cases, between 7a-2p, and 7p-8pm. Mid day potty walks are available, however during high heat or unhealthy weather, walks may be very short.
About Mercedes T.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
✨ I offer a 5% discount for homes equipped with operating security cameras like Google Nest. It personally gives me peace of mind knowing that activity is being monitored and that any potential emergencies can possibly be responded to more quickly as a result. ✨ I spray my shoes with a bleach solution in-between client homes to help prevent any disease transmission. ✨ For dog walks, I carry various tools to help prevent a dog attack (eg. mace), in addition to being vigilant about my surroundings and avoiding areas where there's known to be loose and/or potentially dangerous dogs. ✨ Raw Feeding: Absolutely happy to handle raw feeders! Meals must be prepped in advance, and stored in the fridge or freezer. All bowls, containers, touched surfaces, etc. will be immediately washed with hot water and soap.
Information Mercedes T. would like to know about your pet
I would like to know as much as possible about your pets, and I prefer the complete picture including any "flaws." In order for me to keep myself and your dog safe, I absolutely need to know if your dog has any reactivity, aggression, or fearful tendencies and I need to know the known triggers for those behaviors. ✨ Meet and greets are required for all dog clients to assess personality, fit, and to discuss goals. ✨ Meet and greets are encouraged for cat-only clients to give your cat a chance to meet me, but these are not required providing we can arrange keys/necessary information.
A typical day
I am open to any activities that your pets usually enjoy. Personally I like doing mini obedience sessions with dogs, but I'm also open to playing tug of war, ball chase, scent games, flirt pole, etc.
Location
AUSTIN, TX
Pets
Mercedes T.
AUSTIN, TX