Dog Walking in Kinston

About: I’ve been taking care of many different animals since childhood and I am a new attending student of NC State University to become a veterinarian and to expand my knowledge to help all creatures I can! Pet care fits into my lifestyle because it is helping to give me more hands on experience and unexpected emergencies while attending veterinary school learning. I have a fenced in back yard my 3 dogs run the yard and love it. My own pets eat twice a day unless they obviously what more, same with my 3 cats. All my pets get along and love each other very much.

“Megan has been great and very flexible! She’s walked our Husky for 8 months now and we will continue to request her if she’s available!”

Benjamin P.

About: Currently working as a Veterinary Receptionist in Kinston, NC— attending Pitt Community College for a General Business Degree🐶. I’ve been pet-sitting since I was 13 years old, growing a passion to continue working with pets through the years. I am knowledgeable on proper animal care & procedure, so feel free to contact me for all pet needs! 🤍 Im working full-time during the week from 7:15-5:30pm at an animal hospital located in Kinston! But my weekends are fully available whenever you need me, and certain days during the week🐶 I care for the pets according to the needs of which my Clients will share with me. I always make sure to fit animal needs, no matter what! 🐾

“Chelsea was AMAZING! Our dog absolutely loved her ;) This was our first time ever hiring a sitter for our elderly guy & we were a bit nervous, but she quickly put us at ease with all the attention she gave him (and us) while we were away. We will be rehiring her on a regular basis and highly recommend her to anyone. Thank you again & again Chelsea for being so amazing with Rugby!”

Jennifer F.

About: I have always had dogs growing up, from Chihuahuas to Great Danes. They are a huge part of my life. I always treat them like they are family, not like they are an animal. I volunteer for a rescue and find dogs good homes for the rescue. I am always available! I will help train your dog/puppy if needed, just let me know! If you have a long haired breed, I can brush out their coat and get out matted parts. I will also give your dogs baths if you request it! If there are any allergies your pet has or things that they do not like, please let me know! I want them to have the absolute best time while in my care! I also organize the North Carolina fosters and dogs for a rescue based in Maryland. Thank you and I hope to meet you and your furry family member soon!

About: Hi. I’m Annika. I used to taking care of animals and their needs. I love all animals. I grew up around all types of animals big and small. I have a little dog name Nova. I’ve been wanting to dog sit since I was 14 and found this website. I don’t think you would find a more excited person to come take care of your dog or cat. I’m energetic and love playing with dogs. Anybody who gives me an opportunity to take care of their dog or cat you won’t regret it I promise. I know your animals will be in 100% good hands when they are with me. I take care of animals like they are my child. I would give my last meal to an animal.

“Beth was amazing! Our fur baby instantly fell in love with her. She was prompt for every walk. After the second walk Bella was actually sitting by the window looking for her next visit, super cute :) She sent detailed information and pictures from each stroll. Highly recommend Beth for any petsitting needs.”

Brent Z.

About: I have been taking care of dogs since 2016, when I purchased my own. For 5 years now, I have been offering pet care services in my home and in my clients homes as well. I have experience with litters of puppies (my dog had one litter of 9 in 2023, they are both now fixed). I am familiar with medication administration as well as senior care and following strict diets! I currently operate my own cleaning business and have open availability and a flexible schedule to do dog walks, drop in care, and over night stays as well! I like to make sure animals stick to their schedule and have a safe environment to play in. I do not have a fenced in yard, but it is a large backyard with ample space to run and play. If care is done in your home, I make sure to follow all rules provided and make sure the animals are in a safe place at all times!

About: Hi there! I’m Z, and I’m a lifelong animal lover with a deep understanding of both cats and dogs. I’ve grown up with dogs and have a wonderful cat of my own. I also have years of experience caring for the pets of both my family and friends. Whether it’s playtime, cuddles, or ensuring your pet sticks to their routine, I treat every furry friend like they’re part of my own family. As someone who works part-time during the day, I have the flexibility to provide pet care in the mornings, evenings, and weekends. My schedule allows me to plan drop-in visits, walks, or playtime around your pet’s needs. Caring for animals is a natural part of my routine since I already care for my own cat. Whether it’s an early-morning visit before work or evening cuddles, I’m happy to adapt to ensure your pet feels loved and well cared for. When caring for pets in a client’s home, I focus on making them feel safe, loved, and happy in their familiar surroundings. I stick to their established routines, whether it’s feeding schedules, playtime, or walks, to keep things consistent and comforting for them. For dogs, that might mean exciting walks or outdoor play, while cats might prefer quiet companionship or engaging with their favorite toys. I make sure their environment stays clean and safe, and I’m happy to administer medications or meet any special needs. Along with meeting their physical needs, I give plenty of cuddles and attention to help them feel secure and loved. I treat every pet like part of my own family, ensuring they’re well cared for until their owner returns.

About: Hi, my name is Allie. I would like to start off by stating I know first hand how important it is to find the right person to watch your furbabies. I strive to make sure you are 100% comfortable with me taking care of your pets exactly how you do, while you are away. I always suggest meeting you and your pets beforehand and you can ask any & every question you'd like to get to know me a little better. Here is a little backround on me: I have always been surrounded by animals, I grew up with dogs and cats of all sizes! I am comfortable with all breeds. I care for dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, reptiles, and I'm open to learning if its a critter I'm not familiar with. Since I was a young age I've always pet sat for our neighbors and family friends. I have a passion for helping people and animals. My favorite thing to do is work with animals. I have worked at doggy daycares, boarding facilities, grooming salons, animal hospitals, pet sitting companies and "pet resort" where I had multiple responsibility’s including cleaning pet suites, feeding, walking, playing, and medicating dogs/cats. I was also a guest relations supervisor working in the customer service department where I would schedule and check pets into the resort, handle funds, etc. I occasionally worked as overnight pet care where myself and one other co worker supervised all of the pets in the resort, overnight. In addition, I also played a role as the resort's primary driver which included driving our pets to and from vet appointments and from owners homes to the resort and back. I am very flexible and able to provide your pets lots of quality time. Whether you need overnight care, drop ins, walks, or trips to the vet. When caring for others pets I treat them as my own. Whatever your pet needs, I'll happily accommodate them to the best of my ability. I always triple check doors are locked when I leave, and that there is nothing in reach that could be harmful to your pets. (human food, dog treats, toys etc)

About: I have taken care of animals from very young age. I believe they have a voice of their own and am very enthusiastic to meet your pet! I have experience with puppies and medical complications in pets. In my home I have a dog door and fenced in area just for my animals. I am very flexible just have open communication. Please be aware I have a small child in school and will need to work around pick up and drop off times. I have a lot of experience with crate training and am not afraid to clean up the messes! I currently have 3 dogs that are very friendly. I have a lot of experience with medical conditions in dogs.

“Mercedes is awesome. She went above and beyond to accommodate me, especially when I had a situation arise. I would definitely recommend her to anyone (and have recommended her to my friends).”

Taylor S.

About: I've grown up all my life around pets in one form or another. When I was very young, I vividly remember having a pet white rabbit as my first fur covered companion. Cleaning his pen out, playing with him in my family's living room, as well as outside. Ensuring he got enough exercise and stimulation. I also used to have a guinea pig that vividly remember caring for and playing with constantly. I loved watching him roll around in is little exercise ball and how surprisingly intelligent they are. At one of my childhood homes, we moved into when I was young, there was a big man-made goldfish pond outside that I remember spending a lot of time at. I loved observing them and watching the goldfish swim. And I was always the one to feed them when it was feeding time. Having such hands-on experiences with many different animals, so early on in my life, I believe that's what gave me such a deep sense of empathy, compassion, and love for other living creatures. There's always been a family dog, or several dogs, at any given point in time growing up my whole life. From little purse sized dogs to medium sized squirrel hunting breeds. Even a couple German Shepards that remember having fond attachments to. I've had 3 cats in my adult life, all rescues from the streets, woodlands, and even one from a shelter. My first cat that I rescued was actually a no more than a couple months old at the time. I was around 20, and that was my first experience personally caring for a kitten that young. His name was Neo, and he was an all-black tabby, that showed up in my driveway after a bad storm had blown through earlier that night. He passed away roughly 5-6 years ago unfortunately. But that little guy was my best friend. My second rescue already had a name and was an adult already. He was around 9 when I first met him. His name is BB, and he used to be my former landlord's cat she raised from a kitten. She ended up moving to another country and took him to a shelter without my knowing. After she mentioned it to me, I contacted the shelter he was taken to and luckily, I knew someone who worked there. So, I asked if a cat fitting his description came through. And sure enough, there he was in all of his vibrant orange glory. So, he came home with me within a couple days. He's the most audible cat I've ever known. Such a personality, sometimes he acts like a cat, sometimes a dog, and sometimes he'll talk to you as if he's a human holding a conversation with you. My latest rescue I've had for about three years now. She was about two years old when I met her. She had been living in the woods behind a former employer of mine, where I would always bring cans of food and leave them out for the pack of strays living in those woods. And the next morning at work, I would always find an empty can. I just tried to keep as many of them fed as I could, not thinking too much of it. But I guess I got one in particular's attention, because one night this little black and white tabby came walking right into the store trying to say hi to everybody. Nothing but skin and bone unfortunately. Already having a can of cat food on hand, I ended up feeding her and she stayed in the back of the store throughout the remainder of the evening. As I would periodically pop in and check on her. After closing up that night, I let her back outside to return to her pack in the woods. The next day at work, she did the exact same thing and just came strolling into the store to greet everyone. After that second day, I decided she would come home to live with me instead and live out her days with a greatly improved quality of life. Her being my first female cat, I ended up naming her Elvira. I've always had a devoted love for animals, and I'm lucky to have all of them return the favor with their affection. Friends and family began dubbing me the typical "cat person", because I just adore cats of all kinds. I've always been the person that other pet owners would tell me, "Wow, they don't normally come up to strangers like that, they must really like you". I've always kind of prided myself on that. I've never been afraid of animals, and they've seemed to always gravitate towards me with ease in my past experiences. I feel they have a sense for that, or sense that they somehow know if they can outright trust you or not. Like they sense that you're not a threat to them based on one's energy so to speak. I've never really thought too much about it, but it's endearing to know most animals have not trouble approaching me to say hello. And I feel I simply understand animals much better than I do people more times than not. I've never been harmed by or attacked by any pet or animal in general. Nor have I ever felt in danger by one. I believe they also are good as sensing that as well. Having been around animals my entire life in varying capacities, I feel that pet owners can absolutely entrust me to provide the proper care and affection to their fur covered family members during times the owners have to be away due to everyday life circumstances. Although I don't have any "professional" training or expertise per say, I have worked at a "doggy day care" facility for quite a while as well. Where we had a daily routine of taking every dog outside first thing in the morning, very early in the morning. Once they used the bathroom, we brought them back to their kennels to have some breakfast. Some would require specific foods given to us by their owners when they were dropped off for the day. Some were left with specific instructions they we would execute to the letter. Some would be brought in with their own required food that they received daily, and some would be left with oral medications that we were entrusted to administer to their pet. Every dog was different and required specific food, medications and treatment, that made each experience unique. And made the staff fairly well rounded in providing care to many dogs at a time. A lot of the stays came to us Monday through Friday, so it was very easy to fall into a routine of providing proper care to their companions. We fed each one of them twice throughout the day. Every day we let them roam around outside in designated play areas for several hours at a time, where they would have interactions with other dogs, several toys and objects to climb on and lounge on top of. Some owners would opt for their pets to have an additional 30 minutes to an hour of extra one on one play time with members of our staff. It was just a way to provide ample exercise as well as affection to some stays that were prone to showing signs of being uncomfortable, being separated from their owners all day long. So, there were many that received that extra touch of one-on-one affection in a separate part of the facility where they weren't overwhelmed by all of the other dogs either. That was special for us staff members as well since we got the chance to form bonds with a lot of our stays that were "regulars" at our facility. In order to put groups of dogs together in an enclosed play area, it was a crucial step to observe the dogs' behaviors amongst other dogs. So we would have two dogs on a leash, bring them close enough to each other for them to check the other dog out. In whether they approved of one another or not, that's how we sorted them into several groups. If they showed signs of not getting along with a dog, we would try a different dog, and so on and so forth. Until we successfully had an effective group that could all inhabit the same enclosed play space provided without issues. We grouped them as close as we could based on different sizes, since you obviously wouldn't want a very large dog in the same space as a purse sized dog, and they could potentially be injured on accident for example. There was typically 3 staff members in a designated play area with the dogs at any given time, for three different play areas we called "yards", to oversee everything, watch their behaviors, and play with them for stimulation as well. We also had an air horn that was used to break up agitated dogs if necessary. As kind of a shock factor to momentarily break their focus on each other. I've been in one instance where I had to pull an aggressive dog away and out of the play pen at that job, so I've seen dogs that just had bad days that could potentially trigger other dogs to reacting negatively. Never had dogs act negatively towards me particularly, just that they maybe got bothered by another dog playing too rough or annoying other dogs that weren't in the mood to play at that moment. But ultimately what I walked away from that experience with, is a deeper understanding of what a dog's sometimes subtle behavior can show us on what, and how they are feeling. As well as observing with better accuracy on how they are feeling around other dogs, or larger group of dogs in an eclosed space. But overall, it taught me how to really gauge dogs' attitudes towards other dogs. As well as how to more keenly spot their behavior or mood, how to anticipate their next move, and even how to prevent potential issues before they happen regarding multiple dogs at a time. One of the best parts of that job is we were allowed to take pictures of the dogs we boarded and send them to the owners to ensure their trust in us that they're dogs were being well taken care of and happy while they were away at work all day. I've posted several pictures on my profile of a handful of the dogs that I formed particularly close bonds with. So many of them were actually happy to come stay with us during the day while they're owners were away. I really loved the work that was done there. With all of that said, I hope you have a fairly decent picture of me and my experience painted for you, and if you have any questions, you'd like to ask me at all please don't hesitate to contact me and ask away. I very much look forward to meeting you, and your furball family member in the future! I have plenty of time during the week to take care of client's pets. I have my own to cats that I have to tend to as well, so unfortunately, I'm unable to invest a full day into pet sitting, walking, etc. It's important to me to give my cats a great quality of life, and the same level of attention and care will be provided to all animals in my care. No matter if it's a drop in visit one time, or several times a day. Rest assured they will be greeted with the same level of care and affection as I would give my own pets. With that said, I will start out at a bit of a slower pace until I get my footing at doing this. I have cared for up to 6 pets at a time, but they were all under the same roof, and also, I lived with them, so it made it a bit easier than travelling to different locations. But I have complete faith that I will be good at this job as I steadily become more familiar with the overall structure of this format. And develop a bit of a routine, so that later on, I will be able to adjust my time management better and will be able to offer more services for people and pets alike. This is a new experience to me, but taking care of animals is a very familiar experience. I have no doubts about it in that regard. I will begin by alternating services for alternating days, for example, a couple drop in visits one day, the next day will consist of a couple dog walks, with the next day being back to drop in visits, and so on and so forth. I do believe my availability will increase in the future once I'm more comfortable with the overall structure and planning of this kind of format. As I said before all of my experience has typically been in one set location or another. But I believe this is very achievable. And I believe my services will reflect that I care very much for animals. I look forward to working with you! In my home, with my two cats. Everyday whether I'm home or not, I like to have either a radio or tv playing. Just so they have the sound of human voices talking, which I like to think is better for them than just sitting in a silent home all day. If you have a smart tv like I do, I also love to get on YouTube and have a nature video playing for them to watch for hours on end. They're real time, caught on video birds, squirrels, and other critters coming and going on a bird feeder, or out on a log in nature somewhere. But the visual stimulation seems to be pretty good for my cats. Especially if I'm not able to be home most of the day. I find that keeps their attention for a good while, and even when they get tired of watching the animals on the screen, I believe just the sounds are very soothing for them to hear. Since they both spent quite a bit of time outdoors in their pasts. The sounds of birds chirping, wind gently blowing leaves, etc. I believe it really calms them on a primal level.

About: I have taken care of animals my entire life. This includes Personal pets to family and friends. I currently work for an animal rescue and veterinary clinic. I currently work for an animal rescue and vet clinic. In my spare time I like to help out with fostering or volunteering to take care of any of the animals at the rescue. I have three dogs ages 2,4 and 13. I also have two cats when is not a year old yet and the other is five years old.

About: I have worked with Anna’s Angels doggy day care (4 years) & unleashed (2years). I have also had a variety of animals in my life. Animals are loving and caring, you just have to be patient with them. I have experience with grooming maintenance and health care aid as well. I treat all animals like family, Yes!! I allow all pets on my couches, bed , furniture (etc). I’m a a college student studying to get my degree in psychology. This has left me with a lot of free time. I tend to just dog sit my sisters 2 miniature pinscher‘s but I was introduced to Rover and with my love for animals I thought we’d be a great fit. Usually I’d assist with grooming, walks/play time, cleaning of feeding bowls, cages/beds area, refilling food/water or any special request that is needed at the time.

About: I have been privileged to work with fur babies of all ages. However, most of my time is spent with senior pups. I will gladly take your pets on adventures at their own pace or play their favorite games for as long as their hearts desire. Weekends are the best time for me to spend with your babies. I do work, but fortunately it is not too far from my home. I have a fenced in yard with plenty of space to run around. My neighborhood is very walkable and quiet, so we can spend as much time outside as your puppy would like.

About: I’m a lifelong animal lover with a calm, caring approach and reliable schedule. I have worked with dogs for two years at a local prestigious boarding facilities in New Bern, North Carolina. I currently work at a local farm in Vanceboro, North Carolina. My schedule is pretty flexible. I’m mainly specializing in over night care. Can’t wait to meet your pet! When caring for pets, I always prioritize their comfort, routine, and happiness—whether it's during walks, drop-ins, or overnight stays. For walks, I make sure each outing is safe, engaging, and tailored to the pet’s energy level. During drop-ins, I handle feeding, playtime, potty breaks, and any special instructions with care and attention. For overnight stays, I maintain the pet’s regular routine in their familiar environment, giving them companionship and peace of mind while you're away. I treat every pet like family and every home with respect.

About: I am the owner of a dog training company, Shepherds and Misfits K9 LLC. I’ve taken care of many different dog breeds since pursuing a career in the canine field. I currently own 8 dogs: 6 German Shepherds, 1 German Shepherd Mix and 1 Labrador Retriever Mix. I am certified in Dog Training and Pet First Aid/CPR. I am able to take care of young puppies and senior dogs. I currently operate my dog training business, Shepherds and Misfits K9 LLC, out of my home. I spend most of my time at home so your pets will receive endless love while in my care! I currently do not have a fence around my property. I walk pets on their leashes and use long lines when having play time outside. I have 8 dogs who are able to play with your dog unless your pet needs to have separate play time and cuddle time! We will accommodate your pets needs.

About: I’ve had animals all my life. Cats,dogs,horses and chickens. I’ve lived in the country my whole life. I’ve dog sit for friends and family while they were on vacation. I work full time. I can work from Friday night until Sunday afternoon. Also available in the summer full time. Can check in on animals in the afternoon also. I can care for pets in clients home. I love snuggles and playing with animals. Love playing games and walking. I’m understanding of older animals.

About: I had pets since I was 7. I had taken care of dogs, cats, fishes, and even a squirrel throughout my life. I even took care of my neighbors' pets while out of town. I'm not currently working but I'll like free days on Friday through Sunday. I'm available on Monday through Thrusday starting at 9am to 9pm, if not busy. I have a 3 year old male cat named Yin. I spoil him so much with treats and loving, so your pet will be treated the same. So any special requests you give me for your pet, I will do what is instructed. I have a yard, big enough to walk and play with your pet.