Alanna & Johnathan A.
Soldotna, AK
Services
Alanna & Johnathan can host
Alanna & Johnathan can care for
Availability
I am home full time unless running errands or taking kids to school. Dogs can be let out to potty as mush as needed. I typically take them out once an hour.
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About Alanna & Johnathan A.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We have a 10 x 30 fenced potty area outside downstairs. Because of this, I typically ask if a dog is OK with stairs, but I have been known to carry dogs up to 40 pounds up and down the stairs.
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Information Alanna & Johnathan A. would like to know about your pet
Please please consider there are children in the household. My children are very respectful of animals and will never be left unsupervised with a pet. If your animal is child or dog aggressive I will need to know as that may not be a good fit for either party. 1. ) Is your pet well mannered with children? 2.) Is your pet okay around other animals? 3. Is your pet a chewer? 4.) Is your pet house broken? 5.) Where does your pet sleep at night? 6.) Is your pet kennel and leash trained? 7.) Does your pet have separation anxiety? 8.) Does your pet have a tendency to run away? 9.) Does your pet require any special diet or medication? 10.) Any other information that would be pertinent for the stay?
A typical day
Depending on the weather we love to be outside. We have a great neighborhood to walk in. If you prefer your pet not be exercised due to age or health than lap snuggles are a great option. We have many different balls, frisbees and dog toys to play with in the yard. If your dog is okay with exercise we will probably take about 2 walks a day.
Location
Soldotna, AK
Pets
'Pawsitively' fun family
Pet care experience
Hello! We are a family of four. My husband and myself have two children. We now have a 2 year old black lab, Lionhead rabbit, fish and pet crabs. We had three very loved dogs the last 12 years. They all passed of old age. We had a German Shepherd, a Yorkshire Terrier and a Weenie Dog ( my profile photo) Adults would always be present in the household and young children would never be unsupervised. If client preferred their animal was not handled by a child that could be arranged. Between my husband and myself we have experience with dogs, cats, parrots, parakeets, snakes, fish, rabbits, hamsters, crabs, pigs and chickens. We are willing to take exotic pets. I worked at a doggy day care in Hawaii while going to college. It was such a fun job and taught me a lot about the business. It taught me things I want to do as well as don't want to do when providing my own services. I have experience with senior and geriatric dogs as our dogs required medication, syringes and wound care at the end of their lives. Right now I only provide animal daycare and short term pet boarding. I can do drop ins on occasion if the schedule allows. We are not set up like a typical kennel. Your animal will have the run of the house and therefore must be fully house trained and okay in a kennel at night if not potty trained or a chewer. We converted our office into a doggy room. No children are allowed in this room so if your pup needs some quiet time to listen to piano music or just relax it’s a nice quiet spot for them to go, although most end up on my bed for some reason :) We do NOT have a fenced yard but we have a smaller fenced off area for potty and outdoor breaks. We have a little over 5 acres on a relatively quiet cul-de-sac. I typically prefer to keep the animal leashed for the first few hours upon arrival so that I can determine whether or not it is safe to let he or she off leash for potty and playtime. If the owner requests that the animal remain leashed the entire time that is perfectly fine. We have a great neighborhood for walking. I would need to know if your dog is okay around other dogs as we may encounter other pets a long the walk. If that will be an issue we can remain on our 5 acre property for fun and exercise.
Reviews
Alanna is absolutely wonderful! First of all, her doggie day care set up is beautiful and she has so many treats and things for the dogs to enjoy. Our dog Khumba is very special and has a sordid history. He’s very frightened of everything and has terrible separation anxiety. He will not come to anyone he doesn’t already know and if he’s scared he will run non-stop. I spoke about this with Alanna and she had a game plan to keep him safe. Unfortunately, despite her using two leashes to take Khumba for a walk the leash I had provided snapped and he ripped the backup leash out of her hands. He’s a former sprint racing dog so he has a hard pull. Alanna immediately informed me of the situation and I was lucky to be on break at work. She worked with me to try and call Khumba over the phone to get him to return to my voice but ultimately he would just keep running away. I couldn’t leave work and my husband was nearing the end of his shift so Alanna attempted to keep Khumba in sight while she waited for him to arrive. She rallied her neighbors to help try to lure him in or at least keep track of his location. He was still loose by the time I was off work and she offered to drive to pick me up so my husband could continue searching. She posted on Facebook and other places online to let people know that Khumba was missing and kept my husband and I updated every step of the way. She informed us immediately of any sightings and kept looking for him herself. She could have easily just wished us luck and apologized for him getting free from her instead of continuing to tirelessly search for him. She provided us with food and water while we were looking. Finally she and her mother spotted Khumba and my husband was able to get to the area in time to call him and let him see that it was someone he knew. Without Alanna’s help the outcome might have been much different. She went well above and beyond what she was initially asked to do and I will never be able to thank her enough. She made all the right decisions, there were just extenuating circumstances that led to a difficult situation. She handled it so well and I’m honestly amazed at how well she was able to keep focused during such a stressful situation. I know she takes great care of dogs because of how well she cared for us and I know if Khumba was able to spend more time with her, he would warm up to her and see that she was taking great care of him too. I would highly recommend Alanna as a sitter.
Absolutely fantastic! My pups had a blast and I never had to worry. She sent us so many pictures and updates. They were definitely treated like family!
Alanna and her family are terrific care givers. At our first meet up, I felt so assured that my dog would be in good hands. Alanna was in constant contact with me through out his stay. She sent me pictures and let me know how he was doing every step of the way. She went over and beyond to make sure he was comfortable. She walked him all the time and played with him everyday. I'm so glad to have found her. I highly recommend. She is simply the best!
Petey and Debo had a great time! They were well cared for, and frankly did not want to leave!! Alanna was fantastic about sending us pictures of what the doggies were doing throughout their stay. I was super impressed by Alanna's commitment to ensuring that the doggies were going to be well taken care of. We look forward to rebooking with Alanna when we plan another trip to the Soldotna area! Thank you Alanna, for taking great care of our family!!
About Alanna & Johnathan A.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We have a 10 x 30 fenced potty area outside downstairs. Because of this, I typically ask if a dog is OK with stairs, but I have been known to carry dogs up to 40 pounds up and down the stairs.
Home
Information Alanna & Johnathan A. would like to know about your pet
Please please consider there are children in the household. My children are very respectful of animals and will never be left unsupervised with a pet. If your animal is child or dog aggressive I will need to know as that may not be a good fit for either party. 1. ) Is your pet well mannered with children? 2.) Is your pet okay around other animals? 3. Is your pet a chewer? 4.) Is your pet house broken? 5.) Where does your pet sleep at night? 6.) Is your pet kennel and leash trained? 7.) Does your pet have separation anxiety? 8.) Does your pet have a tendency to run away? 9.) Does your pet require any special diet or medication? 10.) Any other information that would be pertinent for the stay?
A typical day
Depending on the weather we love to be outside. We have a great neighborhood to walk in. If you prefer your pet not be exercised due to age or health than lap snuggles are a great option. We have many different balls, frisbees and dog toys to play with in the yard. If your dog is okay with exercise we will probably take about 2 walks a day.
Alanna & Johnathan A.
Soldotna, AK