Alyssa D.
Philadelphia, PA
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About Alyssa D.
Communication
Dog skills
Safety, trust & environment
A few personal policies: - Meet and greets *required* for all dog bookings and are ideal for cat bookings as well, but go on a case-by-case basis. - Currently unable to walk multiple large dogs at the same time (unless they are truly the easiest walkers in existence 🥲) due to a recovering injury. - Key pickup/drop off: For our first booking, I’m happy to grab the key from you during our meet and greet and we can arrange a way to leave keys behind at the end of the booking. I highly suggest getting a lockbox for your keys if you don’t have keyless entry. Any coordination for additional visits to exchange keys, have me pick them up, or drop them off at any location will be $10-15 (depending on distance/if I need to pay to park) each to cover my time/travel expenses. - All pets need to be up to date on vaccines
Information Alyssa D. would like to know about your pet
I love details! If your pet has any quirks, special needs, or even if I should do a very specific dance and voice to get them to go potty - I’m happy to do so if the instructions are there (you can even leave a note for me in the home).
A typical day
While I’m not a runner myself, I’m happy to take a lil run around the block, find a park to safely play together on-leash, play fetch with their favorite toys, or find enrichment activities such as sniff/lick pads to stimulate their minds and get out some energy indoors. Whatever the parents and pets desire for exerting some energy, I’m down!
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Pets
Alyssa D. has Star Sitter status
The Star Sitter program highlights responsive sitters who deliver highly rated care and have a history of listing accurate availability and preferences, making it easier for pet parents to find the best care for their pets.
I got that dawg in me
Pet care experience
I worked in various positions at an animal shelter for 4 years, even taking animals to school for educational presentations as well as to news stations for promotional segments. Lifelong large dog, cat, and critter caretaker. I lost my everything—my 14yo big headed, chocolate, tripod angel girl, Hazel—in January 2026, so any extra time with all of my regulars and new pet friends is appreciated. I also have a perfect, grumpy-faced cat, CC ❤️ Experience with various behavioral and medical needs (love a naughty pet), bathing and grooming, special needs and feeding, and enrichment activities. I will probably assign some sort of personalized voice and personality to your pet if I’m not already aware of them. Happy to be active with the active ones and lazy with the lazy ones.
Reviews
Alyssa was absolutely amazing with Xandra and Neska! From the moment I met her, it was clear she genuinely loves animals and takes pet care seriously. She kept me updated with regular messages and photos, which gave me complete peace of mind while I was away. Both Xandra and Neska were happy, well cared for, and clearly comfortable with Alyssa when I returned. She treated them like they were her own pets. It’s such a relief to know they were in such caring and capable hands. I would highly recommend Alyssa to anyone looking for a trustworthy, reliable, and compassionate pet sitter. I will definitely be booking with her again!
We! Love! Alyssa! Alyssa was great at providing detailed updates and gorgeous photos of our lovely cat Frankie while we were away. She was super responsive and extremely communicative. We threw Alyssa a couple of last-minute apartment-specific curveballs and she handled everything so kindly with a positive attitude!! Literally the perfect sitter for our cat and I wholeheartedly recommend!
As always, Alyssa is spectacular. We are very anxious cat parents, and always trust that she’ll give our boys the snuggles and care we give them!
Above and beyond as always.
About Alyssa D.
Communication
Dog skills
Safety, trust & environment
A few personal policies: - Meet and greets *required* for all dog bookings and are ideal for cat bookings as well, but go on a case-by-case basis. - Currently unable to walk multiple large dogs at the same time (unless they are truly the easiest walkers in existence 🥲) due to a recovering injury. - Key pickup/drop off: For our first booking, I’m happy to grab the key from you during our meet and greet and we can arrange a way to leave keys behind at the end of the booking. I highly suggest getting a lockbox for your keys if you don’t have keyless entry. Any coordination for additional visits to exchange keys, have me pick them up, or drop them off at any location will be $10-15 (depending on distance/if I need to pay to park) each to cover my time/travel expenses. - All pets need to be up to date on vaccines
Information Alyssa D. would like to know about your pet
I love details! If your pet has any quirks, special needs, or even if I should do a very specific dance and voice to get them to go potty - I’m happy to do so if the instructions are there (you can even leave a note for me in the home).
A typical day
While I’m not a runner myself, I’m happy to take a lil run around the block, find a park to safely play together on-leash, play fetch with their favorite toys, or find enrichment activities such as sniff/lick pads to stimulate their minds and get out some energy indoors. Whatever the parents and pets desire for exerting some energy, I’m down!
Alyssa D.
Philadelphia, PA