April Y.
April Y.
Contact for Doggy Day Care
from $27 per day
Highlights
Pet care experience
Remote worker, rescue experience <3
I have a beloved 15-year old mutt of my own plus 10+ years' experience fostering and volunteering with dog rescue organizations. Throughout fostering and pet sitting, I've hosted pups of all ages, sizes, and abilities (e.g., blind, tripod, recovering from surgeries, etc.) and have training in dog behavior and socialization. Awarded "Foster Home of the Year" in 2016 by renowned Chicago animal rescue One Tail at a Time. After living/Rovering in Florida for a few years, I'm excited to be back north and have a huge yard to share with your pups!
Cat care experience
April also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
April is awesome with our dogs. They love her!! She provided an awesome playtime break for them with a super thorough summary and pictures for us. Highly recommend her to care for your pets!
What a find! April had such a gentle nature. She and her dogs quickly won over my clingy Princess. She had a great time and came home tired from all the fun. A great experience!
April is wonderful with our dog. She is a very down to earth caring person. I don’t have to worry about my pet for a second during his visits.
April is an amazing sitter! She is extremely thoughtful, communicative, and has a clear love for both her pets and for the pets of others! I highly recommend April and my pup absolutely adores her.
April was quick to respond and schedule, super communicative, and took such good care of my husky mix! Her love for animals is clear and I definitely recommend her services :)
April was such a fantastic sitter! She has years of experience and you can tell she cares for your pet! She was attentive to our Aussie’s special needs and we are thankful for her flexibility and her kindness.
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Schedule
As of April 2026, I am on sabbatical from my day job so I am wide open for pet sitting! My partner Ryan works full time out of the house but he may also be present (dogs love him).
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
I am a homebody and happy to stay in and snuggle with dogs that have separation anxiety and/or don't do well in public settings. My own dog is old and very used to having other dogs around if yours would like a buddy while you're away (a lot of solo dogs benefit from this!) For housesitting, no other human or pet will enter your home without your express permission.
Pets
A typical day
Would discuss what you're comfortable with before taking your dogs out of the house and of course give them all the pets and scritches they could ask for!