Arissa R.
Arissa R.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Your Pet's New Favorite Sitter!
As a passionate animal lover, I provide personalized and loving care for both dogs and cats. I will make sure your pets feel safe, happy, and well-cared-for while you're away. From fun playtime to cuddles and health management, we’ll have a blast together while keeping your furry friend comfortable and happy! With experience managing animals with unique healthcare needs (like specialized diets, injections, asthma treatment, pills, and eye/ear drops), I’ll ensure your pet gets the best care. Please note, while tips are very generous and deeply appreciated, I do not expect them for my services. I set my prices to a point that I'm comfortable with the income and am not relying on you to supplement anything. You're already paying a lot of money to have your pet cared for so please don't feel pressured just because Rover prompts you.
Cat care experience
Arissa also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Consistent, reliable, and caring! Even made it to our place in a crazy storm. It’s always such a relief to come home to happy, well cared for kitties.
As always, Arissa went above and beyond and took great care of our cats.
Arissa did an amazing job looking after Louis, ensuring all of his needs were met. She went above and beyond to ensure i had photo & video updates. Louis was given the royal treatment by Arissa that he is used to receiving at home with me. I will definitely be booking with her again in the future and highly recommend her.
Arissa took such good care of our dog while we were away on a long trip. Great communication and we appreciated the daily updates with photos. Our dog is reactive on walks and it sounded like she did a great job of managing the walks so that they were calm and pleasant for everyone. Would recommend!
Arissa took amazing care of Darchin! I’m sure he had a great time with her. I would definitely book with her again.
Arissa has done 2 walks for my 2 dogs. They’re happy to see her and happy when they return home. She communicates and is punctual.
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Schedule
CANNOT CARE FOR REACTIVE DOGS. I'm not currently working a regular job, so I have lots of free time to care for your pets! As long as I haven't already committed to caring for other animals, I'm happy to accommodate your schedule to make sure your pet gets the best and most reliable care.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
I live in an apartment, which I understand isn't suitable for all dogs, but it is very safe and clean and is already accommodating a revolving door of my friends and family's animals. The building is extremely pet-friendly and has an elevator to accommodate any pups with mobility issues. I take dogs on lots of potty walks throughout the day and live in a great neighbourhood for long, scenic walks. Due to the communal nature of apartments, I am UNABLE TO CARE FOR REACTIVE DOGS.
A typical day
Depends on the dog! I take care of dogs that don't care much for being outside, so we spend tons of time inside just snuggling and playing with toys. For dogs that love being outside, I live in a great neighbourhood for going on long or short walks, and there are some really cute parks around me for exploring and lying around in. I also like to drive to further parks for additional exploration. Depending on our mutual comfort and your dog's grasp of recall, I also like to go to Brenda Liepsik Dog Park on occasion. As I live in an apartment, we'll at the very least go on regular 15-20 minute potty walks throughout the day.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsNo females in heatTakes only 1 client at a timeArissa can host up to 2 pets per night
- I'd appreciate as much info about your pet's quirks beforehand. Are they picky about how they like to be walked or take their food? Allergies? Favourite toys/treats? Do they hate measuring tapes (true story!)? I'm happy to accommodate your pet's wants/needs to make sure they feel the most cared for! Unfortunately, I am unable to care for reactive dogs in my home at this time. I live in an apartment that's very busy with dogs and people, so it would be too stressful and potentially dangerous. However, I'm happy to spend some time with them during check-ins in your home.