Arnica D.
Durham, NC
Home Full-Time/ Large Fenced Yard
Pet care experience
I am at home and available 24x7. I, my husband and our daughter, all 3 of us love and cherish the company of cats. I can't imagine a better scenario for the three of us and your cats to be grateful for each other's constant loving companionship. Besides I love coming up with a variety of playful and relaxing activities to keep myself, my daughter and the cats happily busy and engaged with each other. Its a mutually rewarding and emotionally beneficial experience for myself, my daughter and the cats under our care. I love that both me, my husband and our daughter and cats in general share the common trait of being able to give and receive an unlimited level of unconditional love. Besides, I try and incorporate into my schedule any special requests on how you would like your cat to be cared for, so your cat feels right at home. We are now also setting up a cat fence on top of our existing fence, to increase the height of our fenced yard to 9 ft in height to enable cats to play for an hour in the backyard, while ensuring that the cats do not get to get out of our 9 ft tall fence.
Reviews
Arnica walks my dogs in the mornings and whenever I have needed her to give them food or water, she has done that too. It's takes someone who can work outside, no matter the weather, and who doesn't mind dealing with gross stuff or getting dirty, sweaty, and/or wet. Arnica was perfect for this job. She knew to discipline them with proper commands. Dogs are like little babies that will eat almost anything off the ground and Arnica has been great with keeping an eye on them always and being quick to reprimand. She knows to balance this aspect of dog-care with rewarding the dogs properly, sometimes even just a scratch behind the ear and a "good dog" is enough, other times she gives them treats. She was eager to learn about both the kind of treats and rewards they liked as well as the kind of disciplining they responded to, in addition to employing her own styles of rewards and disciplining as well. My dogs really like her a lot now and they trust her a lot too.. Thank you Arnica.. I feel stress-free from having to worry about the daily morning routine of my dogs now and it enables me to concentrate on higher priorities like getting my little one ready for daycare, making it to early morning work commitments on time etc. :)
Arnica was phenomenal! Our three dogs were so well-treated and looked after all month long during our vacation. Arnica sent updates, pics, and in addition to dog sitting, was kind enough to water our plants and take out our trash! This was the first time we've used Arnica, but it certainly won't be the last. Attentive, respectful, and professional, Arnica has a great demeanor and inspires confidence right off the bat. We'll definitely be using her again next time we're out of town.
Arnica did a WONDERFUL job! John and Jeff seemed so HAPPY when we returned home..YAY! It is sooo... COMFORTING to know everything was taken care of soo..well especially our babies while we were on vacation.. As always you have provided 100% ++++ Customer Service.. The entire experience was A+++..
I have 4 puppy fur babies and they are my children. Arnica has been my sitter for the last 1 year and she is amazing. Whenever I return from my travels, I can see they are well taken care of and very content. I think they don't really care if I'm around, as long as Arnica is caring for them. Thank you Arnica!
About Arnica D.
Communication
Skills
Home
Information Arnica D. would like to know about your pet
1) How many and what type of cats will I be taking care of? 2) How do you deal with bad behavior? Are there certain commands or words you should use? Is the pet supposed to be relegated to a specific area of the house to deal with poor behavior? 3) How do you reward good behavior? 4) Is your pet allergic to anything? 5) Is there anything I need to keep an eye out for? 6) What should you do in case of a medical emergency? 7) What are your pet’s triggers? What are they scared of? What will they react to? 8) Can the pet be left alone? For how long? 9) Does your pet have any quirks I need to be aware of? 10) How much and how often does the pet eat, go outside, go to the toilet? 11) What are their favorite toys and games?
A typical day
- Play with a variety of cat toys with the cats - Allow the cat to curl up on bed and sleep together - Sing and talk to the cats - Let the cats watch birds on bird feeder and also let them enjoy cat tv and cat music - Give the cat treats for good behavior - Play tug-of-war with a cat toy - Let the cat walk, play and rest on the kitty shelves
Services
Arnica can host
Arnica can watch in your home
About Arnica D.
Communication
Skills
Home
Information Arnica D. would like to know about your pet
1) How many and what type of cats will I be taking care of? 2) How do you deal with bad behavior? Are there certain commands or words you should use? Is the pet supposed to be relegated to a specific area of the house to deal with poor behavior? 3) How do you reward good behavior? 4) Is your pet allergic to anything? 5) Is there anything I need to keep an eye out for? 6) What should you do in case of a medical emergency? 7) What are your pet’s triggers? What are they scared of? What will they react to? 8) Can the pet be left alone? For how long? 9) Does your pet have any quirks I need to be aware of? 10) How much and how often does the pet eat, go outside, go to the toilet? 11) What are their favorite toys and games?
A typical day
- Play with a variety of cat toys with the cats - Allow the cat to curl up on bed and sleep together - Sing and talk to the cats - Let the cats watch birds on bird feeder and also let them enjoy cat tv and cat music - Give the cat treats for good behavior - Play tug-of-war with a cat toy - Let the cat walk, play and rest on the kitty shelves
Location
Durham, NC
Pets
Arnica D.
Durham, NC