Barbara S.
Carrollton, VA
Pets are family to me!
Pet care experience
I am currently fully booked with regulars during the week between 8:45am - 4:00pm. If you’re looking for somebody to housesit or drop-in while you’re on vacation feel free to send me a message and we can see if I can make it work for you. Hi there! Just a quick introduction about myself. My name is Barbara, I was born and grew up in Germany and met my husband while he was stationed there in 2014. We moved to Colorado in 2020 and since August 2022 we live in Carrollton (Eagle Harbor). All animals, but especially dogs have been my passion ever since I was a little kid. I couldn't have my own dog when I was a kid so I started going to our local shelter almost daily to walk rescue dogs. It was my favorite hobby, I started at 9 years old and did it for almost 6 years. I got my first dog when I was 13(best day ever ;) !!!) and spent every free minute with him throughout my teenage life. I loved walking him, teaching him tricks, and bringing him to friend's houses. I've rescued cats and dogs before and just love being around animals. I've taken care of my friends and family's pets multiple times throughout the years. I have experience with dogs of all sizes, puppies, and seniors. I started doing Rover full-time in Colorado and absolutely loved it! I have already established a group of regular clients and am always excited to meet new ones here in Virginia :)!!! We have three dogs of our own, Louie & Kenai who we brought with us from Germany, and our girl Kira who joined our family at our last duty station in Colorado in September 2021 and they are our whole world :) !! I know from my own experience over the last few years, moving a lot and not having friends and family around how hard it is to trust a stranger with your pets. We've had a terrible experience with boarding our dogs and multiple okay but not great experiences with using people from Rover so my goal is to be the petsitter that I would want for my own dogs.
Reviews
Barbara is the best pet sitter. Our dogs love her. Highly recommend.
Barbara is the best - absolutely amazing, and our pets love her too.
Always a wonderful job with our 4 dogs. They just love you.
Barbara is really wonderful with all my kids. She takes extra time with each and everyone of them and loves to take Lulu for a little walk each day. Super blessed to have her.
About Barbara S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
In your home, I will follow specific requests and respect your home as if it were mine. Please let me know about your pet's quirks beforehand.
Information Barbara S. would like to know about your pet
Are they protective of their property? Are they leash reactive? How are they with other dogs, people and kids? Anything special i need to know?
A typical day
I love being outside so if your dog enjoys walks I'll be happy to go for walks. If due to age or physical health they can't go for walks I can play with them in the backyard and/or inside, play fetch, practice commands/tricks, or just cuddle with them. If you have a cat I'm happy to play and cuddle with them during my visit.
Services
Barbara can watch in your home
Availability
I am currently working full time as a petsitter and my schedule is all over the place so just send me a request and we can figure out if I'm available for what you need.
About Barbara S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
In your home, I will follow specific requests and respect your home as if it were mine. Please let me know about your pet's quirks beforehand.
Information Barbara S. would like to know about your pet
Are they protective of their property? Are they leash reactive? How are they with other dogs, people and kids? Anything special i need to know?
A typical day
I love being outside so if your dog enjoys walks I'll be happy to go for walks. If due to age or physical health they can't go for walks I can play with them in the backyard and/or inside, play fetch, practice commands/tricks, or just cuddle with them. If you have a cat I'm happy to play and cuddle with them during my visit.
Location
Carrollton, VA
Pets
Barbara S.
Carrollton, VA