Bethany G.
West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
Services
Prices include all fees.
Bethany can host
Bethany can care for
Availability
On weekdays, I love to do longer dog walks while my son is in school. He’s completely happy to join in on walks after school or on weekends, but either our pace will be a bit slower (we love to geocache to make things a bit more interesting though!) or we’ll look for a playground so he can entertain himself and play with other kids midwalk while I do a few loop with the dogs. Cat check-ins are great for after dinner time in our schedule, but if you have more specific time needs, let me know and we’ll likely be able to make it work! One thing that is really difficult for us is anytime between 7:30pm and 7:30am. In a pinch, I can make it work; but those are generally sleep hours for my son, and I’m a single mama so we really shouldn’t commit to check-ins or walks after 7:30pm or before 7:30am.
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About Bethany G.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
At this time we only offer boarding to existing clients. Generally, if I’ve started to regularly walk your pup, I’ll seek to introduce them to our household - we’ve got chickens, a small-breed dog, and a cat. So I’d need to know that your pup is fine with all of those stimuli before we could board them during your vacation. But we’ve successfully done it with quite a number of our other regulars!
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Information Bethany G. would like to know about your pet
I mostly want to know what you want from my time with your pup! Is the priority for them to get as many steps and as much exercise as possible? Is the primary goal a midday potty break? Are you looking to just give them a break from crate-life and some good human interaction and belly-scratches while you’re away at work? Would the ideal for my 30 minutes with them be 20 min walk and 10 minutes of play? Are you working on any training with them that I can help reinforce during my time with them? What is your typical routine and how can I best mimic it to help them feel at ease? Same for boarding, just let me know what they need and we’ll do our best to match needs. We have a lot of flexibility and are accustomed to all sorts of dogs at this point. Definitely let me know how your dog gets along with other dogs! And if that’s something they need to work on, I may even be able to help :)
A typical day
When we board at our house, we do lots of hikes in the south end of Garden of the Gods, because we can access trails right down the street. We have quite a few regulars who are not fans of car rides, and so it’s great for us to have access to such great trails from our front door! If your dog(s) is good with car rides and with other dogs, I may bring them along for my midday walks with regulars, which makes for fun pack walks! Aside from hikes, we tend to do some back yard play and ball throwing, particularly if weather is nice. We love to work on training with puppies, and generally our dogs aren’t left at home alone for very long, and we’re able to give them good attention and stimulation throughout the day, taking our cues from whatever works best for them!
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Pets
Trail lover mom and kiddo!
Pet care experience
A few years ago I left the full-time workforce to homeschool my son during pandemic, and we started walking dogs and cat-sitting as a side project we could do together. We’ve had an absolute blast meeting so many wonderful pups and cats. Now he’s back to in-person school and I’m back to school as well, starting on my PhD! I intend to continue walking and sitting to help with those hefty tuition payments, and my son will continue to be involved outside of school hours! (He sometimes gets jealous when I visit our favorite dogs and cats without him 😂) Rover has been exactly what we needed at exactly the right time, and I’m so happy to spend my days out enjoying the Colorado sunshine, maybe listening to a podcast or audiobook while I enjoy some good trails or neighborhood walks and feed off the great energy that comes from a dog excited to go on a walk! We tend to do cat check-ins after dinner, which gives my son a good sense of responsibility when he has to help me go through the checklist of to-do’s each visit! Our other new pandemic animal project has been fostering with the Humane Society, and we have two wonderful “foster fails” of our own - a beautiful Ragdoll cat named Yoda and a spunky little Chihuahua mix named Cocoa Puff. We also have a few backyard chickens, and we continue to foster kittens and pups regularly, which is why right now we’re only open to walking and sitting; no boarding or day care. Our lives are filled with animals and we wouldn’t have it any other way! If you entrust us to your animals I can guarantee a high level of care. I take the responsibility seriously, and teach my son to as well. For dogs, we generally start with a walk around your neighborhood the first time or two just to get accustomed to the dogs (and let them get accustomed to us!); and then, with your permission, after a few neighborhood walks, we’d love to load your pup(s) into the car and hit our favorite local trails. Warning - they may (/will) get a bit dirty!
Cat care experience
Bethany also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Reviews
Bethany helped me so much! I had last minute pup care fall through within 3 days of needing help and she came over to meet and greet and took the girls on an adventure through town! Thank you so much!
Thank you for everything! I really appreciate you being so flexible with Bertie and Momo.
Bethany is so kind and easy going! She took great care of my kitties and I hope she’s available every time I go out of town :)
AMAZING! Bethany was incredible! We rarely leave out pets behind and were anxious about doing so. Bethany had incredible communication and put our minds at ease! HIGHLY recommend booking her!
About Bethany G.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
At this time we only offer boarding to existing clients. Generally, if I’ve started to regularly walk your pup, I’ll seek to introduce them to our household - we’ve got chickens, a small-breed dog, and a cat. So I’d need to know that your pup is fine with all of those stimuli before we could board them during your vacation. But we’ve successfully done it with quite a number of our other regulars!
Home
Information Bethany G. would like to know about your pet
I mostly want to know what you want from my time with your pup! Is the priority for them to get as many steps and as much exercise as possible? Is the primary goal a midday potty break? Are you looking to just give them a break from crate-life and some good human interaction and belly-scratches while you’re away at work? Would the ideal for my 30 minutes with them be 20 min walk and 10 minutes of play? Are you working on any training with them that I can help reinforce during my time with them? What is your typical routine and how can I best mimic it to help them feel at ease? Same for boarding, just let me know what they need and we’ll do our best to match needs. We have a lot of flexibility and are accustomed to all sorts of dogs at this point. Definitely let me know how your dog gets along with other dogs! And if that’s something they need to work on, I may even be able to help :)
A typical day
When we board at our house, we do lots of hikes in the south end of Garden of the Gods, because we can access trails right down the street. We have quite a few regulars who are not fans of car rides, and so it’s great for us to have access to such great trails from our front door! If your dog(s) is good with car rides and with other dogs, I may bring them along for my midday walks with regulars, which makes for fun pack walks! Aside from hikes, we tend to do some back yard play and ball throwing, particularly if weather is nice. We love to work on training with puppies, and generally our dogs aren’t left at home alone for very long, and we’re able to give them good attention and stimulation throughout the day, taking our cues from whatever works best for them!
Bethany G.
West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO