Betsy B.
Betsy B.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
$40 total per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
25+ years of pet sitting in LA!
Hello! I'm a female in my 40s who loves pets! I am also proudly Dog First Aid & CPR certified. After 20+ years working professionally in the entertainment industry, I have now been petsitting full time for 6 years and have a trusted network of sitters. I'm a writer as well, and since I work from home, make my own hours, and thrive on the occasional change of scenery and furry company, I love to pet sit. My beloved Mastiff died and I miss our walks and hugs. Happy to take care of dogs of all sizes, (I have personally only ever owned large breeds) and cats and fish and bunnies and turtles. Sorry -NO SNAKES! Dogs have sweet souls and they miss you when you're gone! My "job" is to keep things as close to normal for them, so if they're used to certain walks, certain play times, sharing the bed (and taking up all the space!), etc., I will do my best to keep to their daily routine. On the flip side, most cats don't want to be bothered, so if they want to ignore me, I just feed & clean the litter, and leave them be unless they "choose" to acknowledge me. I'm happy to text you with daily updates, photos, and videos while you're away. I have experience with providing medications, puppy teething, difficult personalities, bolters, and the super needy. I am not one of those people who thinks that poo and shedding and gas and bad breath are icky, that's just how dogs are! I am quiet, mature, responsible, and I won't watch anything weird to mess up the algorithm on your Netflix or other streaming accounts ! If not already booked, I am 100% available and looking forward to caring for your babies. ***MY OVERNIGHT RATE IS A FLAT RATE of $110 a night (which covers 24 hours of care)! Please note that the Rover site keeps modifying their surcharge (I know it's frustrating!) - so the rate you pay for the first sit varies depending on that. Also, the rover site will automatically multiply my rate by the number of pets you have. THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WILL PAY. My dog-sitting rate is a flat fee for an overnight stay, no matter how many pets you have (unless we're talking a legit menagerie). Please don't freak out when Rover gives you a crazy booking rate (ie: $950 for 3 nights, etc.) I will need to manually adjust when that happens, and you will see that happen before I book on my end.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
(Please note that in terms of medication, I am not comfortable giving medical shots with hypodermic needles) - pills, creams, eyedrops, gumline oils, and liquid syringes are no problem at all.
Ratings and reviews
So thankful to have found Betsy. She dropped in on our two cats while we were away, and took care of our girls fantastically. Highly recommend for cat care.
Betsy took excellent care of our lab!! She provided us with pictures and updates that made us feel reassured! We could tell that our sweet girl was very happy with her. We would highly recommend Betsy!
Caring, great to work with. Betsy is now our go-to dog sitter!!
This was our first drop-in visit with Betsy. Archie is an 11 week old puppy and can be a handful. Betsy was very easy to communicate with and conducted a meet and greet prior to our scheduled time. Archie felt very calm and didn’t show any signs of anxiety when meeting her. During Archie’s care, Betsy demonstrated caution and care by making puppy proof suggestions to prevent any accidents or harm. Betsy is also very attentive to any request that are made and sends many pictures throughout the visit. Archie looks forward to many more playtime visits. You will be in great hands with Betsy! Thank you!!
The dog was completely happy and comfortable and the house looked like no one had even been there. Betsy is the BEST. 10/10.
Betsy is one amazing and thorough professional and she was godsend to us when we needed someone to take care of Lemon for the day. It's so difficult to trust someone in a new city and how Betsy assured us and took care of Lemon really moved us. She was very clear in her communication beforehand and arranged for a short meet-up before she can finalize the stay. We liked her and instantly had faith in her. She was right on time for the sitting and took care of Lemon for the day. Lemon was very comfortable with her. She was sending us pictures and constant updates on how Lemon was doing. I communicate very well with my furbaby and I can tell very well how is he feeling or felt during the stay. I would definitely use her services whenever I come back to LA. Thanks Betsy!
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Schedule
**MY DROP-IN RATE FOR DOGS IS A FLAT RATE OF $35 per drop in ($25 for cats) - the Rover surcharge is only for the first time you book with me. *First time bookings with me must be booked through the Rover site. I now run my own petsitting company with a network of great sitters for future sits. I will gladly provide my personal petsitting company website info after your first booking.