Carri M.
Carri M.
Contact for Boarding
from $40 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
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You love dogs, I love dogs, my dog loves dogs. Sounds like a perfect fit. I love fur-babies of all shapes and sizes. My family is Lebanon-local and we have worked with multiple rescues for the last 15 or more years. I'm a licensed and insured sitter, licensed force-free dog trainer, foster mom, and anxious dog mom of 3 precious fur babies. My family has fostered, dog-sat, and offered training for pups of all shapes and sizes from yorkies to mastiffs since the early 2000s. As of 2025, I own and operate my own pet care business, Camp Bowie Pet Care LLC. I am a licensed and insured pet care professional providing in-home, personalized care for your fur babies at an affordable rate. I cater to pups that would not handle kennel facilities well (think anxious, seniors, and new puppies). My husband and I are "childless millennials" and have two fur-babies that are our whole world. Our eldest child is our 6 year old golden retriever and my cardiac alert dog, Bowie. She has been to 48 states and 36 national parks. Our middle child is our 4 year old great dane named New Orleans; she is very shy and a huge scaredy cat (think Scooby Doo), but loves to run and play. My youngest is my rescue Dane, Harlow, who is 6 months old. They are well-trained around other friends and on a pretty solid routine of having guests visit between previous fosters dropping in for "camp," or new fosters coming to couch surf until they find a forever home, as well as new and repeat clients through Rover. Everyone is safely introduced in a slow and structured manner before any play time is allowed; however, no unsupervised playtime will take place; safety comes first. I am experienced in puppy care, senior care, medication administration, emergency care, basic and advanced obedience training, enrichment for different needs and functions, and basic to moderate levels of grooming. Service Note: Pets requiring round-the-clock care, also known as constant care, will be subject to a “constant care rate” of $120 per night. Constant care is defined as the sitter not being able to leave the residence or pet for greater than 1 hour per 24 hour period, as well as no use of crates, gates, or other method of containment for the duration of the stay. Constant care clients will be evaluated and accepted on a case-to-case basis.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Carri was highly responsive and took care of our pup on a last minute's notice. We drove from out of town and stayed 30 minutes away from her area. She was very accommodating to our travel plans, and she was flexible for pickup and drop-off. Will certainly be using her again if we need to!
Carri was super responsive, friendly, flexible, and took great care of Bucee!
Carri took great care of my Ellie! She was obviously well cared for and Carri had wonderful communication with me. I will definitely request her again.
Easy to book, with great daily pictures and communication about how our fur baby was doing. Teddy came home happy, healthy, and well cared for!
Carri was absolutely amazing with our puppy! She took such great care of him and kept us updated the whole time (pictures included), which gave us so much peace of mind. You can truly tell she loves animals and treats them like her own. We will definitely be using Carri again and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a trustworthy and caring dog sitter! 🐾
Carrie kept Shadow happy and me updated during his stay. Definitely will use her again.
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Schedule
I currently work part time for the school system so drop off and pickup times may vary, but I am home for 85% of the day. I do travel out of state during the school breaks to see my husband, who is in the Navy, with our dogs, so those timeframes will be blacked out, but I will occasionally offer drop-ins for grooming, care, and walks while out of town. Repeat and regular clients are welcome to book with my back-up sitters when I am unavailable. Boarding, Drop-ins, Daycare, and Walks are all available 7 days a week unless blocked out on the calendar. As mentioned above, I do work 2-6pm on weekdays as a child-care provider, so pet care will revolve around that schedule. Please keep these times in mind when scheduling services. I am pretty flexible with times of services; however, additional fees may apply for drop-off/pick-up outside normal operating hours (between 11pm and 6am). When I am not traveling, I am very much a stay-at-home dog mom. I spend most, if not all, of my spare time with my girls. Aside from work, I am typically not away from my girls for more than 2ish hours including transition time. We enjoy walks, play time, playing catch, going to the lake, and spending lazy days on the couch with a good book or a craft. When your pet is with me, they will be treated like one of my own and part of the furry family and welcome to any and all activities that my girls are a part of. Service Note: Pets requiring round-the-clock care, also known as constant care, will be subject to a “constant care rate” of $120 per night. Constant care is defined as the sitter not being able to leave the residence or pet for greater than 1 hour per 24 hour period, as well as no use of crates, gates, or other method of containment for the duration of the stay. Constant care clients will be evaluated and accepted on a case-to-case basis.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
At our home, we have our backyard fenced in for playtime and potty breaks. All introductions are structured and supervised to ensure safety for everyone involved. All play and downtime is supervised unless everyone is put up. My Dane is put up for down time, meals, and when I am not home. Bowie and Nola are relegated to the master bedroom for these times as well. Guests in the home will have their own separate space for down time as well. If your pup is crate trained, I highly recommend providing their crate so that they have a familiar safe space. I do not leave collars on while crated or when I leave the home to maintain safety at all times--sorry, anxious dog mom. Any time your pup is left with me, I try to adhere to their normal schedule as much as possible to minimize the already-stressful new environment. Please feel free to send any supplies or tools you regularly use with your pet at home and I will do my best to maintain that consistency. I provide nail trimming complimentary with boarding and daycare clients-just let me know prior to booking so I can make myself a note to remember. I do provide grooming for an extra fee including the following: wash, dry, paw pad butter, ear cleaning, full brush-out and trimming. This can be provided in home or I can take your pet to a wash-bay for this. Both are covered by the grooming fee (+45 for 50lbs or less) to cover supplies and/or wash bay cost. Like a true BARK ranger handler, I follow the "Leave No Trace" approach to drop in services and walks when visiting your home to provide drop-in, walks, or grooming services. I use the Rover card to leave very detailed notes and an overview of my time with your pet. I track all walks, potty, and meal breaks with photos included so you can have a detailed look into my time with your baby. The only "trace" of my presence that you should find is a happy pet and the occasional goody bag. I am very much an open book and an over-communicator. I typically respond relatively quickly to messages unless I am tied up at work or servicing another client. If you ever have a question, concern, need to change a booking, or just want an update: please just send me a message and I'll take care of it as quickly as possible. I will send AT LEAST 3 updates with photos per visit; if this is too much or not enough, please let me know and I'll adjust to your liking.
Pets
A typical day
I offer a variety of fun things for your fur-babies during my care. I am big advocate for physical and mental stimulation, so we do a lot of enrichment activities in our time together. We have plenty of toys available of many different shapes, sizes, textures, and purposes. We also have plenty of room for supervised playtime and lots of different napping options for the more mellow crowd. For stays longer than 48 hours, we typically do a craft of some sort--whether that is painting, ornament making, or baking homemade treats together. This is always sent home on the last day of the stay. My goal is for your baby to have so much fun that they sleep hard once they go home. Most of my clients come back excited and with a wiggle butt as soon as they pull into the driveway.