Catharine G.
Catharine G.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Active and Fun-Loving Family!
Hi! I'm Catharine and have two children, Amanda and Hudson, ages 13 and 12. We're a fun-loving, adventurous and outdoorsy family. We spend a lot of time enjoying the fresh air mountain biking, rock climbing and hiking. In fact, we even podcast about it on LiveWild Radio. if you want to Google it and learn more about us. Rover started as an amazing Covid hobby for us and turned into a wonderful family of dog friends. I'm a professional with the flexibility of working from home most days of the week. We love the companionship and activity dogs add to our lives. We also really enjoy learning about the dog breeds and each dog's personality. My children shower dogs with love and attention, meanwhile we're sensitive if the dog prefers their space or to just cuddle.. Our home setup is dog-friendly including an open concept home, fenced yard, play area in our home gym and access to nature trails and parks nearby. My home office also overlooks the backyard with quick access via the kitchen. We've cared for dogs for several years now and have also helped families socialize their pups and learned helpful training techniques which we are happy to share. We are also quite knowledgeable, comfortable and experienced in caring for dogs with separation anxiety. As we often have other dogs here, we ask that your dog's vaccination is up to date. I'm big on communication and sharing photos from the day. See our reviews to hear what others have to say. We'd love to get to know you and your fur baby. Reach out and let's chat!
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Catherine was a great sitter, and took such great care of Junie during her visit. Great communication, lots of great photos of Junie enjoying her stay. Thank you!!
Our first time using Catharine. Such attentive care and communication. Our dog had a great time and came home pooped. Would definitely send our dog to Catharine again!
Great sitter, very attentive, lots of photos
We had a great experience with Catherine and family! She was very thorough and thoughtful with her intake questions, which told me from the get-go our girls would be well taken care of. We did a home visit before boarding which was great for Luna and Bailey to get familiar before their stay. We received proactive updates and photos, and got updates any time we asked, which was great. Our girls were tuckered out and happy during their stay, and both ate well while away from home, which is always a good sign. We would definitely trust Catherine and family to look after them again :)
Great care, communication and organization! My dog had a great time.
Catharine is always great with Remi! Remi can be a hard dog to handle for anyone inexperienced with Huskies, but Catharine is extremely experienced and she's the only sitter we trust
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Schedule
PS. I'm home most days of the week and along with my partner, Winston, and children your dog will have lots of attention at our home.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
My home is dog friendly in that I have an open concept home where the dog stays with me meanwhile, I have a fenced yard which my office overlooks and is immediately accessible to. We seek dogs that are well socialized with other dogs and updated vaccinations as we often have several furry friends on the weekend.
A typical day
We love walking through the nearby parks, and forest trails and taking dogs with us to Downtown Hespeler during festivities or events. We also love playing with dog toys and throwing the ball or frisbee. Photography is a passion of mine and I do enjoy taking pictures of your pet and am happy to share those with you. :)
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsUnspayed females accepted, neutered males onlyNo females in heatCatharine can host up to 4 pets per night
- Let me know what's important for your dog's stay, their personality and what they love and dislike. I'm big on consistency between our homes. A meet and greet is a must before a stay so your dog is familiar and comfortable with our home and us and vice versa.