Catherine S.
Catherine S.
Highlights
Pet care experience
I can’t have my own so I’ll settle for fun aunt :D
I’ve been pet sitting and dog walking for over 10 years now, starting as favours to friends or looking after my family dog for her 16 years. I’ve been lucky to travel around the UK by looking after people’s adorable pets using Workaway or simply word of mouth. I take way too many photos (my camera roll is like an RSPCA ad, but happy) but I know how reassuring it can be for owners to see how their pets interact with someone new. If you like the idea of a full blown photo shoot so you can see the adventures we get up to, just let me know! Anyway, I’ve been very lucky to take care of dogs of various ages, sizes and temperaments so I am confident to cover the majority of pet care (for dog walks, please note I am 5ft 3 and of average strength :D). I have now settled down in Bristol so would love to spend more time with animals alongside my job in mental health. Please let me know if you have any questions about my experience or if you’d like to see more photos from past pet sitting.
Cat care experience
Catherine also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
I treat other people’s homes with great care and make sure to leave the space as I found it. I will let the pets come to me when they’re ready and use treats if they’re particularly shy (with the owner’s permission). I know how difficult it can be to know who to trust so I’m more than happy to have a video call to introduce myself and for you to ask any questions.
Ratings and reviews
Catherine was absolutely lovely and took great care of Pecan and Ruby last minute for us which was really appreciated. Highly recommended! Catherine was really polite, kind and had great communication with us the whole time and could tell the cats warmed to her straight away. Thank you!! 💜
Catherine asked lots of great questions and Meadows took an instant like to her kindness… a great walker 🌟
Catherine looked after Zia wonderfully and gave me complete peace of mind. She was friendly, reliable, and kept me updated throughout, which I really appreciated. It was obvious that Zia was well cared for and enjoyed her time with her. I wouldn't hesitate to book with Catherine again and would happily recommend her to anyone looking for a kind, dependable, and trustworthy dog sitter.
Catherine looked after our cat for 4 days and cat sat at our house. She communicated with us about how our cat was getting on, and sent loads of lovely pictures as well. Organising everything with Catherine was easy and we would definitely recommend her to others.
Catherine has looked after our energetic 2 year old lab/spaniel mix a few times now. From the very start she has been brilliant, quick at responding to messages, reliable and amazing with Arbie. Before agreeing to look after him she suggested a trial walk, something that immediately gave us confidence she takes the safety of the dogs she looks after seriously. From the regular updates she sends we can see Arbie is being utterly spoilt and having a fab time. We have complete confidence knowing our boy is in such good hands, honestly can't recommend Catherine highly enough, thank you Catherine!
Catherine is the greatest, our anxious dog Bonnie loves her and I feel so at ease leaving her knowing she’s with Catherine.
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Schedule
I have a part-time job so I am most consistently available on Mondays. For Tuesday-Friday's, I'm available from 6:30pm depending on your location. Weekend availability varies so I tend to set these as unavailable on the Rover calendar, but please do send a message with the dates you have in mind and I'll see if I can make it work.