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Cathrine C.

5.0 out of 5 stars
1 repeat client
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Cathrine C.

5.0 out of 5 stars
1 repeat client

Contact for Drop-In Visits

CA$25 total per visit

These prices are for 1 dog.

Prices include all fees.

Highlights

Basic background check
35 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Pet care experience

Quality Pet Care With Love

As a dog and cat mom myself, I know first hand how difficult it can be to find someone trustworthy, reliable, and nurturing to care for one’s pets. I am dedicated to alleviating that worry and stress by providing professional, compassionate, high quality care when pet parents can’t be there.
 A former vet tech, I am especially perceptive and attuned to a pet’s medical needs, understand and adhere to veterinary instructions, and am trained to observe changes in an animal’s physical condition. I am also insured, licensed and bonded, and trained in Pet First Aid. 
 In addition, I am a certified dog walker through the dog*tec Dog Walking Academy. The only program of its kind for dog walkers, this widely respected program covers a comprehensive array of topics critical to professional dog walking, including canine behaviour, basic training predicated on positive reinforcement, management, and First Aid and safety protocols.
 I have been a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner for 4 years. I offer positive reinforcement training such as clicker training, loose leash walking, go to mat, recall, name recognition, sit, stay, leave it, reorient towards handler when crossing threshold (i.e. going through doorway). 
 I also offer potty training advice and how to manage puppy biting. Hint: puppy biting is normal as they learn to explore their world. I provide tips and advice on how to help get through this sometimes scary, yet normal puppy development stage. 🤗

Cat care experience

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Fine Feline TLC

Cathrine also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.

Qualifications

1 repeat pet parent
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
35 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

I arrive for visits as scheduled. Happy greetings for dogs and cats. Dog walking: harnessed/leashed and depart for our walk. Arrival back home: take walking gear (harness/leash) off, refresh water, play or TLC time. Cat drop in visits: feeding and refresh water, give meds if applicable, scoop litter boxes. Then playtime or quiet time depending on cat’s preference.

Ratings and reviews

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Nicole O.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Jul 22, 2026

5/5 Stars — Exceptional Care! Cathrine was absolutely wonderful with my mini Australian Shepherd, Mac! She is so kind, gentle, and truly knows how to speak the language of pets. He was completely at ease with her. She provided prompt updates with great photos of their walks, which gave me complete peace of mind. On top of that, she was incredibly flexible and accommodating when I had to make last-minute arrangements. She is attentive, trustworthy, and clearly passionate about providing top-tier care. I highly recommend Cathrine to anyone looking for an incredible dog walker and will definitely be booking with her again!

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Laurel B.
Nov 21, 2025

Cathrine frequently did house visits for my dogs when I was away for part of the day or evening. My boys loved her and so did I. She is very reliable, an excellent communicator, takes her own education as a caregiver seriously and treated by boys like they were her own. Her approach to my dogs was always that of a positive, reward based trainer. My dogs can be reactive with each other and I was never concerned about her ability to manage them if they did this while she was there. She didn’t just come, let them out for a pee and leave like some pet caregivers do. She engaged with them through play and some exercises I’d shown her and followed my instructions completely. I appreciated that she stored my keys in a locked key cabinet at her home. I was really sorry to see her leave our community.

Linda R.
Oct 29, 2025

Cathy looked after, or dog sat, our beautiful dog Chance for many years until his passing at age 15. She took such good care of him, that leaving Chance for a trip was less painful, as we knew Chance loved her and looked forward to her coming for visits. She always sent us photos of Chance while we were away and kept us right up to date on his health and wellness. Cathy is completely trustworthy, reliable and knowledgeable. We were so very fortunate to have found such an incredible dog sitter. I understand that Cathy has now moved to Kamloops and those of you there with pets , are lucky to have her in your community.

Lindsay C.
Oct 29, 2025

I highly recommend Cathrine (Cathy) as the best pet sitter we have ever had for our two cats! Cathy was our cat sitter for almost 6 years in Maple Ridge BC, until she moved to Kamloops area. On our initial meet and greet she took the time to get to know each of our cats and their needs and get to know our home and how best to do the food, fresh water and clean litter and of course learn their favourite toys, she would come to our house so the cats were not disrupted from their daily routine which was very convenient so we didn’t have move them. We traveled out for town often and Cathy would pet sit for use at least 6 times a year minimum, and sometimes for 3 weeks at a time. The best part is Cathy would send a daily report with pictures of both cats and what they were doing and how they were doing. Bodhi had surgery for a non descending testicle and had to have medical care to his abdomen with daily cleaning and cream applied ( his head in a cone) and Cathy was able to give him is oral pain meds and treat his dressings on his abdomen and care for him daily for us. With her background and education I felt so safe and confident leaving Bodhi with Cathy. Aside from the daily routine for feeding, changing water and changing litter, Cathy would take the time to play and cuddle with the cats and once when one of the cats had thrown up she stayed longer to make sure the cat was okay, and notified us of how he was doing. She has a special way with shy cats like our Nebbie, she would gently call to her and she would come for treats and scratches. She would drive to the house in rain, snow and a heat wave and make sure the cats had their daily visit. We left Cathy with our house key for years in which she kept in a safe box with the other families, and we would text her dates for cat sitting and she would confirm and come. It was such a beautiful relationship of trust and confidence for ourselves and our cats. We miss Cathy dearly, she is more than just a Pet Sitter, she is kind, gentle and genuinely cares for pets and families and because of that become a “member” in our family! You will love your experience with Cathy as your pet sitter!

Oliver M.
Oct 28, 2025

I have been using Cathrine's dog care services for years. I have to travel for business, and I can't bring my dog with me. My dog gets to stay in her home, she gets to walk in a known area, and she has never shown signs of stress when I return. I would even say that my dog looks for Cathrine when I open the door upon returning. I would definitely recommend using her services.

Tearra B.
Oct 25, 2025

I’ve known Cathy for 35 years. She is the most gentle, sweet, soft spoken & caring soul I know. She LOVES animals & was an Animal Health Tech back in the day. She looked after my 2 cats recently & took exemplary care of them! She keeps you updated daily via messages & pictures. 1 of my cats is an ex-feral colony cat I had recently adopted & when Cathy sat on the floor she climbed into her lap. She hasn’t even done that to me yet! I will use Cathy as my cat sitter again. I trust her completely to look after my fur babies & home without a second thought!

Calendar and availability

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Schedule

Currently available weekdays of dog walks. Currently available weekdays and weekends for drop in cat care. I have my own dog and cats and know that pets thrive on routine and consistency.

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Cathrine can host up to 2 drop-ins per day
Please let me know if your dog has any special exercise needs or areas that are not safe for walking. I treat each dog as an individual and create individual play and exercise sessions for what your dog finds enjoyable.
These prices are for 1 dog.

Prices include all fees.

Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.

These prices are for 1 dog.

Prices include all fees.