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Charlene H.

Natick, MA

5.0 out of 5 stars
56 reviews
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Animal Lover with Medical Training

Pet care experience

I'm 52 missing my 17year old Labordoodle named Marley. Looking to love on a couple of dogs and cats. Happy to help out. Im a Medical Trainer so I understand special diets and meds. Comfortable feeding, bathing, and walking dogs - puppies included. Happy to take your animal on Pup-Ventures 🐶I like Bossa Nova, Peaceful Music and some Classical. Not a huge tv watcher but can accommodate your pet. I'm ok with pets being on the bed at night. Let's meet and see if your pet likes me. If you KNOW in advance that your Pet has SEVERE SEPARATION ANXIETY: I require a Med Plan in place with unexpired Meds on hand BEFORE you leave. Current relationships with Vets are Mandatory for ALL Medical Pets. If you have a dog/cat that needs injectables or other medications, I require a short video so I can observe MED Prep, Special Food Prep and Baseline Behavior PRIOR to the Rover Stay. I DO care for Sick Pets and am available to take your pet to the ER so you can go to work or Vacation, However ER Visits are an additional fee because like the Human ER the wait to be seen/procedures to be completed can be 5-18Hours or Days. I use a ✂️💉Medicine Pill Dispenser for 🐈‍⬛ Cats and 🐶 Dogs. I’m a Medical Dog/Cat Sitter 🐶🐈‍⬛ So if you didn’t pay for an Exclusive Stay in Advance, I will be administering shots 💉and pills 💊 to other Pet Clients throughout the day but I WILL spend the bulk of my time with your Pet and Spend the night at your house. I usually schedule others during your Pet’s Naptime. TIPS & Consultation FEE: PLEASE VENMO (@Charlene-Harper-2) or ZELLE my $20 Consultation Fee. Tips are now given to me 💯 so paying thru the Rover APP is great. FEE Schedule: $20 Meet & Greet Consultation Fee 👋🏽 $30 Admin Fee for having ME make CHANGES TO THE SAME BOOKING Dates/Times MORE than 3 Times 📱BEFORE the Visit even Starts $40 SAME DAY Meet & Greet Fee to Watch 🐶🐈‍⬛ $50/VisitMedical Fee 🐈‍⬛Cat Drops-in💊💉 $60/VisitMedical Fee 🐶Dog Drop-in 💊💉 $60/Visit 30min Dog Training Fee 🐕‍🦺🐾🐕 $80/day Regular Overnight💤 Fee 1Dog🐶🐈‍⬛ $80/day Overnight Dogs with Pills🐶 💊 $120/hr per Visit Dog Training Fee 🐕🐕‍🦺🐾 $125/day Medical/DiabeticDogs 🐶💊💉 $150/day Sick Medical Dogs 🐶💊💉 $150/day 🐶Dog Boarding at My House🏠 (Closed)❌ +$150/day Zero Contact from Pup/Cat Parents during Urgent/Intervention Care Calls from me 📞 $150/day for Animal #1 ALL Holidays, Including Easter & Jewish Holidays 🥳🍾🥂🎩💝🐇🇺🇸🦃🎄 $200-$300/day Separation Anxiety:😿🙀☹️ Constant Screaming, Crying and Howling Dogs/Cats, 24hr criers etc...depending on accommodations. WILL ALWAYS provide Videos of excessive behaviors +$300/day Non-Disclosure Fee regarding your Pet's needs ie medical needs, sick pets, pets that like to runaway, pets that bite or any safety concerns, excessive separation anxiety concerns, excessive aggression and excessive or extra-ordinary pee/poop concerns. $1,000-2,000/day Exclusive Attention to your Animals’ Case -Medical Animals, Behavioral Challenges and simply Owners that want me to stay exclusively. (Complexity Dependent) ***Moving? Traveling? No Time to Transport your Pet? Don’t want your Pet to Fly✈️? Ask about Options for Travel Medical Transport ✈️🚗 for Animals. ***Unplanned & Non-Disclosed Stay Extensions*** All Unplanned Stay Extensions, that are ❌NOT DISCUSSED with me and confirmed in writing, for EVERY Type of Dog including Medical Dogs and Multiple Dogs will be DOUBLE CHARGED/day starting the day after the original contract is supposed to end. MEANING…. Actually come back because your fur babies WILL MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH. I’ve got to be honest and say I’ll miss you too 😂 ****Pre-Sanitation Requirement**** $200Fee/Clean 🧹🧽💦🪣🛏 Please understand you are agreeing to Advance Permissions for Cleaning the Space that I need to occupy if there is mold, dust, dirt, food particles on the floor, odor in the house, soiled and used linen on the bed and Sanitation of Kitchen, Bathroom and Living room Areas and Pet Areas if requesting a House Sitting… Payment MUST be thru Venmo or Zelle because it goes to the Contracted House Keeping Service. I have no problem watching your Pets however, I may need to Sanitize the space that I will be occupying for however long Rover Services will be needed or I may not agree to the booking. IF YOUR PET IS SICK,🤢🤧😷and Professional Services are retained because of excessive urine, fecal matter, constant diarrhea, or ANY Pet related accidents that require Professional Cleaning like your pet getting into flour, paint or wet kitty litter/clay etc… the price of the service will be built into the Rover Stay if I can not reach you for a card. All incidents and accidents will be documented with videos, pics and telephone calls to the Owners. ALL of the above incidents have happened to me multiple times. At the end of the day, I’m a regular person who wants an awesome stay with your pets while you are away. The boundaries are clear not to be punitive but to prevent Owners from taking advantage. Hopefully you will agree that the requests are normal. LEAVING: With 70% of ALL FLIGHTS ✈️ being canceled without notice, due to Crazy Weather, rescheduled or delayed by hours/days…. My ONLY Hard and Fast Rule IS… I leave/turn in the Keys etc once you LAND ✈️ in Boston. I have had too many instances where the Owners are on the plane, text that I can leave and then don’t take off for hours. Please remember I can’t feed or walk your pet if I’m locked out… and NO…. I WILL NOT get creative about trying to get back into your house. Either a locksmith will need to be called or you will have to make other arrangements but my contract with Rover requires me to contact the Rover Trust & Safety Team for a Lock Out. Let’s SAVE TIME and avoid My Anxiety and your distressed Pets’ Food/Bathroom Travel Delay Anxiety by planning ahead. I’m happy to LEAVE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY LAND ✈️ in Boston.

Reviews

Tom O.
House Sitting • feb 26, 2024
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Charlene is amazing! She is so in tune with our pup and knows just what he needs. He is incredibly excited to see her every time she is with him. This last visit she went above and beyond to care for our puppy when he was sick and we were away. We highly recommend her (but selfishly don’t want to have to share her with anyone else)!

Susan C.
House Sitting • feb 16, 2024
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Charlene is a wonderful dog sitter—warm, loving and highly professional. Starting with our initial Meet and Greet and then a follow-up visit closer to my vacation, it was clear that she would take great care of Georgie. From the moment she entered the house, she had him literally and figuratively eating out of her hands. She came bearing treats, and she used them not only to make him comfortable but also to reinforce his behaving appropriately around his new “friend.” Calm, gentle, and patient, she readily communicates her fondness for dogs but also her expectations for their behavior. While carefully following my guidelines for his care, she also suggested modifications based on her extensive experience and knowledge. I felt perfectly confident in leaving Georgie with her, and I appreciated her keeping in touch with me throughout the time I was away. I returned from vacation to a house in great shape but also, much more important, to a happy, relaxed dog.

Danielle S.
Drop-In Visits • jan 15, 2024
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Charlene is an amazing pet sitter who cares for our kitties like her own. She is reliable, communicative, and I feel so at ease when she watches our cats. Thank you so much!

Kristi K.
Drop-In Visits • dec 31, 2023
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She’s the only person I trust to care for my cat. She always takes such good care of him, and he loves her! She goes above and beyond. I highly recommend Charlene.

About Charlene H.

Communication

19 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under an hour
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

30 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

I am familiar with crated dogs, dogs that need assistance going up steps - my dog was a Senior dog and he was a lot of work, I had to carry him up and down the steps. I'm used to wiping feet upon entry and washing in the tub if necessary. Basically happy to accommodate your pet's routine including giving allergy, insulin, and all types of Meds.

Information Charlene H. would like to know about your pet

Please let me know if your Pup has PTSD or any trauma issues I should know about. If he is sick, please give additional instructions and leave a credit card on file with the Vet. Please let me know if your Pup is a loaner, a pack animal, scared of dogs that are specific colors or sizes, socialized, thinks he is a person, uncomfortable with children wanting to pet him, impatient, in heat or basically an old man.

A typical day

Would love to stick to your dog’s normal routine as closely as possible. Morning walks & meds if necessary, breakfast with lots of morning loving. then down time while I work, 2-3hrs later I’ll return for a quick walk/playtime around lunchtime then back to work for 2-3hrs then Dinner time for Pup then a walk after. Then couch time unless your Pup is scheduled differently. Lastly a quick outside pee before bed then sleep time. I’m ok with Pup on the bed unless he starfishes and chases rabbits in his dreams. :) My goal is to be the least disruptive as possible because I’m not the Pup-Parents. I talk to animals and usually they show me where the snacks are.lol. Open to any instructions.

Services

House Sitting
in your home
$80per night
Drop-In Visits
visits in your home
$30per visit
Dog Walking
in your neighborhood
$30per walk

Charlene can watch in your home

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs

Availability

I currently work Part-time Flex. I have a flexible schedule that I set myself so I can be available for specific requests. I have a new Infinity so I prefer to drive yours if possible for pet transport. Able to walk in rain and snow. Happy to video chat whenever. I AM a Dog Trainer. Ask me about what that would look like for your Pet and Family.

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About Charlene H.

Communication

19 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under an hour
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

30 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

I am familiar with crated dogs, dogs that need assistance going up steps - my dog was a Senior dog and he was a lot of work, I had to carry him up and down the steps. I'm used to wiping feet upon entry and washing in the tub if necessary. Basically happy to accommodate your pet's routine including giving allergy, insulin, and all types of Meds.

Information Charlene H. would like to know about your pet

Please let me know if your Pup has PTSD or any trauma issues I should know about. If he is sick, please give additional instructions and leave a credit card on file with the Vet. Please let me know if your Pup is a loaner, a pack animal, scared of dogs that are specific colors or sizes, socialized, thinks he is a person, uncomfortable with children wanting to pet him, impatient, in heat or basically an old man.

A typical day

Would love to stick to your dog’s normal routine as closely as possible. Morning walks & meds if necessary, breakfast with lots of morning loving. then down time while I work, 2-3hrs later I’ll return for a quick walk/playtime around lunchtime then back to work for 2-3hrs then Dinner time for Pup then a walk after. Then couch time unless your Pup is scheduled differently. Lastly a quick outside pee before bed then sleep time. I’m ok with Pup on the bed unless he starfishes and chases rabbits in his dreams. :) My goal is to be the least disruptive as possible because I’m not the Pup-Parents. I talk to animals and usually they show me where the snacks are.lol. Open to any instructions.

Location

Natick, MA

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Charlene H.

Natick, MA

5.0 out of 5 stars
56 reviews