Claire B.
Claire B.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $100 per visit
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Taste of Italy 🐈⬛ 🇮🇹 🐕
Buongiorno! 🐈⬛ I'm an Italian-American GT3 Racecar engineer & molecular biology research scientist & biochemist. 🐕 There isn't much racing in Portland, so between races I find myself at home enjoying beautiful Pacific Northwest for weeks or months at a time. 🦎 I have the most amazing, smiley, 14 year old puppy, Emma, whom I’ve raised from birth. Emma is also a trained service animal. 🐠 Through the years I’ve rescued many pets, volunteered for numerous shelters, foster programs and humane societies. 🐓 I’m an experienced dog trainer and spent several years studying the art of canine communication, positive reinforcement dog training and animal nutrition. I have trained both service animals and regular, farmily pets. 🐍 When I was attending engineering school, I worked for a health- and nutrition- based pet food store that focused on healing, and/or improving the health of pets within the community. During that time I was able to help many owners battle through allergy and food intolerance issues. 🐇 I am well experienced in caring for elderly and special needs pets. I’ve cared for many large and small dogs recovering from recent hip replacements, knee surgeries, abdominal surgeries, cancer and more. 🐢 In addition to my lifetime of fostering and rehabilitating sick or injured animals I spent over a decade as a research scientist in virology, immunology, biochemistry and neuropharmacology before I switched my career towards engineering. 🦉 My background helps guide me in the care of the animals I love. 🪼 I have a natural connection with the animal kingdom and love every opportunity in which I am blessed enough to use it. Emma and I look forward to meeting your very special farmily members. 🦀 Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. 🐝 Arrivederci e a presto! 🦔 Claire & Emma
Cat care experience
Claire also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Pets
Ratings and reviews
I gave Claire a very involved, complicated assignment with multiple types of critters to care for and she did a great job. She handled some unexpected complications very well and with plenty of good communication. I'll be asking her back!
Claire is best friend a dog can have. She is loving, caring and understands how dogs work and think. I have seen her first hand care and love my dog George. He was special needs and in and out surgeries. She helped care for him on those days and also when he was just a normal dog living a good life. She helped him with all of it. I would trust her with any dog at any time. I can't think any other person that is best suited to be a Rover sitter.
We've known Claire and her fur family for many years, and during that time have asked her to watch our fur family many times. She's always been very reliable and responsible, and always attentive to our pets and their individual needs. We would definitely recommend her for your fur family as well.
Incredibly knowledgeable about all breeds of dogs. Claire is comfortable with the kooky idiosyncrasies that our furry friends bring. Ant dog would be happy to have her as a caregiver.
Claire loves all dogs like they are her own, a lot! She loves detailed care notes when sitting your pet so she knows she’s taking care of them as close to what they are used to as possible. I have had her take care of my pets many times, I’m pretty picky, and they are happy every time. Claire also sends plenty of photos so I can see that my dogs are happy and having fun.
Claire is great with pets & is the bestest fur-mom!! Her doggo is well loved & it shows. Any pet would be in good hands with Claire, she's an awesome chick!!
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- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsClaire can host up to 3 drop-ins per day
- What I would like to know about your fur family member... Does your dog bark, and when? Do they get along with other animals and humans? Do they have a history of aggression? What motivates them (food, snuggles, etc)? Do they have any health issues? Is there a a specific routine you like to keep for them? Does your cat stick to the litter box or will there often be messes to clean up? Is your little one an escape artist? Anything you’d like to add when describing your babies also be great.
- These prices are for 1 dog.
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.