Colleen W.
Colleen W.
Contact for Boarding
from $55 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Let’s book your pets’ staycation
Hello. The world is offering the next great adventure. My home becomes your pets’ home as you get out there. I had my availability open to only past clients until just recently, as the majority of my past clients here have become private clients. My availability to assist is limited only by my boarding space (see pictures in my photo gallery), so let’s reserve those dates. 😊 (My fee.. Rover keeps 20% for invaluable networking, so to be fair to direct clients, my Rover rates are higher. Extended Care charges are fees based on time, the selected pick up/drop off, added by the site. We can modify those away to 0.00 after we set up a plan, schedule. 🥹) Many of my Rover clients become my private clients, lowering my “repeat” scoring. I have several private clients that can offer references/reviews upon request. If my availability doesn’t lend itself to your needs, please contact me. We can discuss the situation & go from there. I have some wiggle room. We have an adequate home with a fenced in yard, lots of room. I grew up on a farm, studied zoology at MSU, worked at a veterinary hospital for several years, assisting in the care of boarding/hospitalized/surgical guests there, caring for cats, dogs, exotic pets, farm animals in good times & the not so good. We (family) would love to care for your pet, house, farm while you’re away.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Colleen took great care of our dog! She was very kind and very prompt with all communications. Thank you, Colleen!
Colleen was a tremendous help to our family when we needed dog sitting services on shorter notice. The care provided to our dog was exceptional, and Colleen was wonderful about communicating throughout the entire process. Our pup came home happy and worn out after his stay! :) I highly recommend Colleen!
Colleen did an excellent job! She was great with the pets! We would highly recommend her. She did great and was excellent when our flight didn't come back on time and even kept them an extra day.
Colleen is phenomenal at taking care of your pet like they are her own. She is consistent with updates, as well as patient and extremely intentional with all your pets needs. She even offered snippets of advice and input to better manage my dog’s needs, as he deals with a fair amount of anxiety, especially in unfamiliar environments. Colleen is great and we will definitely be booking again!
Colleen has a safe room for pets and she made sure my cat was warm and cozy during his stay. She was very communicative and sent me update on how my cat was doing. Highly recommend Colleen to take care of your fur babies
This was a very positive experience!! We received daily updates about our dogs which was reassuring!! All the running in her yard was a great fit. It truly looked like our Golden was smiling for her photos. We also have a dog with medical concerns and felt very comfortable with Colleen’s experience & expertise. We will absolutely use her again!!
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Schedule
I have volunteered with Potter Park Zoo, Sparrow Hospital, and work as a personal assistant & pet sitter. I stay in touch with vet techs, vet med science, Dept of Agriculture & Dept of Natural Resources. I am currently scheduled to be home during the week, which allows me to easily exercise/care for the boarding animals as needed.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
My young adult “children” (22 & 21) & I have a young dog, a snake (enclosed terrarium) & gecko (enclosed) as our family pets, but our open schedule/availability will be shared in my calendar. We have had dogs, cats, fish, tadpoles to frogs, even raised butterflies in the past. As a farm kid, I assisted in the care of livestock - beef steers, pigs, sheep; rabbits, barn cats, and the family dog, occasionally the horses.
Pets
A typical day
When I care for your pet/home, your pet/home will be treated as if it/he/she were my own. Depending on what your pet enjoys, we could play fetch in the backyard, run about the yard, take walks, head over to a local park, or take it easy after a busy day. During the week, I work from home, exercising the dogs 6+ times a day.
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsNo females in heatColleen can host up to 6 pets per night
- No breed preference, but knowing if a pet is social with others helps us plan out boarding. Please also let me know if your pup is an escape artist, opening gates, etc. Knowing your pet’s recent health issues helps as well. I want to ensure the health of all of our guests, yours included.