Cristina C.
Cristina C.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $25 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
We don't deserve dogs...
We don't deserve dogs...but that'll never stop me from trying to be worthy of them. I've been an animal lover all my life. I have volunteered at no-kill shelters, petitioned for animal rights and have crossed 3 lanes of traffic to attempt to rescue a stray dog on numerous occasions. My family and friends know to come to me or to refer me to anyone who needs a sitter. My philosophy of taking care of their children is to treat them with the exact same care and love as their parents bestow upon them. Sometimes it's bad enough for them that you are gone for 8 hours a day leaving them to wonder why you keep disappearing for long hours. I'm sure it's the same feeling even if you're gone for just 5 minutes! But to leave them with a complete stranger might leave them even more confused. By creating the same environment and feel that they are used to receiving leads to trust that they are in good hands. I have volunteered many times since I was 13 to watch a friends dog while they were away on vacation for a week. It's never a hesitation and it's never a bother. I've stayed at their homes as well, usually with my own pup by my side, so theirs aren't completely alone for 23 hours and only seeing a human twice a day. I have experience in giving medication, pills and shots. If they need to play fetch for an hour a day, no problem! It's important to keep up their routine and I make sure it happens. As much as the idea of boarding a pup is convenient, it sometimes isn't a comfortable environment for them. I've had parents tell me their pup comes home even more anxious than they were before boarding. Unless it's for safety reasons, I wouldn't want to be left in a kennel for more than a minute myself. House Sitting keeps them comfortable, in their own environment, and it allows a sitter to know possible factors causing the anxiety or stress. I do all house sitting with my own pup accompanying me, he's a 4 year old Chihuahua rat terrier mix. He does well with dogs and cats as long as they just prefer to coexist with other animals rather than be in his face trying to get him to play. He loves to run or fetch a ball all day long!
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
I provide a home feel environment, family style pet sitting. When entering the home I find the least possible escape route if possible if your fur baby is an escape artist. I will keep them on the lead if your backyard is not fenced or it is fenced but have holes to squeeze through. Storm season is never fun for most pups, I will always wrap them up in a blanket, cuddle them, and try to soothe them as the storm passes.
Ratings and reviews
Our first time using Rover. Cristina did a fantastic job taking care of our girl, Rita. She was prompt, thorough, caring and was always in full communication with us. Thanks Cristina!
Cristina went above and beyond this time! Our pup needed some extra TLC, and she delivered! She has been our “go-to” for multiple years, and I can’t recommend her enough!
extremely reliable and responsable. always on time and observant. she is great!
Cristina is great! On time. Reliable. Trustworthy and great communication. Our dog loves her.
Christina is just excellent. Don’t hesitate to book her. She stayed in our home.
Always reliable, trustworthy, and sweet to our pup! Thanks Cristina!
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Schedule
This is my full-time job. I may have other clients scheduled during a scheduled house sitting, where I could be away from the home up to 4 consecutive hours at a time. Each day varies each week.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsCristina can host up to 13 drop-ins per day
- 1. Is it OK to leave the cat/dog alone for no more than 4 consecutive hours at a time if I have Walks/Drop-Ins scheduled during their stay? 2. How is your dog with other dogs who have no interest in playing? 3. If requesting house sitting, is it OK to bring my chihuahua with me? 4. Is your dog flea and tick free, and on preventatives? 5. Is your dog up-to-date with their vaccinations and fecal tests have always been negative? 6. Has your dog ever been diagnosed or been exposed to any illnesses such as gardia, parvo, kennel cough?