Cynthia R.
Cynthia R.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Giving Your Fur Baby A Happy Home
I have covered my friend's professional dog sitting and day care business for multiple weeks while she's travelled out of town. My responsibilities included over-night boarding for up to eight small dogs, feeding multiple dogs at meal times, cleaning up after multiple dogs (including puppy care) and adhering to all special requests (dietary, medications etc.) from pet parents. In this role I'd check-in with owners on a daily basis and was sure to give a lot of love, attention and play. I've even have some experience with emergency circumstances where a dog was having medical symptoms, which required careful and honest conversations with the pet parents to insure the best care. In terms of day-care, I have watched up to 14 small dogs at once (it was Thanksgiving and my friend had a lot of business!) this included coordinating pick-up and drops offs with clients and maintaining excellent communication. I have also been a step-mom to my sweet baby kitty Knotts for over 10 years and love love love cats!
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
For Daycare & Boarding in a Client's Home... I like to keep pets on their regularly scheduled meal-times and walk times, so I try to find out what these times are with owners. Being away from pet parents can be difficult, so I try to engage dogs in as much play as possible. I usually set timers throughout the day to make sure we get out into a backyard or patio (or whatever space is available) to play. I usually send a photo text once a day to pet parents and try to respond to owners via texts or calls within one hour of receipt to ensure good communication. I make sure water is refreshed daily. I clean up any accidents right away. I also take detailed notes with any other special requests including: medication administration, dietary notes, brushing requests, treats and anything else I can do to make your pet feel more at home while you're away. I'd also like to discuss any house rules and/or boundaries that you have for me when I am staying in your home to make you feel as comfortable as possible. For Dog Walking... I honestly have less experience with dropping by to walk pets but I know enough from my Day Care and Boarding experience to be very conscious of the energy I bring into a dogs home and I strive to maintain the same level of effective communication that I have brought to other clients. I also have a lot of experience calming a down a dog they are afraid and avoidant. For cats... I'm new to cat sitting but I would take care of any cats like I do my own. I'd make sure the box is completely clean everyday, the water is fresh, food is administered at the usual feeding times and anything else I can do to ensure comfort (like brushing if they find that soothing). I am also conscious of giving cats space and time when I enter their territory. I do have some experience with administering cat medications. I'm also open to bringing in the mail and watering plants if you have a longer stay.
Ratings and reviews
Cynthia has pet/house sat for us many times. Every time she has taken excellent care of our pets and this time we have a new dog so there were two dogs of very different ages and energy levels to care for. She was attentive to each one and took great care of our house, too. She is a great sitter and is highly recommended.
Cynthia is the consummate professional. She knowledgeable and caring and truly loves animals. My dogs love her.
Cyn takes great care of our dogs and our home. They are walked twice a day and fed on schedule. She is great handling their individual personalities and keeps us up to date on how they are doing with texts and pictures daily. We always come home to a clean and neat house. She is an excellent sitter.
Cynthia, once again, took wonderful care of our dog Karma and our home while we were on vacation. Karma was walked at least twice a day and received lots of love in between. Cynthia sent maps of their walks and pictures every day and also emailed notes of how Karma was doing and updates on the house “chores”. I have complete confidence in Cynthia and her care of our precious pup and home.
Cynthia was awesome! I can now go on vacation without having to worry about our dog or house. My dog loved her! Highly recommended!
Cynthia goes above and beyond when she house sits for us. Her main goal is to keep our 90lb GSP in his normal routine and lots of loving. We totally appreciate what she does for our family. She's currently walking Momo and trying to keep him moving to lose some weight haha She's great at sending pictures, map tracks and updates! Thanks again!
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Schedule
I am currently working part-time as a Lyft Driver so my schedule is very flexible. I have degrees in journalism and creative writing and also take on freelance work here and there, which enables me to work remotely if a long term stay comes up.