Danielle L.
Danielle L.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $25 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Pet's New Best Friend and Guardian
Hi, I’m Danielle — a caring sitter who specializes in overnight and extended stays. I provide a peaceful, attentive presence for pets while their people are away, and I focus on a small number of bookings to give each animal the time and care they deserve. I’m currently prioritizing multi-night bookings and have limited availability for short drop-ins or one-off day visits. I have never in 20+ years cancelled on anyone going out of town, although recently I did have to cancel a 2 drop-ins when owners were going out to eat, due to flu. It was inconvenient and regrettable, but in situations where an animal truly needed me, I have always come through. Always. I offer my clients peace of mind, respect for your animals and a high level of loving care. This value was developed over time. When I care for your pets during a house stay, I’m not just feeding and walking — I’m pressing pause on my own routines to move into theirs. House sitting is a full commitment that includes emotional labor, flexibility, and presence. Many years ago while living in NJ and going to college, a family member and I set up PawsOnThePark as a pet care service. I did the animal care for that for 2 years. I regularly did drop-in and overnight visits for a variety of dogs and cats. I have experience with administering medication as well as reinforcement training for young animals. I have also worked at PetSmarts Doggie Day care and have known the joy of handling 10+ dogs in the same room. While there, I also cared for the boarded cats and learned about feline care. I consider every animal I care for to be a good friend. While I take the responsibility for their well-being very seriously, we always have fun together and my fur friends receive lots of love, undivided attention, and care. I started by training my family sheepdog at age 10 and have been caring for animals ever since. Until recently I was the mother of 2 elderly Shih Tzus; I have experience with dogs of all ages. I know the importance of consistency -- whether that applies to experiences, medications and food, familiar surroundings, or using the same training cues. Also, my personal limit for dog weight is 75 pounds. Rover classes dogs 41-100 in one group but I can responsibly take care of dogs up to about 75 pounds depending on how well they are trained to walk on a leash.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
I offer attentive, loving care — but please know that house sitting means more than just pet care. It’s a full lifestyle shift for me during your trip, and it takes total commitment it to do it well. I am happy to come to your residence for any length of time, whether for short walk or a long visit. The environment I create around your pets is loving and calming. Clients can count on reliable, professional care and someone who treats this responsibility with the utmost respect. For house stays, I am at the house except for errands and an occasional outing limited to 3 hours max. Your pets’ wellbeing is my main focus. I have great respect for the animals in my care and for your property. My service is for pet parents who appreciate attentive care and knowing their pets are in capable, compassionate hands . That said if your pets like their space I give it to them, but I am no less concerned and focused on their health and comfort.
Ratings and reviews
Danielle always takes great care of our dog and home. She is so attentive to our dog’s needs and puts our minds at ease when we travel. Highly recommend her to take care of your pet.
Danielle is very professional, prompt and kind. Roxi was well cared for and enjoyed her company.
Danielle did a great job taking care of our two very spoiled dogs. She walked them frequently and took great care of our fur babies.
Took great care of our dog and home. Very trustworthy and communicative. We really appreciate her and highly recommend to others.
Danielle did everything that we discussed and got along fine with ERIN.
Danielle L. cancelled a booking within a day of the start date.
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Schedule
I do digital gig work from home (web development, fixing sites, automation etc.) so I have an extremely flexible schedule. It means I can dog sit and work from your home as long as the Wifi is good. I can take frequent breaks to go on a walk or tend to your pets. In fact it doing that is good for me. Your animals will generally have human company most of the day, even when I am not interacting directly with them. I am able to set aside a significant amount of time for their care and direct interaction (play, walks, general attention).