Darcia M.
Bettendorf, IA
Welcome to our family!
Pet care experience
It's all about family at our house! When your dog(s) come to our house, they are treated like part of our family! We have been sitting for Rover since 2015. Our family consists of me, my husband, and our 2 girls (age 6 & 4) our dogs-Teddy (11), Maizie May (1), and Buster (puppy). Teddy is a high maintenance Golden Retriever that doesn’t have a mean bone in his body. He truly is the sweetest dog. He has been through 7 surgeries (foreign body removal--sock thief), so I'm quite familiar with medication administration. We believe dogs should be spoiled rotten! All of our dogs (resident and temporary) are allowed on the couches and Teddy usually sleeps with us. All of our visiting dogs receive the same spoiled treatment that our own dogs receive. We provide boarding services because I would much rather have a dog stay with us than in a kennel while their owner is away. We use Rover ourselves when we go out of town and have been very happy. We have a large fenced yard with a 6-ft fence with padlocked gates so no one escapes. We also have an in-ground pool that the dogs are allowed to swim in during the summer, but it is fenced and locked when not in use. The pool also has doggy steps for allow easy exit for our puppers. When your dog stays with us, they are included in our family routine-- they will be invited to play with us, join us for story time, walks in the neighborhood, picking the kids up from school-- all activities we do, we try to include the dogs (yours and ours!) Our dogs are part of our family. They receive lots of spoiling, treats and lots of pets! Maizie & Buster rough house and chase each other non-stop. Teddy can’t be trusted with soft toys, so most of our dog toys are nylabones, antlers and tennis balls. Because we have 2 small children, we are only taking clients who are comfortable and familiar with kids.
Reviews
Darcia is the best sitter. She always takes great care of Ava. Ava enjoys when she is over. Thank you so much.
Once again Dozer throughly enjoyed being a part of Darcia's family for a couple of days.
Darcia and the whole family are amazing! We feel so lucky to have them watch our “picky” fur baby. 🫶🏼
Darcia’s home has become my go-to place whenever I need to board him. He has so much fun with her family and dogs and they t
About Darcia M.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We have a 6 foot privacy fence around our yard, and a chain link fence around our pool. We always supervise our dogs when they are outside.
Home
Information Darcia M. would like to know about your pet
I would like to know what type of training your dog has completed; do they know how to heel on walks, sit/down, stay, etc. What does your dog like to do? Where do they like to sleep? Are they scared during storms? Will they show aggression in certain settings? Are they good car riders? What concerns do you have about your pet staying with us?
A typical day
I walk my dogs daily, weather permitting. We live right by the bike path, which makes for easy walking. My dogs also LOVE fetching tennis balls in our big backyard, or swimming in our pool. They also enjoy playing tug of war and gnawing on Nylabones. Our dogs go for car rides whenever it's feasible, especially when we run errands.
Services
Darcia can host
Availability
We have a regular routine of getting up around 6 am during the week, going to work until 3 pm or so then we’re home the rest of the night. We try to get outside every day to play fetch with the dogs, and regularly go for walks in the neighborhood. We are home all weekend.
About Darcia M.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We have a 6 foot privacy fence around our yard, and a chain link fence around our pool. We always supervise our dogs when they are outside.
Home
Information Darcia M. would like to know about your pet
I would like to know what type of training your dog has completed; do they know how to heel on walks, sit/down, stay, etc. What does your dog like to do? Where do they like to sleep? Are they scared during storms? Will they show aggression in certain settings? Are they good car riders? What concerns do you have about your pet staying with us?
A typical day
I walk my dogs daily, weather permitting. We live right by the bike path, which makes for easy walking. My dogs also LOVE fetching tennis balls in our big backyard, or swimming in our pool. They also enjoy playing tug of war and gnawing on Nylabones. Our dogs go for car rides whenever it's feasible, especially when we run errands.
Location
Bettendorf, IA
Pets
Darcia M.
Bettendorf, IA