Dee M.
Dee M.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $18 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Your Pet’s New “Lola”
I’ve had dogs my entire life! Currently I do not have my own dog, but I have 3 grand pups that I watch regularly! Fitz and Poppy are brother and sister golden doodles (age 4 and 1) and Chonk is a Great Pyrenees / Labrador mix (age 1). I’ve watched them since they were puppies. In addition to owning and watching dogs, I partnered with my daughter in opening her Dog Park Bar - Ruff Canine Club - in Richmond Virginia for a year and a half - helping her to open the facility and then worked as a manager to get them up and running. During my tenure there, I dealt with a variety of dogs and temperaments. Not having a dog currently (ours crossed the rainbow bridge a few years ago) has allowed me the joy of watching my grandpups - and now want to provide that same loving, trustworthy service to other dogs and their humans.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
When I am watching my kids’ dogs, we keep a routine. Mornings are at least a one mile walk, followed by ball toss and fetch time in our fenced in back yard. We do have a pool, and the dogs are not allowed out unless I go out with them. During the day, there are periods of play and rest time and another mile walk in the evening. I have gates set up in the kitchen for when I have to run an errand (but I know I can leave them as they are used to it). Initially I would do drop-in visits and walking, and once a trusting relationship is formed, I would welcome in-home stays - either at my home or yours.
Ratings and reviews
Needed last minute help with my dog and she was a huge help! I sent her instructions and she fed my pup and gave him plenty of play time on such a short notice. Very appreciative!
Dee was great with my two golden doodles! They stayed several nights with her and she took them on long walks at a nearby park and sent tons of photos and updates, which I really appreciated. One of my dogs had an ear infection at the time and she was fantastic administering the medicine he needed. Will definitely book again!
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Schedule
I currently work remotely part-time doing embroidery design work with no set hours, so my schedule is very flexible and can accommodate a variety of dog owners’ schedules.