Desiree & Richard F.
Gordonsville, VA
Animal-loving Biologist and Farmer
Pet care experience
We live on a huge farm and we are home most of the time. We have experience with cats and dogs of all sizes, but we prefer to board mainly pets under 50 lbs. We have house sitting experience and we have experience with older pets and those needing medical care. As a biologist I am happy to feed, check on, and care for any species as long as you can tell me what they need and prefer. One adult is almost always home at the farm. We have very flexible jobs. We also can work our schedule to suit caring for animals. I personally love training animals and my husband and I both walk dogs as much as possible, a couple miles a day. We are very cuddly with both dogs and cats if that is what the dogs and cats want. We can administer meds.
Reviews
Penny loves Desiree’s pets and visits 🥰🐈
About Desiree & Richard F.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I have one older dog who is extremely calm and sweet, and two cats. We go for multiple walks each day. While the entire farm is fenced, we also have a smaller dog area that is about 1000 Sq Ft. This is to prevent any mishaps regarding your pet getting lost on the farm. We have room inside for kennels for medium sized dogs. We allow dogs on our furniture.
Home
Information Desiree & Richard F. would like to know about your pet
I need to know if your dog is treat or praise-motivated and if they are good listeners and can make eye contact. If you dog is struggling with behavioral issues that have to do with safety I need to know so we can talk about it.
A typical day
We are big on routines. For example we know that younger dogs usually need to potty right after eating, so we would take care of that. We can go for a walk on the farm a couple times a day and throw the ball for a nice long while. We have a fenced area for some downtime or nap time in the house. Snuggles are given as needed and we talk to pets all the time.
Services
Desiree & Richard can host
Desiree & Richard can watch in your home
Availability
I work full days until 2:30 M-F and my husband teaches and does other work part-time. He can handle drop-ins during the day week. Richard loves to walk and be outside with pets.
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About Desiree & Richard F.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I have one older dog who is extremely calm and sweet, and two cats. We go for multiple walks each day. While the entire farm is fenced, we also have a smaller dog area that is about 1000 Sq Ft. This is to prevent any mishaps regarding your pet getting lost on the farm. We have room inside for kennels for medium sized dogs. We allow dogs on our furniture.
Home
Information Desiree & Richard F. would like to know about your pet
I need to know if your dog is treat or praise-motivated and if they are good listeners and can make eye contact. If you dog is struggling with behavioral issues that have to do with safety I need to know so we can talk about it.
A typical day
We are big on routines. For example we know that younger dogs usually need to potty right after eating, so we would take care of that. We can go for a walk on the farm a couple times a day and throw the ball for a nice long while. We have a fenced area for some downtime or nap time in the house. Snuggles are given as needed and we talk to pets all the time.
Location
Gordonsville, VA
Pets
Desiree & Richard F.
Gordonsville, VA