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Hi, I’m Diane and my husband is David. Thanks for reading our profile. A little about us . . . I joined David in full-time retirement in August of 2016. We both grew up with cats and dogs and carried on that tradition while bringing up our two sons — with four labs and numerous cats. As far as pet sitting experience for others goes, as of 1/1/23 we have logged in over 2,000 pet sitting days/nights caring for more than 300 dogs and cats for more than 200 pet families since retiring in 2016. We are both experienced with administering medications and Diane in giving insulin shots. We moved to Tucson in 2021 and continued offering care for local pets in their own homes with drop in visits and boarding dogs in our single-family home with enclosed, small back yard as well. We request that drop off and pick up times occur between 6AM and 8PM. Even though the Rover website shows us sending pictures at less than 50% of the time, rest assured we send pictures to 100% of our pet parents, almost every day and sometimes multiple times a day, usually via cell messaging. We really are home bodies and offer your pets both quality and quantity of our time. I have to say that we’ve bonded with every pet entrusted to our care. It is rare that we will both be gone from our home at the same time, so your pets will have almost 24/7 company. We absolutely love what we do — David will walk small to medium sized dogs in our neighborhood if they are OK with passing by other dogs (there are a lot of dogs in our neighborhood). We appreciate small dog lap-warmers while we watch TV. We follow every pet owner’s directions for their pets’ care as well as medication/feeding schedules exactly as requested. We will also keep you abreast of their care while you are away at the method and frequency you choose. If your pets could talk they will tell you we spoiled them terribly! For your added peace of mind we have the enhanced level of background security checks. Pet care is 100% of what we offer, on an almost 24/7 basis. We have absolutely no other obligations so we dote on your pets. Diane provides pet care in your home for cats and small-to-medium sized dogs with short walks or in-yard exercise. David is a homebody and is the official dog walker and primary care provider while we host pets in our home. We haven’t met a cat or dog yet that we haven’t fallen in love with and we’d love to meet and care for yours. While your pets are with us, our home is their home. Not too big, not too small, as Goldilocks would say — just right. We have an enclosed cinderblock 6 foot wall in the backyard but even so, regardless of your pets’ size one of us will be out there with them at all times. They are NEVER let outside without our supervision. Our neighborhood has only one entrance road in, and that same road out; hence, very safe with no through traffic. It has about 80 homes, so large enough to walk dogs through several streets unencumbered. Your dog will get exercise with neighborhood walks and in the backyard; however, WE WILL NOT TAKE YOUR DOG TO A DOGPARK. Your dog will be under our control 100% of the time, be it in our home, in the backyard or on a leash. If we are boarding your cat and dog together, your cat(s) will have their own privacy with our cat closet. This has it’s own brushed entrance that gives your cat a mini-grooming while entering or exiting. The cat littler box is inside on the floor level and the food and water can be on the first shelf up, so your dog can not get to either. Knock on wood, with over 200 pets we’ve cared for in the past 6 years we’ve never had an issue with even one of them getting loose. Lastly, we want to share our appreciation to our pet parents who have taken the measures to groom their pets prior to coming to visit us — very much appreciated. We also will share that dogs jumping up on furniture and/or beds uninvited would probably be happier elsewhere. Cats getting on furniture and beds is expected, but not getting on tables and kitchen counters is also expected.