Dr. Stephen D.
Dr. Stephen D.
Prices include all fees.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Licensed Veterinarian & Pet Dad
I am a practicing and licensed DVM/veterinarian in California since 2024, alumni of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and UC Davis. I work at a clinic in the LA region currently. Previously, I was an animal technician at many different vet clinics in the SF Bay Area, California for nearly 15 years. I have worked for over 6 years at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine previously as well. Before I got into veterinary school, my ultimate life goal was always to become a vet for as long as I can remember! As you might guess, I love animals of all kinds, especially our friendly, furry, pets. It is the love I have for dogs and cats that led me to pursue a career as a vet, and also why I spend free hours volunteering at local animal shelters to help spend time with the animals that don't have a family yet. In the meantime, I am opening my services as a loving, gentle, kind, new vet to watch, play with, and walk your pets. I have a lot of technical knowledge with animals and am a great resource for your pets that need extra care or simply skilled handling. Medications, special health needs, and other concerns are no issue for me. My partner, Alice, also works from home so your pets will never be alone when they stay with us, and my dog, Skrillah, is as friendly as he is adorable (in fact, he is licensed to be a therapy/support animal). If you want your fur-baby to be in loving, comfortable, and knowledgeable temporary care, we are the pet-loving family for you! Currently, we are located in the heart of downtown Long Beach, and we live in a very lovely and new apartment complex with secure fenced areas right on the Promenade, so your dogs have plenty of walking areas to enjoy safely! We even have a vet (not affiliated) located below us, and also a mobile groomer that comes to the apartment! PS. Alice is also a 5-star Rover sitter, if you want to vet our combined profiles and the satisfaction we have had from everyone we have worked with! https://www.rover.com/sit/aliceh43195 LGBTQ+ family Welcome & Celebrated! We identify as a very progressive couple. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐾
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
You were super patient and kind to our young energetic pup. Thank you so much for taking such great care of Birdie for us!
Gave timely updates, was very responsive leading up to the booking and at all points throughout. My dog seemed to enjoy the stay - thank you!
Highly recommend Stephen and Alice. They were flexible with drop-off and pick-up times. Handled our dogs with no problems with the dogs different needs. I appreciated the daily pictures/movies of the dogs and updates.
Stephen and Alice were amazing with Monkey girl. We definitely recommend them as pet sitters. They treated Monkey like their own.
Stephen and Alice were great with Loki. Loki was well cared for and he had fun with their dog. They sent us updates and pictures. We would highly recommend them.
Our puppers was very happy and chill upon our return, which is always a good sign of the care he received! Stephen was reliable and sent us daily photos. We would recommend and request him again!
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Schedule
Someone is always home, whether it is me or my gf! Your pet will never feel alone if boarding with us, and we follow any routine you require us to provide!
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
We will work with you and your pet depending on what they need, whether it is specific health or behavior care! We always use a leash outside and will require you provide one!
Pets
A typical day
Plenty of dog parks near where I live, along with a giant stretch of green grass that dogs just LOVE playing in. We cuddle on the couch a lot too!
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsNo females in heatCrate-trained dogs onlyDr. Stephen can host up to 5 pets per night
- Please let us know if they are house-trained or not. We also like to know if they have severe separation anxiety or any other medical situations that apply!
Prices include all fees.