Georgina H.
Georgina H.
Contact for House Sitting
CA$120 total per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Wet No. & Co
Hi! I’m Gina 👋🐾 Dogs have quite literally been my life for more than a decade. For 14 years, I owned and operated my own professional dog walking, boarding and pet care business in Ontario, caring for hundreds of dogs with every kind of personality, from tiny puppies and energetic adventure buddies to nervous rescues and seniors who needed a little extra patience and TLC. I’m also trained in dog behaviour and training and certified in Pet First Aid & CPR, so while I’m absolutely the person who will talk to your dog like they’re a tiny human and send you way too many cute photos, there’s a lot of professional experience behind the fun. 😂 My own dog, Colt (aka Coltie), has been by my side for almost eight years. He’s a rescue and my absolute best friend. This year, I closed my business, packed up our life and the two of us set off on an adventure across Canada together before eventually making Kelowna our new home. 🏔️🐾 After spending so many years caring for other people’s dogs professionally, I understand how much trust it takes to hand your dog over to someone else. I don’t take that lightly. I pay attention to the little things, their routines, body language, quirks, comfort levels and all those very specific instructions only another obsessed dog person understands. Whether your dog wants an adventure, a good walk, playtime, enrichment or just someone to curl up beside them and make them feel safe, I’ll treat them like one of my own. Professional experience, lots of adventure, an unreasonable number of dog photos and a whole lot of love. Your dog deserves more than a house sitter. They deserve someone who actually gets it. That's us! I am happy to share my business name, website and socials during a call so that you can see all of my other references from the years I've been doing this work. Besides being outdoors, or road tripping I love to strength train and sometimes Coltie enjoys running with me. I enjoy live music and writing in my down time. Unfortunately I cannot care for your plants, even if you leave precise instructions I will still kill them. I wanted to mention I am also open to purely house sitting. In which I would clean (I enjoy this!), do laundry and run any errands that you’d need before returning home, such as groceries. The possibilities are endless! I look forward to chatting with you! Warmly, Gina and Coltie.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
I am open to what your pet needs. I do enjoy the outdoors, so hiking trails, or parks would most likely be in the schedule. It really depends on your dog, it needs to suit their special requirements.
Ratings and reviews
We cannot recommend Gina enough! She truly treats our dog, Bailey, like one of her own. Every time we mention her name or our dog sees her, she gets excited, which tells us everything we need to know (and we have met many pet caregivers). We have used a variety of her services and have been consistently happy - off-leash pack hikes and walks, as well as overnight boarding. Bailey always comes home happy. Knowing our dog is safe, loved, and comfortable makes all the difference. We have zero concerns leaving her with Gina. Gina is reliable, professional, and always patient and friendly.
Gina has taken care of my lab, Russel, for the last several years. She always take us on last minute in an emergency. Its a huge relief knowing hes taken care of by someone who cares for my dog like their own. Communication is easy and straight forward Im never left wondering whats going on when we are away for an extended time. Shes knowledgable and reliable and I cannot recommend her enough.
Gina looked after our Lab. We’ve had many dogs over the years, dog sitters, trainers, and services, and none better than Gina. She’s a superstar. Our pets are family and Gina became family to them. No one better! In our experience, 110% confidence Gina will care for them as you do.
We’ve boarded our dog with Gina many times and our dog has the best time! We always trust that our little pooch is safe and is enjoying her time while we are away. Gina is so wonderful with our little fur baby and gives regular updates which we appreciate. Highly recommend.
Gina is absolutely the best. She is experienced and trust-worthy and treats the dogs in her care with love and affection. Our dog Crosby loved his walks and time boarding with her and we felt so reassured knowing he was being well taken care of and loved. Highly highly recommend.
Gina, is a wonderful dog sitter . She took a care of my dog who was a little bit anxious and would always make her comfortable. She is very loving with any type of dogs . She knows exactly what to do in any situation and I would recommend Gina to babysit my dog anytime . Your dog is in good hands with Gina.
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Schedule
I am typically an early riser, I don't like to waste the days! The routine depends on the dog (or cat) that I am caring for. If your dog wants to and is able to do some hikes, that is my preference, however I enjoy neighbourhood walks also. I don't take my dog, or clients dogs to the off leash dog parks as other dogs (and owners) can be unpredictable. I am not gone from the house very long if I do make plans, very rarely would I spend more than 6-8 hrs away from home. I am always home at night and sleep is very important to me! Depending where I am I enjoy the gym so that is definitely part of my routine, as well as the hikes and long walks. I do have my own dog that would be accompaning me. He has been in a pack since he was born, and is my side kick for everything! He's crate trained, house trained, off leash and on leash trained and loves dog and human friends.