Helen W.
Helen W.
Contact for Boarding
from $55 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Never Alone & Always Loved
For pups that need more than a place to stay, we provide peaceful, fun, private, in-home care. From daily walks and pup cup runs to catch in the yard, couch naps, training enrichment, hikes, and dog-friendly field trips, our home is clean, fun, and full of natural light, with music playing, access to a fenced deck, and plenty of sunny spots to lounge. We host one guest family at a time to provide close attention. Hello! I’m Helen, and together with Kayla, we’ll be your pup’s concierge. Between the two of us, we have a combined 30 years of raising and loving dogs, cats, and the occasional sugar glider. As dog moms ourselves, we need total peace of mind knowing our own pets are not being treated like a chore, but truly enjoyed. We want your pup to feel snuggled, seen, and loved just like at home. We each have a friendly, fun-loving dog, Leia and Arlo, who love hanging out and playing with new friends. They are oddly good at matching a guest dog’s energy and helping shy dogs feel comfortable. I also have two cats who don’t acknowledge any dog’s existence. We’d love for your pup to join our pack while you’re out in the world.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Helen and Kayla were absolutely wonderful with our senior pup! We have an elderly dog with significant health issues, so we’re always nervous about leaving him in anyone’s care. After our meet and greet, where we explained his medical needs (he’s 120 lbs and had a seizure the day before our trip), both Helen and Kayla immediately put us at ease. They were attentive, genuinely caring, and clearly experienced with dogs, it was obvious our boy was in excellent hands. Helen went above and beyond, sending regular updates with photos and even a video while we were away. She also followed up after we picked him up to make sure he settled back in smoothly. That kind of attention to detail and genuine concern made all the difference for us as anxious pet parents. We’d give them 10/10 and will absolutely be booking with them again. Highly recommend!
Helen was great. She took my lad on walks, provided great feedback and updates, suggestions on eating patterns, and even checked on him when we were back home.
We had an amazing experience with Helen! She was great at communicating and sent us regular photo updates, she even took the time to work on some leash training:) Helen was also incredibly flexible — she agreed to a meet-and-greet beforehand and was very accommodating with our schedule, including an early dropoff and late pickup. We will definitely be booking with her again!
Helen was a fantastic dog sitter for Wolfie. She made sure he got several walks a day and he had so much fun playing with the other dogs in the home as well. She also spoiled him with treats and lots of snuggles. I am so grateful for her amazing care for our dog over the holidays. It felt so good to know he was in good hands as we spent time with family. I highly recommend Helen as a dog sitter and will definitely be booking her in the future when the need arises.
Helen was amazing. Will absolutely be working with her again. She was very accommodating with some last minute requests we had, super proactive in providing updates throughout, and took great care of our dog. Nothing but good things to say about her.
I would like to start off by saying how flexible Helen is. I messed up on the dates that we would be out of town and that I submitted in Rover by a week. Helen was very understanding and easy to work with even though we inconvenienced her. She took great care of our dog Marley. We received daily updates as well as pictures. We returned to a happy and well-cared dog. I will definitely have Helen look after Marley again.
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Schedule
I (Helen) work from home full-time, and Kayla, works during the day. I am the "Stay-At-Home" dog mom; which allows me to be fully present, so your dog is not left alone for long stretches of time, and they are consistently provided care. Kayla takes the evening shift with the pups, and tires them out with a lot of fetch, and tug-o-war with our mountain of dog toys.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
I take safety and trust very seriously; we have a very short list of people we trust with our fur babies, so when your pup stays with us, we are attentive and keep a watchful eye on their moods, body language, eating and bathroom patterns, etc. We want all animals to be treated with the same care and presence we give ours. If something ever feels off, I’ll reach out and communicate with you right away. We take extra note of how they are settling in for the first few days and will work with you to get them adjusted. We like to keep all the animals in eyesight, to ensure everyone is accounted for and comfortable. Leia and Arlo follow us everywhere, so where they go the other dogs usually follow suit. We change out water fountains daily (using filtered water from the fridge), and have multiple running water fountain stations throughout the house. I sweep and vacuum every two days so pups don’t have access to anything unsafe on the floor. My city requires dogs to be on leash in public areas, and I personally feel safest keeping your dog leashed during our potty breaks and walks. I do have a fenced yard, but there is no locking gate, so dogs are only allowed out there with one of us present. I generally avoid dog parks due to concerns around illness and unpredictable behavior from unfamiliar dogs. We regularly meet up with trusted, well-socialized dogs pup friends for backyard playdates. We have a park right across the street and a huge school field that is great for play.
Pets
A typical day
Our fur babies are the center of our routine, so it's seamless to fold your pup into our flow. We plan our schedules each week around our pups so they are always the priority. This is what your dog's overall stay and average day looks like: We take potty walks every 2-3 hours. We go on 3–4 walks a day (15–20 minutes each), longer walks first thing in the morning and ending with a wind-down stroll in the evening. We start each morning with potty and breakfast. We then head out for a “Training Walk” around the neighborhood where we work on leash training and non-reactivity. After our walk, we hang out on our deck, cuddled up in the papasan chair while I do a little work or read. Weather permitting, I keep the door to the fenced deck open so dogs can come in and out, sunbathe and watch the world go by. I have calm jazz or low-fi beats on during the day. We love field trips! Dogs deserve to experience the world right alongside us. For pups with energy and confidence, on warm days, we will head out on an early morning hike. We take a pup cup trip once a week. And I’m always discovering new dog-friendly patios and spots around town so your pup can explore with us. Dogs are never kenneled unless it’s specifically requested or something they personally need for comfort. Dogs either sleep in the bedroom with me and Leia or with Kayla and Arlo. They can sleep either on the bed with us or on a dog bed nearby. If they prefer to sleep in their kennel we put the kennel in the room with us. We close our bedroom doors at night so there’s no wandering after lights out.