Shakir B.
Produce And Waterfront, CA
Responsible & Loving Home
Pet care experience
Hello! We are Shakir and Indigo, a happy human couple, and our goal is to provide the best possible care for your dogs. Effective 2016, when you book with us, your dogs will be the only dogs we care for. We will not book any other families during your stay. While this decision isn't the most financially beneficial one for us, we believe this allows for the highest standard of care and attention for your dogs, and that is our #1 priority. ABOUT US: Shakir was raised in a dog loving family and has had dogs his whole life, and Indigo began dog sitting in 2009. WHY ARE WE DOG SITTING ON ROVER? We've chosen to join Rover because of our own experience searching for someone to take care of our sweet Lulu (she recently passed & we miss her madly!) while we were on vacation. It was so hard to leave her with someone we didn't know! She was older and took 3 different medications. How could we do it? Well, we did find a lovely sitter, and in the process realized that we could help other people like us - people who love their dogs so much and want to feel confident and peaceful when they have to leave them. OUR LIVING SPACE We live in a small condo with a private 400 sq. ft. patio. HOW WE CARE FOR DOGS Dogs left in our care are walked 3 - 4 times a day (depending on the needs of the dog) and become a part of our family. We give them tons of love and attention. We follow all of your feeding and medical instructions. We will send you pictures and updates anywhere from 1x a day to a few times a week - depending upon your preference. When we're dog sitting, we work our schedule so that at least one of us is almost always here with the dogs. We provide a safe, loving, home-away-from-home for your dog until your return. PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF TIME BOARDING: We're flexible on drop off time. We do ask that you pick-up your dog within 4 hours of the hour you dropped him/her off on the drop off day. Ex: if you drop off your dog at 8 AM, you would pick-up your dog by noon on the pick-up day. If you are unable to do so, please book a doggie daycare stay for the additional day. Please note, that sometimes there will be overlap between the time that your dog is dropped off and another dog is picked up. Only in rare circumstances would there ever be more than 4 hours of overlap. DOGGIE DAYCARE: We are flexible on drop off time. Our daycare rate is for 12 hours of doggie daycare. IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ! Your dog must be up to date with all of his or her vaccinations. They must also be on a flea and tick, and preferably heartworm, prevention medication. This is important for the safety and health of your dog and all other dogs. And us! Thanks for reading this. We look forward to providing your dog with lots of love and care while you are away. UPDATE: We recently added a Chihuahua puppy to our family. He was born 6/26/19. Your dog(s) must be puppy friendly.
Reviews
Shakir was great! We appreciated having conscientious sitters look after our little guy while we were away. The cute pictures were nice to have and very comforting. Thank you!
Shakir and Indigo were very organized and caring with Watson. They have a lot of experience with dogs. Their puppy Chihuahua, Napoleon, was very sweet and understanding of my bigger Lab mix dominating his area. Both Indigo and Shakir were quick to respond and provide updates on how Watson was doing each day. They only watched Watson and were clear that they prefer to watch one dog at a time which was great.
Shakir was great with Morty! Would definitely book again.
Amazing, caring dog lovers who went above and beyond to ensure bibi’s needs were met including taking her out for numerous walks despite the incessant rain. Stayed in touch and made a vet’s appointment (which was thankfully not needed) and did not complain about the extra clean up bibi required. Also appreciate that they are particular about ensuring the dog is bathed and has flea treatments before arriving - made us confident that bibi would not come back with fleas etc from other animals. All in all superior care with a kind and gentle approach for animals and their humans!
About Shakir B.
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Information Shakir B. would like to know about your pet
Your dog must get along with other dogs, particularly small dogs. All vaccinations must be up to date and they must be on a flea medication. Our dog is on Revolution to protect from fleas and heart worm.
A typical day
We'll walk around Lake Merritt, Jack London Square, and go for hikes in the various city and regional parks we are lucky enough to have here. We'll also dine at outdoor restaurants so the dogs can come with us.
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Shakir can host
About Shakir B.
Communication
Skills
Home
Information Shakir B. would like to know about your pet
Your dog must get along with other dogs, particularly small dogs. All vaccinations must be up to date and they must be on a flea medication. Our dog is on Revolution to protect from fleas and heart worm.
A typical day
We'll walk around Lake Merritt, Jack London Square, and go for hikes in the various city and regional parks we are lucky enough to have here. We'll also dine at outdoor restaurants so the dogs can come with us.
Location
Oakland, CA
Pets
Shakir B.
Produce And Waterfront, CA