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Jacob & Tara M.

5.0 out of 5 stars
14 repeat clients
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Jacob & Tara M.

5.0 out of 5 stars
14 repeat clients

Contact for Boarding

from $38 per night

These prices are for 1 dog.

Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.

Highlights

Enhanced background check
10 years of experience
Has a fenced yard
Home full time
Can administer medication
Special needs experience

Pet care experience

Friendly dogs welcome

We’ve been dog sitting for friends and family for over 10 years. One of us is also a Zoologist with a few years at two different zoos. We are home throughout the day except to take a child to and from school on weekdays. We can give your dog full attention during the day. We have a small house and a nice fenced backyard. We can also take dogs on walks during the day if needed. We have two smaller family dogs at home. The first one he’s an 9 year old Lab/Corgi mix, “Murphy” the second one is a tiny 1 year old Lab/doxie mix “Pony”

Qualifications

14 repeat pet parents
84% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
10 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Ratings and reviews

5.0
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44 ratings
leon f.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jul 25, 2026

I feel confident that my dog will be in a loving home and I never have a worry. The two house dogs are happy to see an old friend.

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Rhea H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Oct 14, 2025

Jacob and Tara were awesome!! Super responsive, caring, and kind. Daily photo updates and great communication throughout, which I so appreciated! My dog came home happy, healthy, and tired from lots of play! I wouldn’t hesitate to book with them again!

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Laura C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jun 12, 2025

Murphy came home relaxed and happy. We’d definitely ask Tara to pet sit again.

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Kaitlyn M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Feb 27, 2025

They were great with Bentley! He came back worn out from all the fun he had. Would definitely recommend and use them again.

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Gayle E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Feb 12, 2025

Tara is so sweet, personable and kind! It is always such a comfort leaving my dog with Tara and her family as I know my dog will be well cared for and loved. ♥️

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Christopher J.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jan 13, 2025

Great as always, fast to respond and always a huge help to us.

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Schedule

One of us is basically a stay at home Dog Mom and there will always be someone at home at all times with your dogs. If and when we ever needed it our car has a “Dog Mode” setting in the off chance we had to run out of a minute to do something we could set the temperature in the car and watch the dog on the inside camera of the car.

Where your pet will stay

Home characteristics

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 2 dogs
No children present
Dogs allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 0-2 hours

Safety, trust & environment

We’re able to host your dogs in our very dog friendly house with a fully fenced large backyard completely free of any pesticides or herbicides as we’re trying to get our Backyard Habitat certification. Also able to visit your house as needed.

Pets

A typical day

I can take dogs for walks or for runs. We like to play frisbee in the back yard. We live close to Reed College Canyon and like to go on walks there.

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Dogs over 1 year old
Spayed and neutered dogs only
No females in heat
Crate-trained dogs only
Takes only 1 client at a time
Jacob & Tara can host up to 1 pet per night
We would like to do a meet & greet with your dog and our dogs Murphy and Pony prior to sitting, just to make sure they get along. Let us know any special requests and we will be sure to accommodate.
These prices are for 1 dog.

Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.

Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.

These prices are for 1 dog.

Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.