Services I offer and what they look like: How it begins is once you decide you are interested in meeting me and having me care for your dog or cat you will request the dates in which you need care for your pet. I’ll say that’s great I’d love to and then I’ll request a meet and greet which is where I come to your home to meet you and your pet and you’ll make sure you like me and that your dog likes me and I like your dog etc. this is important and is a must to make sure it’s a good fit and also so your dog recognizes me and that the first time we meet is not when I enter your home without you there bc let’s face it that would be weird, the dog wouldn’t know what was up, am I a friend, an intruder??? How would he know? So I always meet the dogs before I take the job. It’s important your dog like me so I want to know that they do before I agree and then your dog won’t be confused and not let me in to care for him... that wouldn’t be fun. So once we get aquatinted for just a quick 10 minutes or so they’ve always happily welcomed me in and are excited to see me. We become instant friends. Only once has a dog decided that it was not going to work out which may happen and if it does that’s fine. I’d rather know before hand and so would you do it doesn’t have to mess up your plans. In my defense this dog had extreme aggression and fear and had come from an extremely abusive situation and had just been adopted so it was too soon. So that was fine nobody needs to feel ashamed or embarrassed if that were to happen. Dogs are dogs and I respect the way they feel. Another dog I met had a similar but to a much lesser extent issue and so I took a week beforehand to go and meet him everyday with his owner to go at a comfortable pace for him and this really worked out well. Only you know your dog and there is no shame we can work around issues like that if given enough notice. You won’t scare me off just be honest and we can figure it out. I love animals and I’m accepting of who they are and I’m understanding and can Empathize with their feelings and once they know that I love them and am there to care for them and be their buddy it’s all good. 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR REOCCURRING WEEKLY VISITS NEEDS CLIENTS!!! I offer 3 services. Drop in visits where I come over and let the dogs potty, I play with them in their yard, and I feed them. These last 30 minutes but I’m not so booked that I can’t spend more time and usually I do. When I arrive I don’t look at it like tasks to just complete. I greet the excitedly as I’m truly happy to see them and we such up w each other we hug they jump I praise them we play they potty and I feed them in any random order. I make sure they are comfortable and don’t have to potyy again incase they ate last I’m not rushing off I’ll let your dog do whatever it needs to be comfy in between visits. I have one dog I play w forever then at the end long after 30 minutes is up he always asks to go one more time and I always make time for him to do that cause he’s my boy and I don’t like to have to hold it and am going to make him have to wait. It’s fine. I love him like he’s my own. And I don’t charge you extra bc you didn’t ask for the extra I just give it. Dog walks: these can be 30 minutes or 60 minutes. I’ll do more than what you pay for but if you know it’ll be atleast 60 go ahead and choose that one don’t choose 30 if you really want 60 just bc you know I’ll do it for free please, you’ll get more with either selection. pretty much more of the same as above but it’s an actual walk bc there is no yard. These are my apartment/condo dogs. I love outdoors and my heart really goes out to these dogs not bc I feel sorry for them but just bc I know that they live outside too. And it’s important to me that they are truly happy and that they have a good time and a good day while youre gone so I’m gonna walk them as long as they or I want but definitely 30 minutes I’ll never cut them short but we will go long again. With your permission I will take them to the dog park and I only take one right now and he’s adorable but he’s not a dogs dog I know this it’s perfectly fine with me I acccept him for how he is and I love how he is bc that’s what Mars him him partly atleast. So we go the empty park and he loves to run the fence line and bark. I apologize and make excuses for him and giggle under my breath and he has the time of his life and that makes me happy. I photograph him the whole time in between trying to give him tips on being nice but he doesn’t listen to much too that and we have a wonderful time. I keep other dogs safe from him and he gets socialized- kinda. We are working on it. And if he never likes another dog that’s fine by me I adore him however he is. I try to make him feel like a million bucks. And I think he’s very pleased w his time w me. Lastly I do housesitting which is the same a above except for I stay overnight. And I tend to your house like mail, packages, if you want to pay extra I could clean it too... I’m flexible. I go to sleep with your dogs and I wake up with your dogs. I hang out w your dogs. Now I do leave intermittently I do have my own animals and life and home and people but mostly I’m w your pet. How often I’m there is negotiable and if you have special requests this should be discussed before we book but I will try to meet yours and your dogs needs just let me know. Now that you have an idea of what I do here is who I am. So, my name is Jessica Brooke Howard Clausen, I go by Brooke. I’m a young 38 and I have tons of energy (not in an annoying way though). I love to be outdoors even if it’s cold even if it’s rainy- ok I don’t love to be outside when it’s rainy but I don’t mind walking your dog(s) in the rain so if it’s raining don’t worry your dog won’t get a short or boring walk- unless it hates the rain. I’ve been looking into an umbrella leash or a raincoat for dogs. My walks always run long. I don’t think I’ve ever just done a 30 minute walk in my rover life. Especially if your dog is an apartment dog. This is bc I don’t think 30 minutes is long enough so if I’m not booked back to back your dog is gonna get hooked up on long walks. I love what I do so it’s not something I’m trying to rush through and get done with. Also, if you’re comfortable with it, I would be happy to take your dog to the dog park so they can truly cut loose. It can only be so fun having me in tow behind your leash. I will run but let’s face it I can’t run as fast as your dog can. I take my first client ever dog there every daytime visit and he loves it. You may be thinking, but what if my dog doesn’t like other dogs or other dogs don’t always like my dog. So let me put your mind at ease. I’m very aware of keeping your dog safe. I wait until the small dog park is empty so I don’t have to take the chance of having a dog fight. I don’t not allow small dogs to use their own park, that wouldn’t be fair to them. If they come we just leave. Unless your dog is the bigger dog and I know it’s a sweet gentle dog. I’m not going to let your dog get beat up or beat up someone else’s dog. Or each other for that matter if you have more than one. I manage multiple animals with ease if necessary. Also and I always ask first and respect your wishes but I come with two wonderful helpers, my two very responsible for there age, animal loving kids, ages 13 and 10.5. They get along well (most of the time) with each other and are very helpful and really only add to the fun. They enjoy playing with the dogs and always treat them right. However, don’t not pick me if you don’t want me to bring them bc I understand not all dogs like kids so much and that’s not a problem if they can’t always come. I have a client currently that prefers for the time being atleast that my kids stay behind bc of her dogs special needs. It’s not a special needs dog really but this sweet boy has some intense anxiety he’s working to get thru and I’m more than happy to meet the dog at the level it is at. Some dogs are scared, some dogs are cranky, some just don’t know how big and strong they are. I’m not mad at a dog for being who he or she is. Everybody has moods and issues. I’m not here to judge anyone. I should say I’m willing to meet and try w any dog but please don’t hold back any information like that bc there are ways we can try to get around issues if I only know ahead of time there may be something that requires me to come a week in advance everyday even if just for a little bit for your dog to get to know me, recognize me, and know that I’m a safe person for them to trust so they will allow me to care for them while you are away. If your dog has fear issues or severe separation anxiety please let me know so we can work best together for your dog, yourself, and myself will have the best experience and overall outcome. You don’t want to find out the day before your trip or worse the day you leave town that your dog won’t let me in to care for it. That wouldn’t be good. Now with that being said, if worse came to worse and something were to go wrong I would never just throw my hands up and say oh well, darn, I tried, can’t do it, bye now good luck. I will not leave your pet or you stranded with nothing worked out. I will make sure your pet gets what it needs or won’t leave until something has been worked out that you are pleased with. This has never happened I’m just saying. I want you to feel at ease when your animal is in my care. Bc who wants to have to worry? I LOVE animals and it would bother me greatly if your pet didn’t get fed or pottied or loved. Your pets needs as well as their happiness is the most important to me. I know pets can be sad when you are away and I feel it’s my job to distract them from that little sad feeling ab you being gone. I’m very empathetic towards people and animals as well and meeting their emotional needs is big on my list. I will baby your baby and sweet talk them and pretty much will talk to them like I would a child. I’m a momma and I can’t help but to personify animals but I think I’m right in doing so too. I’ve had many cats snd dogs and you just can’t tell me animals act just on instinct. I know animals experience many emotions just like we do. Now can they think thru it probably not. They are much more simple than we are but that’s not going to change the way I care for them and their feelings. I’ve seen animals have love that’s an easy one to see. I have seen animals stand up for each other. We all know animals can be scared. Animals can even be embarrassed, this is true I know it bc I put a sweater on one of my small dogs and she was so embarrassed bc my big dogs weren’t wearing one too that she literally hid behind the shed and wouldn’t come out. I truly think animals have souls and that they do get to go to heaven. It only seems right that they get too. They are innocent and some really get such a terrible hand dealt to them in life that certainly they cannot miss out on heaven too. Lastly I should mention I rescue any animal in need from stray dogs and cats to injured baby opossums all the way to a running loose in the neighborhood, intact , 600 pound male hog. That was interesting! At first I was scared of the hog but days went by and I started to care for the hog. I recently joined a rescue group where I foster neonates thru Last Chance Arkansas which is a wonderful group of women who take in any dog and work hard to find them a foster home and the very best owner and home. I genuinely love animals and I’m a trustworthy, honest, attentive, patient, kind, tender hearted, protective, and really fun woman who will take the best care of your sweet one(s) while you can’t be there to do it. I think ab the pets I keep when I’m not with them even, like when I pass Konas exit in the freeway it always makes me miss him and send him some telepathic love. I will always send you plenty of pictures and videos to keep you up to date on what he’s doing and how their time is going. Lastly, please leave me a review every time it really helps me so much! Thank you! My only job besides being a stay at home mom and homemaker is rover so my schedule is wide open. If your dogs schedule is strict please let me know this is important to you bc frequently clients book for the same times and although I can juggle a few dogs at a time unfortunately I cannot be everywhere at the same time. I will treat you pets with respect and dignity and love. When I visit I am not just there to do a job, finish, then leave. If this is what you want let me know. I of course will do what is required of me on my job but I spend quality time with them which usually means extra time. It’s important to me that they are happy and have fun. Some dogs are happy go lucky and are super friendly and easy to play with from the beginning. Others are not as interested and take extra time to warm up and form a bond. I’m fine with spending extra time and usually do. If you find this unnecessary and prefer I’m in and out please let me know.