Joshua H.
Midtown, MI
Positive Reinforcement Fanatic
Pet care experience
*First time on Rover? Use my promo code and you’ll save $20 on your first booking with me! JOSHUH24306 My background: While at WMU studying for my bachelor degree in Behavioral Psychology I worked at the Kalamazoo County Animal Shelter. I am very comfortable working with all sorts of breeds and temperaments of dogs and approach all with love and compassion. I purchased my home in Midtown in 2020 and started pet caretaking full time in 2022. Now, entertaining and working with dogs is engrained in my daily routine. I love to play host to all new furry friends that need a place to hang while their humans are away! I live with my partner, Megan, and together we make every accommodation necessary to ensure guests dogs are comfortable and happy during their stay with us. It is my goal to become a professional dog trainer & I believe this will be very helpful in my pursuit to accomplish that dream. Training is a strong passion of mine. Bonding with dogs through training, and watching the growth and progress develop is very rewarding to me. Photography has always been a hobby of mine also, and I promise to send you our favorite moments I capture while we’re together along with consistent updates with how their time away with us is going. I'm here for you & your fur children whenever you need me!
Reviews
We’re so thankful to have found Josh. He is accommodating, communicative, knowledgeable, friendly, and of course, great with dogs. We loved the updates with pictures and video clips Josh shared throughout the week, and we appreciated his willingness to share his insight/expertise about questions we had about our energetic pup. Very helpful!
Joshua was friendly and shows great knowledge in animal behavior. Goes above and beyond to ensure your pets and comfortable and happy during they’re stay.
Very happy with Joshua and his ability to accommodate us on such short notice. Will definitely hire again!
Josh was great. It was our first time leaving our pup with someone that was not family. He sent pictures and kept us up to speed on how he was doing. Felt very comfortable with Josh taking care of our pup and would definitely book again.
About Joshua H.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We take great care to make a relaxing, fun, and safe environment for dogs that choose to stay with us. I have a fenced in backyard and other dogs to socialize your dog with.
Home
Information Joshua H. would like to know about your pet
I’m interested in knowing what activities they like doing for play time, and also if you could write out the commands they already are trained to know is very helpful! Feel free to share with me any training you’re currently working on, I can help further reinforce the behavior you’re working on if you share with me your goals! Lastly, it’s helpful to know If they have any triggers (i.e. resource guarding, leash reactive, allergies)
A typical day
I am an avid hiker and love going on walks through neighborhoods. I am excellent at frisbee and playing toss! Car rides are a favorite as well. At the “GR Hostel for Hounds” (aka our home =P) the freezer is always stocked with peanut butter Kongs and we have lots of interactive treat toys to play with.
Services
Joshua can host
Joshua can watch in your home
Availability
The average day we wake up around 7am for our first potty break and breakfast for everyone. Typically we leave for our first “excursion” by 10am. Our excursions include anything from walks around Midtown, visits to Fallasburg Park, or a car ride to Lowe’s on a rainy day. In the late afternoon/evening we also go for another adventure, usually to a place where we can run around a lot, and then dinner around 6pm. Last potty break is typically 10pm.
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About Joshua H.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We take great care to make a relaxing, fun, and safe environment for dogs that choose to stay with us. I have a fenced in backyard and other dogs to socialize your dog with.
Home
Information Joshua H. would like to know about your pet
I’m interested in knowing what activities they like doing for play time, and also if you could write out the commands they already are trained to know is very helpful! Feel free to share with me any training you’re currently working on, I can help further reinforce the behavior you’re working on if you share with me your goals! Lastly, it’s helpful to know If they have any triggers (i.e. resource guarding, leash reactive, allergies)
A typical day
I am an avid hiker and love going on walks through neighborhoods. I am excellent at frisbee and playing toss! Car rides are a favorite as well. At the “GR Hostel for Hounds” (aka our home =P) the freezer is always stocked with peanut butter Kongs and we have lots of interactive treat toys to play with.
Location
Grand rapids, MI
Pets
Joshua H.
Midtown, MI