Julia L.
Julia L.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Former vet tech, lifelong pet lover
I’m a former veterinary technician with an AAS degree (associates of applied science) in veterinary medicine from BelRea here in Denver. My veterinary employment background is in emergency medicine and shelter medicine in particular. I have been professionally pet sitting for 10+ years. In my personal life, I grew up with a variety of different kinds of pets. Presently I have two dogs of my own. I have a soft spot for the nervous, fearful and anxious dogs. I also love senior pets. I confidently provide a variety of pet sitting and animal care services, and worked in emergency, specialty and shelter veterinary medicine previously. I have extensive experience providing in home care for senior, disabled, and unwell pets. I have managed insulin regimens, congestive heart failure, thyroid disease, kidney disease, pancreatitis, seizure disorders, and post surgical patients. I have substantial experience working with dogs and cats that cannot walk, pets with orthopedic injuries, as well as deaf and blind pets. I’ve worked with many cases of fear aggression and reactivity. I will treat your pets like my own and the same goes with your home. I can do meals, give medicine, give walks and baths, clean ears, trim toenails and brush your pet’s teeth. If you have caged pets, I’ll happily do any cage cleaning, socialization and handling, and feeding for those pets as well. I can help with cleaning house, checking mail, watering plants, gardening, yard work, trash and recycling, or any other various tasks you may need help with. I am also happy to care for livestock and farm animals, and have a lot of experience with horses and chickens in particular.
Cat care experience
Julia also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Peaches loves her time with Julia!
Julia took wonderful care of our doodle while we were out of town! She was so responsive to any questions and sent plenty of photos letting us know how happy our dog was in her care!
I can’t recommend her high enough. Really cares about your pets and sends a ton of pics!
I felt so at ease letting Julia take care of my senior doggie for a couple weeks! She was really flexible when we had to extend the stay last-minute and gave my dog lots of love.
Julia is always communicative and accommodating with dropoff and pickup times. Our dog runs inside and doesn’t look back, so we know he has a great time with her!
Julia is great with our cats and a great communicator. We appreciate everything!
Calendar and availability
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Schedule
My routine is pretty flexible. Tell me your needs and we will see what makes sense for both of us! I’m primarily self employed and have a flexible schedule generally.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
I am very detail oriented and follow instructions well. If the pet parent doesn’t have any explicit instructions, and I am in their home, I will look around for things that are meant for the animal, such as toys or food, and try to engage with the animal to get them to play and interact and be active. I like to just hang out with pets, watching tv and doing chores and acting like the pet is just part of my usual day to day as much as possible. My goal is to cause as little disruption to your pet’s life and typical routine as possible. I want your pet to feel at home with me in their home, or visiting at my home. I will treat your pet as if they were my own, and give them the care and attention I would give to my own pets, who I treat with adoration and respect.
Pets
A typical day
I live in a quiet suburban neighborhood near a lot of nice walking trails. If the pup is up for long walks, we can do that. If they are more of a lounger, we can just sit in my backyard and sunbathe. Sometimes we may go through the Starbucks drive through and get puppacinos (if parents say so), or go get a scoop of ice cream at the local ice cream shop. Lots of petting and snuggles are part of every day, too.
Prices include all fees.