Karen & Patrick M.
Karen & Patrick M.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Home away from home
I have taken care of dogs my entire life. I have owned small to large dogs and our last dog was a Labrador retriever. I am very comfortable giving baths and medication, pills, if that is what is required. We will love on your dog as if they were part of our family. I am a teacher during the school year so I have a lot of time to spend with your pet. We want to put your mind at ease that they will get all the love and care at our home as they would in your home. If you need a longer stay than what's on the calendar send a message and we may be able to accommodate.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
We had a wonderful experience with Karen and Patrick. They took fantastic care of our dog. We really appreciated how flexible they were with dropoff/pickup times- it was so easy! Highly recommended and we will use them again!
Karen was great to communicate with and updated us regularly on our dog's wellbeing throughout the stay. Our dog was happy and well cared for. We would definitley use Karen and her family for our dog's care again.
Karen & Patrick M. cancelled a booking 1 day before it was scheduled to begin.
Karen and her family were great with our dog Lyla. When we picked her up I could tell that she was happy and well cared for during her time there. Karen was also able to work with us for pick up and drop off as our plans varied a little from booking. She was easy to communicate with and quickly responded to messages. We will absolutely be using her and her family again
This is our second time having our pup Niko stay with Karen and her family and we are so grateful! We joke that while we’re on vacation, Niko is also on vacation at Karen’s house because he is so well taken care of. We definitely recommend Karen and her family!
Unfortunately, this arrangement did not work out for us or for Maru. About two hours after dropping him off at Karen’s place, we received a call asking us to pick him up because he allegedly tried to bite them when they attempted to put a collar on him. This has never happened with any of Maru’s previous sitters. As a result, we had to turn around on our way to the airport, pick him up, and frantically find another sitter just two hours before an international flight. While I appreciate their honesty, the entire experience was extremely stressful and upsetting for our family. I wish them and their future dogs the best.
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Schedule
Since I have owned dogs pretty much my whole life, I feel like my schedule is dedicated to dogs. Your dog will get lots of walks, outside time, playing, and love.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
Your pet has the option to stay in their crate, if that's what you choose, or have free reign of our house. I usually set up water on every floor of the house. They can be on the furniture or sleep in our bed or if you have a particular pet bed you would like them to use that is fine too. Since we currently don't have our own pet right now, they would be the only pet in the house unless there is another border at the same time. So your pet would have to be friendly or let me know at booking that they don't socialize well with other dogs. Your dog would get lots of walks during the day, snuggles and love, exercise and fun outdoors.
A typical day
I have a six year old son going on seven, that would love to play with your dog and help me walk the dog and exercise your dog. I have grown up with and have owned high energy dogs so I know how to get all the energy out of them.
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsDogs over 1 year oldSpayed and neutered dogs onlyNo females in heatTakes only 1 client at a timeKaren & Patrick can host up to 2 pets per night
- Let me know if your pet has any special needs or dietary restrictions. Also I would need to know if they are friendly with other dogs or if they need to be by themselves. I want to try and mimic the care they get at your house to the care that they will get here.