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Karen V.

5.0 out of 5 stars
1 repeat client
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Karen V.

5.0 out of 5 stars
1 repeat client

Contact for Boarding

from $35 per night

Highlights

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

Pet care experience

PET LOVER🥰 Retired Nurse

I am a Retired Nurse and I love Dogs the only bad thing about me taking care of your dog is they might be sad when you take him home they won't want to leave here 😁😁

Qualifications

1 repeat pet parent
92% response rate
Usually responds in under an hour
50% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
20 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Ratings and reviews

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Stacy K.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Mar 25, 2026

Karen was fabulous. What a great find for us. She was so kind and communicative and I felt very secure leaving my dogs with her. You can just tell how much she loves caring for dogs and we will definitely be taking her again!

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Steven G.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jan 21, 2026

Karen was great and kept me well informed.

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C. O. H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doggy Day Care • Dec 12, 2025

Karen is great!! She truly is a dog-whisperer!! All the dogs love her! My "separation anxiety" baby is very calm and happy when she is playing with Karen's pack. Thank you, Karen! Great Job!! CH

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Elizabeth G.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jul 22, 2024

Karen was so great with my dog. She spends a lot of time with her guests and has the biggest heart for animals. I will use her again and highly recommend her!

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Lindsay S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Apr 13, 2024

Karen is so energetic and has such compassion for dogs. She impressed us by having a separate home specifically for when she is boarding dogs. She impressed me by lettimg me know she just hangs out with the dogs day and nite when boarding. Her 2 dogs, Bolt & Bear were so welcoming and excited to see my 2 dogs. My dogs were boarded 4 nights and i recieved so many puctures and updates. I will definitely us Karen again. Thank you for loving our dogs so much! ❤️ 💙

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Schedule

I'm retired I Love hanging out with my dogs I can't think of anything more fun to do than get paid to love some dogs

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

I come and go I hardly ever leave my house more than 2 hours My dogs that I own are crate trained and house trained and very nice I never let the dogs out without being supervised by me which is very very very often

Pets

A typical day

My 2 dogs play together with me in the backyard several times during the day and I let them play in the house and they are allowed on the furniture. I also walk them twice a day

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
Spayed and neutered dogs only
No females in heat
Karen can host up to 6 pets per night
I especially love Seniors like me 🤣 Before I take your dog for care they need to come over for a meet and greet one time after that I don't need much notice to care for them ? I love your dogs like I love my own which is a lot a lot a lot ?? I'm very sorry but I don't take any Food Aggressive or just plain Aggressive dogs at all we have a friendly and sweet Pack here and ALL FRIENDLY dogs are Welcome you can message me on Facebook too--Karen Vallario
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.