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Karla D.

5.0 out of 5 stars
35 repeat clients
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Karla D.

5.0 out of 5 stars
35 repeat clients

Contact for Drop-In Visits

from $45 per visit

Highlights

Basic background check
40 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Pet care experience

Fur, Feather & Scales, Lover of all

Serving Murry Hill, Riverside, and Westside Areas Only 🐾 Experienced with: + Senior pets + Multi-pet households + Medication administration + Reptiles, birds, and fish I’ve been a professional pet sitter since 2015 and truly love every aspect of what I do. My wife, Shannan, is also a Rover sitter and shares the same passion for animals. Together, we’ve cared for our own pets throughout our lives and have had the privilege of supporting friends and family with their beloved animals as well. We feel incredibly fortunate to be a team that shares a deep love and respect for all animals. You can trust that your pets will be in kind, capable, and attentive hands while in our care. Currently, our home is shared with 7 dogs, 3 cats, 5 chickens, 1 lizard, and 3 snakes. After experiencing the loss of a few cherished pets due to age and illness, fostering a mom dog and her 12 puppies brought healing and joy back into our lives. Now that all of our fosters have found forever homes, we’re excited to have more availability to care for our pet-sitting clients.

Cat care experience

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Show us your Cats, right Meow

Karla also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.

Qualifications

35 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
40 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

My wife works FT during the week. Her schedule requires that she leave early in the AM. I am currently working PT however I begin work much later in the morning and off by 3pm. My schedule fluctuates and I will update this when the hours change (I'm in healthcare). While our jobs do limit our availability during the weekdays, the weekends afford us much more time tto spend in homes and on care visits.. **PLEASE NOTE: if your furbaby needs mid-weekday drop ins, we cannot at this time.*** This is something we always discuss with the owners prior to booking. We do this as a team and love what we do! Our clients become our family and we cheriah that.

Ratings and reviews

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Ashli N.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Oct 20, 2025

Karla has dogssat for us quite a few times now. She is so wonderful and communicative and our dog loves her!

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Edward K.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Sep 01, 2025

Dogs were well taken care of and very happy! Provided plenty of photos and videos. Excellent communication and definitely recommend for house sitting!

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Erica R.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Aug 30, 2025

I couldn’t be more grateful for the care and attention Karla gives my cats while I am away. Karla was reliable, thoughtful, and clearly loves animals. I come home to a happy, cats and her regular updates give me peace of mind. Highly recommend!

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Sarah H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • May 11, 2025

I can’t recommend Karla enough! She took excellent care of our dogs while we were away for the weekend. From the start, she was professional, responsive, and clearly experienced with dogs. Ava can be a little anxious when we’re gone, but Karla kept us updated with photos and messages every day, which gave us total peace of mind. When we got home, the dogs were happy, calm, and clearly well cared for. We’ll definitely be booking again!

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Jake & Anngela G.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Dec 31, 2024

Karla took great care of our dogs and was an excellent communicator. Will be using her again!

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Erica R.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Aug 30, 2024

I have been travelling a lot for work this year and knowing Karla is taking care of my 2 cats gives me peace of mind! The cats love her and she is awesome with communication, photography, and going above and beyond!

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Calendar and availability

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Schedule

We are both AVID animal lovers & advocates for animal rights. I believe in good communication & like to take pictures/videos throughout your pets stay to not only ease any worries that you may have but also I know just how important it is for the human spirit to see your babies while away from them!

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Karla can host up to 4 drop-ins per day
It is important that the dog not be dog aggressive if I will be providing care in my home as we have our own dogs. If the dog has any maladaptive behaviors this MUST be disclosed prior to booking.
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.