Kate S.
Kate S.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
$28 total per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Caring, responsible, and reliable
I've been around cats and dogs my whole life and love spending my free time with animals. Over the past 10 years, word has spread amongst friends and friends of friends that I'm good with animals, as well as being very reliable and responsible. How I interact with animals depends on their needs and ranges from walks, playing inside/outside, hikes, dog park, or lots of snuggles and pets. I can accommodate feeding schedules as needed and am able to give pets oral medication as well. In case of emergency, I'm also happy to take pets to the vet.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
I like to meet with my clients and their pets before sitting for them for the first time. This gives everyone a chance to get to know me, animals and humans. It's important for helping to understand rules, norms, and commands the animals have, get familiar with where everything is, and start to build a relationship of open communication and expectations.
Ratings and reviews
Kate was a fantastic dog sitter to our 4 month old puppy for 10 days. Ahead of her stay, she asked several questions and made sure she got to know our puppy and her routine ahead of her stay. She asked very good questions demonstrating her experience in pet sitting. She provided several updates and pictures throughout her stay and was able to adapt to the ever changing nature of a puppy. She provided a thorough update at the end of her stay and clearly showed that she cared for our new family member the same way we would. She was also an excellent house guest leaving our place exactly as we left it. We will definitely use Kate in the future our dog sitting needs!
Kate made us feel at ease when caring for our pups during a long vacation abroad. We returned to two happy pups. Thanks Kate!
The only downside to traveling is leaving your beloved pet. We felt confident in Kate as soon as we met her. She is kind and caring and we knew she would take good care of our cat Basil. She sent us updates and photos and we could see he was happy and well. When we came home, he was the most relaxed we have ever seen him after being in someone else’s care. We did not get the cold shoulder this time. Kate stayed in our home for almost three weeks and when we returned Basil and the house were perfect, even the plants looked better than when we left! Kate is one of a kind, we hope she will be available next time we go away, she would be a tough act to follow.
Kate was amazing with our anxious dog Stella, who felt very comfortable as soon as she met Kate. We received lots of updates throughout the house-sitting session. Would highly recommend!
We left the country for a week and hired Kate for the first time without knowing her. But I knew on meeting that both Kenzi (dog) and I felt she was right. Kate had an amazing rapport with my Ozzie Border from the get-go. Kenzi sensed a dog person she could show her ball games to right away. I can’t stress how great their rapport was. Kate went over the top in activities taking Kenzi to her swimming place and hiking in Gatineau. Kenzi is very active and very social and I wanted someone who would be able to provide that - Kate was perfect! The house was perfect when we came back and she also did garbage duty and watering. It was great to feel so comfortable and trusting being away, that Kenzi (and independent cat Chelsea) were well taken care of.
I cannot say enough good things about Kate. She took great care of my older kitties and home. I came home to happy girls and a clean house. She was responsible, communicated throughout her stay. She was flexible when my flight was delayed and I needed to move my trip to a day later. I highly recommend her. Thank you Kate!
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Schedule
I currently work full time remotely, so would be available to be at your home during the day. On the weekend I spend lots of time with animals that I'm caring for, making sure to match whatever their needs are.