Katie M.
Brentwood, CA
The best therapy is furry.
Pet care experience
Hi! I’m Katie & I love all things furry! I’m a verified and experienced pet caregiver of close to 5 years now. Growing up I would assist the elderly or my neighbors with their pets in terms of feeding, bathing, etc I’ve always been around pets and small animals my whole life and I’m so happy to have found a career I absolutely love and can’t wait to see how many pups lives I can change from here on out! I take this job very seriously and the health and well-being of every animal in my care is the #1 highest priority aside from your home. I am background checked, and I look forward to treating your home with respect and loving your pet as you would. I look forward to meeting you, your family & your fur babies! Disclaimer: My day care is only available at your home but I leave the requests open for the possibilities.
Reviews
Communicated with us throughout our trip. We forgot to tell her to take out the trash cans but she saw the neighbors doing it so went ahead and did that for us. She took great care of our dogs and we hope to use her again.
We have had Katie do drop in visits for our 4 cats, 3 times in the past 6 months, she is reliable and provides us with detailed updates. This is really important for us to know our cats are being taken care of. Thank you Katie.
Katie was absolutely awesome with our cats! We got daily check in messages and pictures of our cats. We highly recommend her services and will definitely have her watch our cats in the future! 😊
I had used Katie before for a few drop in visits before a 6 day overnight. Katie did a good job with keeping in touch with me while I was away. However, when I returned home, the writing was on the wall. I came home to a very sick dog who appeared to have been sick for several days. There was poop in our bedroom behind the dresser that was at least 3 days old. The artificial turf in the backyard needs to be professionally cleaned as Katie did not clean up each day and the dog waste sat in 90+ degree heat. Katie only noticed our pup was having stomach issues when she noticed the unhealthy poops on the turf the day before we were due home. I had to take Petunia to the vet as her condition was not improving after the 2 days we were home for. When I asked Katie what she think Petunia could have eaten, all she said was "I noticed the stools Sunday when I cleaned up". When I asked a follow up question, Katie went dark. She has not reached back out to see how Petunia is doing either which speaks volume. Other than a sick pup, Katie scratched the kitchen floors horribly. We need to have a general contractor quote us for a floor repair. We also came out of pocket to purchase a carpet steamer to address the stains as well as the professional turf cleaning. All of this, plus the vet bills, plus the fee Katie charged. I am extremely disappointed in the service I got and am hoping Rover will step up as promised in their Rover Guarantee.
About Katie M.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I value communication, honesty and trust! I would never assume anything and I would always ask. Your privacy, their well being and trust between us are my biggest priorities regardless of service. I often find myself sending tooooo many cute pictures updates, sorry pet parents!
Home
Information Katie M. would like to know about your pet
I appreciate information such as breed, triggers, age, gender, their favorite tricks to practice. If the breed has any special needs, such as being carried, heat issues etc. (Corgis have bad back issues, sometimes needs to be carried up and down stairs) I thrive off detailed notes and love extra explanations on behavior! I love to hear funny stories and quirks your pet may have!
A typical day
I absolutely adore 1on1 walks and I have found that pets bond with their caregivers in a more positive manner being able to spend time with them alone! I’ve ventured away from dog parks, but I do love to walk and explore parks at a safe and respectful distance of others! If a pup is not as active, I adore couch cuddles and move nights at home just as much!
Services
Katie can host
Katie can watch in your home
Availability
I’m a pet care business owner so I care for pets full time! They are everything to me and I absolutely adore my job and everything that it brings into my life! I love being active and adventuring around my favorite cities, or even finding more beautiful places traveling for clients! I love ending my day knowing I changed lives and made an impact in not only pets but pet parents!
About Katie M.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I value communication, honesty and trust! I would never assume anything and I would always ask. Your privacy, their well being and trust between us are my biggest priorities regardless of service. I often find myself sending tooooo many cute pictures updates, sorry pet parents!
Home
Information Katie M. would like to know about your pet
I appreciate information such as breed, triggers, age, gender, their favorite tricks to practice. If the breed has any special needs, such as being carried, heat issues etc. (Corgis have bad back issues, sometimes needs to be carried up and down stairs) I thrive off detailed notes and love extra explanations on behavior! I love to hear funny stories and quirks your pet may have!
A typical day
I absolutely adore 1on1 walks and I have found that pets bond with their caregivers in a more positive manner being able to spend time with them alone! I’ve ventured away from dog parks, but I do love to walk and explore parks at a safe and respectful distance of others! If a pup is not as active, I adore couch cuddles and move nights at home just as much!
Location
Brentwood, CA
Pets
Katie M.
Brentwood, CA