Katrina M.
Katrina M.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
CA$28 total per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Happy tails, Pup Playcare
Hello! We are Katrina & Tom, lifelong animal lovers. We both grew up with family dogs, fostered a puppy together, and pet sit for friends and family before starting to sit on Rover. We’ve worked on potty and crate training with puppies, hiked with active dogs and relaxed with homebody dogs. While traveling, we have house say in exchange for accommodations and can share additional references. I work from home so your dog will have a companion. Dogs we have watched seem to do best closest to their routines, we are happy to adapt our activities to their needs and interests. Your dog's comfort and happiness are our priority.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
Let me know if there are areas in the neighborhood you want your pup to visit or avoid. Unless specified as ok by you, and I feel confident after testing your dogs’ recall, I will not off leash your dog when outdoors. If you have a specific schedule please let me know and I can stick to that, to keep your pup on their routine. At times I may bring your dog to visit friends or family with dogs or children (mainly weekends). When the weather is nice and the opportunity arises, I may bring your dog with me to a dog friendly patio if it allows for them to stay with me (on lap or under my table only). Please let me know if they do not get along well with other dogs, do not travel well (in cars), if they have any reactivity or triggers, or do not settle well so I can plan accordingly. I prefer to avoid on leash greetings with unknown dogs and will always introduce dogs I know outside in neutral territory, ideally on a walk or parallel activity.
Ratings and reviews
Katrina and Tom were amazing housesitters. Communication with Katrina to set up the stay was so easy, clear, and professional, including when I needed to change the start date. Our dog loved them immediately, and they seemed to spend almost every minute with him while we were away, making him a very happy pup. They took him on all his favourite walks and sent tons of photos. Communication at the end was also perfect, and they left our house in awesome shape. We hope to have them back again, and we highly recommend them!
Katrina and Tom are excellent pet sitters. They show such care and kindness to both the owners and the pet. They really take pride in doing the best possible job they can to make you and your pet feel comfortable and follow the instructions. You layout regarding any routines. They were fantastic with our 11 week old puppy and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking for help with their pet.
Katrina was fabulous! Took excellent care of our very anxious dog while we were able to enjoy an evening out. She sent lots of photos and worked hard to make him feel comfortable. 10/10 for sure!
I would highly recommend Katrina! My pups had an amazing time and came back happy!
Katrina is a wonderful, professional and empathetic sitter. We boarded our dog with her over the holidays and received multiple daily updates with pictures and comments. She was very kind and responsive to all of our messages and took great care of our pup! Our dog was incredibly happy and comfortable with her, even with a longer term stay. We are very appreciative of Katrina and would highly recommend working with her!
I’m very satisfied with Katrina
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Schedule
If you have any specific training or commands you would like me to practice, please let me know. I can work around your dogs' needs, walk schedule, etc. In general, we'll go for a morning, lunch, after work and pre bed walks or potty breaks depending on your dogs' energy and interest. I go for more potty breaks when watching puppies. During the summer I will keep the longer walks to cooler times of the day. On average I send 7+ pictures per day. I know you may be traveling or busy and do not expect responses, but if there is a better way to communicate with you or if you have any specific preferences, let me know.