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Kelly D.

Ypsilanti, MI

5.0 out of 5 stars
114 reviews
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Gentle and Positive Pet Care Pro

Pet care experience

I’m an experienced animal care professional specializing in providing fun and enriching experiences for the animals in my care and minimizing any anxiety when their families are out of town. In my time working in animal rescue, I’ve worked with cats and dogs of all ages and all sizes. That includes gaining the trust of shy and nervous animals, bottle-feeding kittens, and administering medications. My experience gained through working in animal rescue gave me the expertise needed to provide excellent pet sitting care for animals with a wide range of needs and types/levels of care required. Recently, I’ve started caring for chickens, pigs, and horses as well. Schedule/Availability- I’m accepting new clients for all but the 10 am-2 pm range from Monday through Friday, for which I’m full with regular walks and drop-ins. For house sitting bookings, my rates are based on a 24-hour period of care. I provide discounts based on how many hours I’m actually needed in the home out of the 24 hours. If I’m needed for 18 hours and can therefore do other drop-in and walking bookings, I’ll offer a 35% discount, and I will still provide potty breaks every 3-4 hours. If I’m needed for 11-12 hours a day and can do other drop-ins and sleep in my home, I’ll offer a 60% discount and will provide potty breaks every 3-4 hours except for the 9 hours at my home for sleep. For drop-ins and dog walking, I offer a 30% discount for clients within a five minute walk of my home in Ypsilanti, 20% off within a 5 minute drive, and a 10% discount for a those within a ten minute drive.

Reviews

Sydney J.
Drop-In Visits • May 01, 2024
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Kelly is the best! She is so thorough and my shy kitty LOVES her. Cannot recommend her enough!

Jennifer A.
Dog Walking • Apr 30, 2024
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Kelly is so great with my puppy! Thank you Kelly !

Corrie Y.
House Sitting • Apr 29, 2024
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We just had Kelly house sit for ten days for our two golden retrievers. We can’t praise Kelly enough for all she did to take care of our girls when while we were away. She kept them on their usual schedules of walks four times a day, meals and meds twice a day, played with them and kept them very happy and healthy while we were away! Kelly has great “dog sense” and is keenly observant of each dog’s personality, needs and preferences- and worked with each girl on her own terms. Our dogs are our precious babies and we wouldn’t leave them with just anyone, and we’ve had bd experiences with boarding them at kennels in the past. Kelly was the answer to our prayers. She sent us twice daily updates, sometimes more, and plenty of photos. In addition, Kelly left the house clean, and even watered our plants and did laundry! We are very grateful for everything she did! We’ve already booked Kelly to dog/ house sit for a week this summer!

Barbara K.
Drop-In Visits • Apr 20, 2024
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Kelly is great with my dog Clover (pitty with separation anxiety) and my 3 cats, Mickey, Muffin and Bagel. She’s also reliable and very nice!

About Kelly D.

Communication

26 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

10 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

I offer highly customizable services to keep the pets’ routines consistent and meet their individual needs, including exercise, mental enrichment, and diet. If your pet has particular requirements, I’m always committed to ensuring those needs are met.

Information Kelly D. would like to know about your pet

Please let me know of any specific needs for your animal, including anything they like/don’t like, allergies, etc.- I like to keep their routines as consistent as possible. If there’s anything you’re working with them on training-wise, I’m happy to encourage them in the direction you’re looking for- I exclusively use positive reinforcement-based, force free methods, which have been shown to produce the best results long-term and avoid behavioral side effects associated with other methods.

A typical day

I love to offer puzzle games, additional enrichment activities, fetch, and tug of war to my canine drop-in and house sitting clients. For felines, sitting quietly helps at first, and I offer treats, chase sessions with wand toys, and puzzle games to keep them entertained.

Services

House Sitting
in your home
$150per night
Drop-In Visits
visits in your home
$16per visit
Dog Walking
in your neighborhood

Kelly can watch in your home

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs

Availability

Pet care is my passion! My schedule is flexible, and I typically just need a day or two advance notice before my services are needed so that my husband and I can cover the care of our three cats and dog at home.

Available
Not available
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Calendar last updated 15 hours ago
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About Kelly D.

Communication

26 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

10 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

I offer highly customizable services to keep the pets’ routines consistent and meet their individual needs, including exercise, mental enrichment, and diet. If your pet has particular requirements, I’m always committed to ensuring those needs are met.

Information Kelly D. would like to know about your pet

Please let me know of any specific needs for your animal, including anything they like/don’t like, allergies, etc.- I like to keep their routines as consistent as possible. If there’s anything you’re working with them on training-wise, I’m happy to encourage them in the direction you’re looking for- I exclusively use positive reinforcement-based, force free methods, which have been shown to produce the best results long-term and avoid behavioral side effects associated with other methods.

A typical day

I love to offer puzzle games, additional enrichment activities, fetch, and tug of war to my canine drop-in and house sitting clients. For felines, sitting quietly helps at first, and I offer treats, chase sessions with wand toys, and puzzle games to keep them entertained.

Location

Ypsilanti, MI

Kelly D.'s Neighborhood

Pets

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Kelly D.

Ypsilanti, MI

5.0 out of 5 stars
114 reviews