Kimberly H.
Woodway, TX
Loved on like one of the family!
Pet care experience
I have parented and fostered dogs for 15 years -- they bring me so much joy! I love working with Rover because I want to help families who are in search of great care for their furry family member while they are busy or away. I absolutely adore dogs and how much they are messengers of love and healing to humans in ways that people just can’t. I believe in being service to people and to animals in order to make a difference. In addition to being a foster mom for shelter dogs when time allows, I’m work as an elementary school teacher. I have been a mommy to a Beagle, Springer Spaniel and now a Boxer, Duffy, and 4-pound Chihuahua, Gizmo, who was a foster fail. Sadly, they have all passed the rainbow bridge. I have fostered and sat for many different breeds, large and small. I have worked for a professional dog walker and sitter in the past year prior to me going back to teaching full time and have experience with opening houses to retrieve dogs for walks as well as overnight sits at a client’s home. I also have experience caring for cats as well. In my spare time, I also like to get together with friends for game time, scuba dive and run. While I live in Woodway, TX I can only take overnight sits or drop in visits, at this time. I can also take in mail, water plants, and care for other smaller animals, such as a bunny, gerbil, or lizard, for no extra charge. While I’m caring for your pup, I make sure they are comfortable by giving them the space they need or spending playtime with them. Whatever your dog needs to feel at ease, I always respond in a loving, kind and confident way. My clients love it that I have a heart that cares deeply about animals -- especially dogs -- and I take the responsibility of being the caregiver of their pet very seriously because I know how much my dogs meant to me and my family. I think they also love my flexibility to do whatever it takes to make them and their fur babies comfortable about Rover’s process and services.
Reviews
Kimberly was amazing with our fur babies she kept in contact the entire time she shared pictures on each visit and my Petey,Wilson and Ollie looked very happy as she spent time outside with them playing Thank you Kimberly highly recommend
Kimberly did a great job of taking care of our animals while we were away.
We hired Kimberly to housesit and take care of our cat while we were on a long vacation. She slept three nights in our home, and then left early Friday morning. We noticed unusual activity on our alarm system so we checked our external cameras. When we check the cameras, we saw a stranger enter our driveway and get a key under the mat, entering our house and disarming our alarm system. This concerned us greatly so we monitored the driveway camera all weekend and noticed the stranger came 4 more times the next three days, never spending more than 5 minutes. For the 3 1/2 days that Kimberly should have been housesitting, in reality a stranger came in, put food in the cat’s bowl and took videos of our cat to send to Kimberly to send to us so we would think she was still there. Then when I confronted her about all this, she said she had a family emergency. However I checked on Facebook and found she had been posting pictures of herself in Las Vegas 3 days in a row.. She said the stranger was someone she had worked with in the past. We fired her after finding this out, and had to have a family member take care of our pet which imposes on him. We spent many hours dealing with all this while out of the country….getting and submitting documentation to Rover. I will not trust her in my house again.
Kimberly was great - we will definitely use her again!
About Kimberly H.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I follow directions exactly as the client requests. I make sure that your home and pets are secure and cared for at all times, either in my home or yours. I will send you pictures as frequently as you like (usually once a day) and you are free to check in with me while you are away. I will contact you immediately if there are any issues or concerns while your furry family members are in my care!
Home
Information Kimberly H. would like to know about your pet
I like to know about your dog’s routine, how much exercise they need and what their feeding schedule is. I want to make sure your pup is comfortable and at ease while you are away, so any information that would help me take the best possible care of them is more than welcome! It’s also good to know how they are around other dogs in case there are other animals in my care or any we may encounter on a walk. (Walks are available upon request).
A typical day
I like to make sure that pups in my care are comfortable, whether they need space to just lay around and relax or like to play outside or inside with their favorite toys. I have a private back yard that allows for plenty of room for your pup to stretch their legs and there’s also plenty of places we can walk to when we’re out and about on a leash. (Walks are available upon request).
Services
Kimberly can host
Kimberly can watch in your home
Availability
I am a full time teacher so i am available during weekends and school breaks including parts of the summer. Depending on the need of the animal, I am also open to keeping an animal while i am at work, which is now about usually 9 hours a day. I have an outside kennel available for the backyard in that case if you would like or cats (out of kennel), birds, gerbils, etc..would be inside the house.
About Kimberly H.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I follow directions exactly as the client requests. I make sure that your home and pets are secure and cared for at all times, either in my home or yours. I will send you pictures as frequently as you like (usually once a day) and you are free to check in with me while you are away. I will contact you immediately if there are any issues or concerns while your furry family members are in my care!
Home
Information Kimberly H. would like to know about your pet
I like to know about your dog’s routine, how much exercise they need and what their feeding schedule is. I want to make sure your pup is comfortable and at ease while you are away, so any information that would help me take the best possible care of them is more than welcome! It’s also good to know how they are around other dogs in case there are other animals in my care or any we may encounter on a walk. (Walks are available upon request).
A typical day
I like to make sure that pups in my care are comfortable, whether they need space to just lay around and relax or like to play outside or inside with their favorite toys. I have a private back yard that allows for plenty of room for your pup to stretch their legs and there’s also plenty of places we can walk to when we’re out and about on a leash. (Walks are available upon request).
Location
Woodway, TX
Kimberly H.
Woodway, TX