Lara S.
San Anselmo, CA
The love is mutual with happy pets
Pet care experience
I’m a warm, friendly professional with only 5 star excellent reviews. I've had pets most of my life. I'm a loving, kind person and have never met an animal I didn't like. We're so happy to see each other, each other's best mood enhancer. If you like buying treats for your beloved pets, think what a benefit when loving company comes. I'm also a professional human eldercare giver, and can give injections, medications, baths, etc. I have a professional dog trainer friend to answer unusual behavioral questions, as well as the Rover hotline. I’m a meditator, with a gentle vibe to which animals often respond. I know how to wear the alpha hat, but also like to play on their level. Often cats that aren’t social will come sit on my lap or put their paw on my face or arm. I have studied animal body language and feel I speak cat fluently. Dogs are pretty transparent, as well.
Reviews
rover.com Lara Summerville & I attend the same Buddhist Temple & have been friends for two or three years. Lara has diligently watched over my home & two kitties 24/7 for close to three weeks & is currently doing the same for three weeks. Lara loves animals, especially dogs & cats, & each time I return I find my kitties even more loving than when i left. Enlisting Lara's help, one enlists a trustworthy, love oriented, Friend to Both Humans & Animals.
We are so thankful to have found Lara. This is the first time since moving into our home a few months ago that we've had to leave our 15 year old Havanese, Henry, and the first time he's been cared for by anyone outside of family. Lara connected with Henry so well! And we felt comfortable with her right away. Lara is kind, caring, and intuitive in her care. She looked after Henry and our home wonderfully, communicated regularly, and handled a last minute vet visit for a sudden UTI with grace. We came home to fresh flowers and a freshly bathed, happy dog! We have already made plans for Lara to come back. Highly recommend!
In the fourteen years I've known Lara Summerville, years involving much careful planning of comings and goings, she has proved immaculately reliable. She is personable, inventive, physically fit and, as far as I've observed, has a love of all creatures that is (at least in the case of human pets) heartwarmingly reciprocal.
Lara is a friend and she kindly agreed to stay at my home on a number of occasions to take care of my brother and sister 6 year old cats. Lara has taken care of them from 5 days to 2 weeks when I've been away. My cats relaxed with her which is unusual for my adopted feral cats! I could tell they were well taken care of because they were always happy when I returned. Lara kept the house clean and collected the mail. I recommend her for short and long term residential and nonresidential pet sitting.
About Lara S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
In your home I can offer regular walks and feeding, cuddles baths, and pilling, etc. I am happy to do multiple pets and plants, house tending, etc.
Information Lara S. would like to know about your pet
I can lift and handle grouchy or nervous pets. They usually find out quickly that they like me. When I select that “I know dog first aid -OR- CPR,” I am not trained in dog CPR (human CPR, yes) but in giving injections and have experience (pilling, bandages, behavior response) with my own pets. Let me know what training you need me to have and I may be able to get it beforehand.
A typical day
I would follow your suggestions for neighborhood or special trips for dogs. Cats have different personalities, so I follow their lead: some like affection, others like energetic bonding, or to be left alone. I have experience with horses and birds. Wild animals seem to like me, which I take as a profound compliment.
Services
Lara can watch in your home
Availability
I’m mostly available for housesitting in the Bay Area, and Santa Cruz, plus, up the I5 corridor, which helps me visit my meditation teachers from out of state where I live. So you would be helping me, too. I accept longer stays and we can negotiate a comfortable price. Don’t be shy to suggest one. It’s a big responsibility, but I appreciate having a place to study, meditate, and play with your pet.
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About Lara S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
In your home I can offer regular walks and feeding, cuddles baths, and pilling, etc. I am happy to do multiple pets and plants, house tending, etc.
Information Lara S. would like to know about your pet
I can lift and handle grouchy or nervous pets. They usually find out quickly that they like me. When I select that “I know dog first aid -OR- CPR,” I am not trained in dog CPR (human CPR, yes) but in giving injections and have experience (pilling, bandages, behavior response) with my own pets. Let me know what training you need me to have and I may be able to get it beforehand.
A typical day
I would follow your suggestions for neighborhood or special trips for dogs. Cats have different personalities, so I follow their lead: some like affection, others like energetic bonding, or to be left alone. I have experience with horses and birds. Wild animals seem to like me, which I take as a profound compliment.
Location
San Anselmo, CA
Lara S.
San Anselmo, CA