Lauren D.
Lauren D.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $24 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Punctual, detail oriented dog lover
NOTE 7/30/26 I am driving back from Chicago to Atlanta today! I will rarely be checking rover today. My calendar is fully updated in the app. If it says I’m available. I am. I will respond to messages in the order received tomorrow. I've cared for puppies, kittens, senior dogs, senior cats, and everything in-between. I show up on time and make a special effort to bond with your furbabies. I know when I leave my own pup with someone, I want to make sure he is getting plenty of attention and I will do the same with your's. My 14 years of pet care experience is primarily being the sole caretaker for my own dog since he was a puppy and well into elder care, with a few pet sitting gigs a year. As of December 2025, I provide pet care full time and love it.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
I respect your space and your furbaby. You are letting me into your home to care for your family and it's important to me that you feel at ease and can trust that everything will be as you expect it to be. I require a meet and greet for new clients to ensure we are on the same page about your fur baby and their routines. You can expect about 10 to 20 minutes of me asking you questions about your pet and you showing me their routines. Your pet needs to be there so they can get familiarized with me. If a walk is expected, I will also want us all to go on a walk together. I will send you a written summary of what we discussed to keep myself organized and for your peace of mind. Some other fun facts about me! I love to read! When house sitting I can often be found cuddled up with your dog reading a book, if they'll let me! Also, I love to cook and meal prep! When house sitting I bring with me everything I plan on eating and do not touch your food. Just microwave/coffee pot/air fryer if you have one. I also clean as a de-stressing activity. I am happy to give discounted house keeping services while I stay if you want to come back to shiny surfaces that are dust free, just ask! :) My clients often rave about how good I am with their pets and that I actually give them attention and bond with them. My regular repeat clients often comment on how excited their animals are to see me. They also often specifically mention how professional my communication is.
Ratings and reviews
Lauren has been amazing with my dog, Chrissy! She is always reliable, on time, and spends quality time with her during every visit. Chrissy absolutely loves her, which says everything. Lauren has also gone above and beyond, helping me out with last-minute house sitting and always being incredibly thoughtful and accommodating. She’s communicative, dependable, and someone I completely trust with my dog. I couldn’t recommend her more for dog walking or pet sitting!
Fantastic as always. Lauren took this very last minute booking for me which gave me such peace of mind with my babies. It really eases my anxiety knowing she is caring for them!
Lauren was great! Even with a last minute request, an intro visit was scheduled to meet Gumbo and understand our expectations. The booking experience was seamless, and the photos showed a happy pup. Highly recommend Lauren for anyone looking for a caring and reliable sitter!
Lauren has worked with my dog for several months, and is very attentive, dependable and reliable! Highly recommend!
Lauren took good care of my cats while I was gone. I appreciated the time she spent with them.
Lauren was fantastic!!! Super thorough on how to take the best care of my little boy, so flexible with the drop in visit (which went great and my dog was super comfortable) when it came time for the actual walks my dog got super shy and Lauren was patient, took the time to get Louie to cozy up to them again and even FaceTimed me to see if it would help Louie and it did. Will 1000% be booking again !
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Schedule
I make my own schedule so in most cases I can accommodate your's! :) Morning to afternoon is ideal but just let me know what you need.