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Mara R.

5.0 out of 5 stars
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Mara R.

5.0 out of 5 stars

Contact for Boarding

from $30 per night

Highlights

Enhanced background check
30 years of experience
Has a fenced yard

Pet care experience

🎓 🦮 Service-Dog Volunteer Trainer

🐾 8 years volunteering with service dogs 🐶 30 years caring for dogs with different personalities, energy levels, and needs 🏡 BIG Fenced-in yard 🦮 Experienced with walking, basic training, routines, and (ONLY!) positive reinforcement 🛏️ Offering weekend boarding ✅ Dog walking and exercise are always included 📸 Provide updates and photos ❤️ 🐕 Your pups become part of our family! 🥰🥰🥰

Qualifications

100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
30 years of experience

Ratings and reviews

5.0
stars
1 rating
Anita R.
Sep 15, 2026

Mara is absolutely fantastic with animals! I would wholeheartedly trust her to care for any of my animals. She has faithfully and consistently assisted with taking care of multiple dogs enrolled in a service dog program as well as caring for dogs that needed temporary foster care. She’s very dedicated to each individual dogs needs. She is extremely trustworthy and dependable.

Heather C.
Sep 13, 2026

Mara has taken care of our goldendoodle pup on multiple occasions. She makes our girl a part of her family. From snuggles to treats to walks to backyard playtime to car rides, where Mara’s family goes, our pup went too. We know that Mara and her family will love our dog like their own, and our dog runs to them as soon as we arrive. Absolutely recommend her for all your dogsitting or dog walking needs.

Shay T.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Sep 09, 2026

Mara was absolutely wonderful! Very friendly, responsive, and caring. She kept me updated and took great care of my dog. I would definitely recommend her! 🐾💕

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Calendar and availability

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Schedule

🕰️ Available primarily for weekends, long weekends & extended holidays 🏡 Home most of the day on weekends for PLENTY of attention, play, and potty breaks 💼 Weekdays: NOT available from 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 🐶 🥰 Fur babies are included in our family routine and receive LOTS of love and attention 🎄 🦃 🐣 Holiday availability includes Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter & other extended breaks

Where your pet will stay

Home characteristics

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has no pets
Children 0-5 years old
Children 6-12 years old
Dogs allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture

Safety, trust & environment

As a volunteer trainer and mother of two, I will always: 🐾 care for your pups like members of our family ❤️ provide kind, patient, attentive, and loving care 🏡 Give them access to our huge fenced-in yard for safe outdoor play and potty breaks 🦮 use my 8 years of service-dog training volunteer experience 🐶 ensure that routines, boundaries, and positive reinforcement are important in our home 🛡️ have safety as my top priority for both your pet and our family 🤝 ensure each dog feels we are a safe and comfortable fit for our home

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Spayed and neutered dogs only
No females in heat
Mara can host up to 3 pets per night
Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.