Mari R.
Mari R.
Contact for Boarding
from $32 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Caring for all animals since age 8!
I have taken care of cats and dogs my whole adult life, and even before then! I adopted my first cat at age 8 and loved him immensely. At age 10, my dad brought home a golden retriever, and although he was my brother's dog, I was the one who walked him every night. At age 18, I adopted a bunny after my friends and I watched a man dump a litter of domesticated rabbit babies in a park. One month after moving in with my husband, we adopted a kitten born feral. Over the last 2 decades, we have adopted 6 more kittens, most of them also born feral. 17 years ago, we brought home our first puppy and I vowed then to be a dog-mom for life. After she passed, I wasted no time adopting another, and we currently have 2 dogs, 4 cats, and a turtle! Our turtle is a 20+ year old who we brought in 6 years ago when his previous owners didn't want him anymore. We have also raised 2 additional bunnies several years ago when my kids were small.
Cat care experience
Mari also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Mari was fantastic. Super easy to communicate with and I know she took great care of our cat while we were out of town. Highly recommend!
Mari was amazing. She went above and beyond when we were going to be home a little later than expected she went back to check on the dogs! Thank you!
We’ve booked Mari twice to take care of our kitty, and she always does a fantastic job!
My puppies were happy and healthy when we returned. Mari took care of our home like her own as well.
Mari was absolutely fabulous!! We loved all the updates for our Ravyn while we were on a family cruise. It made us feel so much more comfortable and at ease knowing Ravyn was so cared for while we were away!!
Mari was great. Did everything as asked. Would definitely hire her again.
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Schedule
I have a 9am-3pm Monday through Friday work schedule, so I am pretty flexible for feeding and letting dogs out to potty before and after work.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
Since we do not have a fenced yard, we have our dogs on a lead, but we do not leave them outside unsupervised due to neighbors and other animals who wander the neighborhood. Our animals roam free in the house during the day when we are home, but at night or when we are gone we will put certain animals in their respective "safe zones". In a client's home I respect whatever their wishes are for caring for their pets.
Pets
A typical day
I'm up around 6:30am and take care of feeding all the animals before anything else. Dogs go outside to potty first thing. I will leave for work around 9, but my husband works from home if they need to be let out during the day. I get home around 3, and everyone gets a walk. Depending on how well they walk on a leash, I usually only walk one dog at a time. Dogs are allowed on the furniture here, so our evenings are usually spent together on the couch, or if it's nice outside, on the back deck. If a dog is playful, she/he will get the attention they crave. My own dog is a ball hound, so I understand their need for stimulation.