Maria & Alfonso M.
Maria & Alfonso M.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $40 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Can’t wait to meet your furball!!
⭐️ OPENING FOR RECURRING MORNING WALKS MON, WED, FRI ⭐️ We are dog trainers with over 14 years of experience combined, and the owners of International Pet Academy, LLC. We’ve taken care of dogs (ours, friends and clients) for several years. We have had a Great Dane, Weimaraner, Golden Retriever and Poodles in the past, so we’re familiar with giant and high energy breeds. But we love all breeds and try to learn as much as we can every day since we know that with dogs it’s not “one size fits all”, every dog has their own personality and needs. The most important thing for us is bonding with the dogs we sit/walk so we can enjoy all the fun activities we'll do. We work fulltime as dog trainers but still have availability for weekly walks and visits on weekdays.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
We only offer leashed walks as a safety precaution and determine the length and pace of every walk by assessing each dog’s condition at the time (always extra aware of any ailments or extreme weather). No dog park visits because of liability issues.
Ratings and reviews
Alfonso was great with our golden! He was prompt, reliable, and you could tell that our Bella enjoyed her walks with him!
Alfonso is conscientious, caring, and very attentive to our dogs. We trust him completely - whether it’s dog walks, in home visits, feedings, training - you name it, he’s THE BEST. He also takes the most amazing pics of our pups - he could be a pro photographer on the side 😃! And bonus - our dogs absolutely adore him! If you want peace of mind with someone who genuinely cares for dogs, Alfonso is your guy! We’ve been using Alfonso for years and couldn’t be happier that we found him on Rover. If we could give him 10 stars, we would!!
Alfonso is amazing with Bella! She loves him to take her for a walk and he is kind to wipe her down if it has been raining; she has, in the past, been somewhat reactive to meeting other dogs, but walking with him she is not showing this behavior, which is wonderful!
Alfonso is super reliable and helpful. My dogs are better dogs because of his work with them. I appreciate his help so much!
I just cannot say enough wonderful things about Alfonso and the care he provides to our dogs while we are away. He is amazing, patient, on-time, respectful, caring, thorough, funny and a great photographer! His notes let us know exactly how our pups are doing along with pictures too! We all love Alfonso and would highly recommend him!
We love Alfonso!! Each time he cares for our 2 crazy dachshunds, we know that they are in the best of care. We get updates on their regular habits and cute pictures that reassure us that they are doing just fine while we are away. Alfonso is very reliable and really cares about your furry family member. I would highly recommend his care to anyone looking for a perfect and professional pet friend/service.
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Schedule
For boarding and house sitting is really important that your pup is able to stay by themselves for at least 4 hours straight as we will be leaving during the day to attend our other clients.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsMaria & Alfonso can host up to 10 drop-ins per day
- Let us know if your dog has any special needs, what he likes and doesn’t. We like to provide exercise and enrichment to cover all your dog’s needs.