Maria H.
Maria H.
Contact for Boarding
from $108 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Mother of Dragons. Holder of Fluffs
Hi there!! 2 disclaimer before you take time to read further: -I can only take dog friendly dogs as I often sit more than 1 dog at a time -I live in a 2nd floor walk up. If your dog can’t handle stairs (and is 75lbs~ or less), I can carry them up and down- if you’re comfortable with that option. I inherited my love of animals from my grandmother who used to raise, foster and show dogs (with all of her free time in between having 10 children😂). I’ve had both dogs and cats since I was little and love them to pieces. Additional things about me: -I worked at a vet office in college. -I am experienced and comfortable giving medication including injections -I have experience with puppies, seniors dogs, rescues and dogs with disabilities including: tripods, 1 eye, arthritis, hearing impaired, blind, injured, separation anxiety, diabetes & seizures.
Cat care experience
Maria also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Maria is a superstar. This was our first time leaving our new puppy with someone after having him for about a month. Maria was super communicative with hyper fast updates, photos and videos. Maria made us feel we were always in great hands and even came back to a well groomed pup who learned some new skills. It’s clear Maria deeply cares about dogs and dog parents having a great experience. We will be back for more!
Maria was great. Very responsive. Sent us a lot of updates of Lola. And I think Lola had a great time. Would highly recommend
Maria "got" our two, very different, dogs immediately and gave them the appropriate care for the length of their stay with her. Medicine, food and treat particulars, and different kinds of walks all were administered as needed. And, bonus, Maria's updates can be hilarious.
Maria is a fantastic sitter! My dog Luna loved her stay. She’s looking forward to coming back!
We really appreciated Maria. She was very flexible with drop-off and pick up times and took good care of our puppy!
Maria is clearly an experienced dog sitter with great reviews from many clients. She also is super close, posing a great option as a sitter, especially after a good meet and greet with Bitzie. Bitz just had a 2-day stay and it went quite disappointingly. Apparently there were some issues with leaving Bitzie home alone that led to damages from chewing, none which was communicated to me on the app through official Rover channels during the stay. I was told this at pick up, and offered to take conversations offline to help with reimbursing for damages to a lamp, fan, and a friend’s $500 bag. Otherwise, the issue would be moved to Rover and potentially threaten’s Bitzie’s profile on the app. Those were the options offered. There was no offer to split any of the cost or accountability for (1) putting a dog in that situation or (2) not communicating earlier so that I could arrange potential alternate options. My friends who’ve done Rover found this odd and said they’ve always used insurance since Rover doesn’t cover sitters. Anyway, I did move to personal texting to obtain details of the damages and costs and will help to partially cover some of the damage via tipping on Rover. I’ve officially informed Rover just to keep things above board and promote better safety for all on the platform. I’m sure Maria will continue being a great sitter for many, I just wanted to flag some concerns I noticed around miscommunication.
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Schedule
I work remotely so i’m home with any pups in boarding throughout the day. I take them out on 4 walks a day: morning, lunch, dinner and before bed.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
Taking good care of pets is about be caring, consistent, discipline and respecting the pet’s needs and boundaries. Especially on walks, where there’s unknowns: other dogs, people, cars etc.
A typical day
We walk around the neighborhood and/or parks. Lots of play in the apartment- be it fetch, playing with the other dogs (if i have more than one). Dogs usually like to follow me around the apt doing things and serve as my assistant 😄
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsNo females in heatMaria can host up to 3 pets per night
- -where they prefer to sleep (floor, crate, dogbed or my bed etc) -like or dislike around other dogs, people &/or children -if/when they might howl/bark/whine -how much exercise they need -anything they’re afraid of -if they have any discipline behaviors to look out for (growling at people or dogs, pulling on the leash, chewing on things) -all pertinent info around: when they eat/how much, if they can handle stairs (or need to be carried- which I can do), any medications, vet information and things that make them happy/comfortable/feel safe (ex: favorite toy, TV on when I’m not home etc).