Marie D.
Marie D.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
$36 total per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Lover Of All Animals
Hi, my name is Marie and I have always had pets in my life, currently I have 2 adopted cats named Smokey and Mischief (her name fits her to a T). I was a house cleaner for over 20yrs and just loved when a client had a pet to keep me company while I cleaned. As I started getting older cleaning tubs started taking a toll on my back, I broke it when I was 18, so I let my cleaning clients go so I could focus on building up a larger pet sitting clientele. I started pet sitting 13yrs ago and just knew this was what I wanted to do full time. I volunteered at an animal sanctuary for 5yrs and learned a lot about giving medicine to all types of animals, including cats and dogs. Currently, I am a barn mucker for a wonderful woman every morning and afternoon and I have 19 regular clients that I have been sitting or doing drop in visits for and am hoping to expand on this. I would LOVE more kitty/bunny/ferret clients :) I know this site only offers cat and dog sittings, but I do have a website and I offer sittings/drop ins for cats, dogs, bunnies, hamsters, goats, donkeys, horses, pigs, sheep, birds etc. My plan for using Rover in the short term is to find new regular clients. My long-term plan is that once I have about 20ish regular yearly clients to only use Rover to fill empty weeks or cancellations due to those unexpected things life likes to throw at us sometimes (family emergencies, covid etc.). My headline is very correct as I have yet to meet an animal I do not love. I'm not saying I want to pet sit for your 10ft snake but that does not mean I don't love him/her lol I love visiting zoo's and doing animal encounters that are offered to learn about endangered species and find out the why and how I can help. Aquariums, butterfly houses and animal sanctuaries are also big on my visit list each year.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
Since I plan to sit for your fur baby at your house I will for the most part follow your schedule as best as I can. I do treat all animals/pets as if they were my own because when you walk out your door and leave me to care for them they do become mine for the period of your trip. I will send pictures/updates based on how often you want me to send them. Really all of this would be talked about during the meet and greet because each animal is different and will require different things. A meet and greet is required before I will agree to sit for your fur baby(ies). I am certified in Pet CPR & 1st Aid and if, Lord forbid, anything were to happen while I was watching your pet I would attend to them first and then text/call you to let you know what happened. Even something like me removing a tick will be reported to you.
Ratings and reviews
Marie is an awesome pet sitter!! We will definitely be using her again in the future, and would highly recommend. One of our dogs is special needs and requires some special attention that many aren't willing to take on. Marie took the challenge on in stride! She did research on how to express our dog's bladder before her sitting, and even took the time to come practice beforehand (which she nailed on the first try). She was really attentive to our dogs, spent good quality time with them, and gave us updates along the way. When we got home our dogs were so happy-- it was like they hadn't missed a beat! She took great care of our home while she was staying here and was very good with communication with us. 10/10!
This was our first time having Marie drop in to let our dog out and feed him which she did several times over the course of two days. She arrived on time, followed the instructions for feeding, and spent a good amount of time with him running around and playing with him to help wear him out. We have already booked many other drop-in visits as well as stay overs and will continue to have Marie take care of our sweet puppy!
Marie was an amazing house sitter. She took care of both of our pups. One of which has seizure history. Marie followed our instructions to the letter and even cleaned the house before we got back. We will definitely be using Marie again for future sitting needs.
This was our first time using Marie and we will definitely use her again! We had a bad experience with our last sitter so I was nervous bringing in someone new. Marie came out for a meet and greet with our dogs and asked all the right questions and really tried to work her schedule around the dog's schedules We were away for 10 days with limited cell service but Marie was great about sending updates and made us feel like our dogs were in good hands. She even took them for a long walk before we got home to try to tire them out for us. We came home to a clean house and happy dogs. It's very clear Marie takes this job seriously and I highly recommend her!
Hello I’m sending a message regarding Marie of who I met through a friend when I was looking for a trusting kind compassionate person to come to my home and care for my cat Marie was all of that and more!! She absolutely did all of that and spent extra time giving love and keeping my cat company!! Highly recommend Marie !! Sheelah
I have known Marie for 8 years, and she has always shown such love and compassion for animals, big and small. We worked together at a farm for years, and she was a great at teaching me how to administer medicine, feed them, and groom them. She is very knowledgeable about animal care and has a big heart.
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Schedule
My current job is as a barn mucker and pet sitter, so your pet will always be my main focus. I do watch my 7yr old niece every Friday to Saturday so I cannot watch any non-child friendly pets on these 2 days, I may also have her on other days of the week during school breaks. I'm not a fan of the calendar on rover because I cannot add client sittings that I got outside of rover. This being said I do have a calendar on my website at: www.maries-pet-sitting My barn schedule is Monday, Thursday, and Friday 9:30am-11:30am. I can get there as early as 7:30am so I do have a little wiggle room with my barn schedule.