Mariia I.
Mariia I.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $25 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Calm, caring sitter pets trust fast
Hi, I'm Mariia! I offer house sitting, drop-in visits, and dog walking. House sitting includes full daily care, feeding, walks, and plenty of attention. Drop-in visits cover feeding, litter, playtime, and a photo update so you know everything is well. I've cared for pets my whole life. I grew up with cats and a Whippet, raised kittens from 3 months old, and have ongoing experience with dogs and cats of all sizes and temperaments, including a reactive dog, a Sphynx cat with special grooming needs, a senior dog, and multi-pet households. I'm comfortable with medication administration and ear cleaning. I work from home and have flexible availability throughout the day, including evenings, weekends, overnight stays, and holidays. I'm independent with no conflicting obligations, so I can accommodate last-minute requests and extended stays. I follow your routines and house rules to the letter, keep your home exactly as I found it, and send regular photo updates so you can actually relax. Every pet gets individual attention, because to me, that's the whole point.
Cat care experience
Mariia also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
Please note that I'm currently not able to host pets in my home, but I'm fully available to come to yours. The pet comes first, always. I follow your routines and house rules exactly, keep your home the way I found it, and am mindful of neighbors and shared spaces. I'm clean and tidy by nature (my friends would say suspiciously so). On walks I stay attentive to the dog's behavior and surroundings at all timesю I'm experienced with reactive dogs and know how to navigate shared spaces calmly. You'll get regular photo updates so you can actually relax while you're away.
Ratings and reviews
Mariia is a wonderful sitter! Patient with my shy girl and great with updates. Grateful for her.
This is the second time that Mariia has watched my 2 cats. Everyday Mariia sent me pics and I know my cats were well cared for because they were super calm when I got home. Highly recommend!
Mariia was great! She communicated well, spent a lot of time with our cats, and left my house spotless. I came home to calm, happy cats and we will be using Mariia again :)
have four dogs, so finding someone I feel comfortable leaving them with is really important to me. My dogs immediately loved her at the meet and greet, so I knew it was a great fit! She was great with them, and I felt completely comfortable knowing they were in good hands. I had no problems, and everything went smoothly. I would definitely book her again and recommend her to anyone looking for a pet sitter!
Oh my gosh! I feel so very fortunate to have found Mariia. Miyah took right to her first meet up, like she’d already known her. Mariia is so attentive and detail oriented, she follows exactly every instruction, (even tho Miyah didn’t!). She sent me updates and pictures throughout the day and stayed in touch with me as we worked through the schedule and her first stay with us. So thankful and very highly recommend!
Mariia was absolutely amazing with lotus and coco. Thanks to her I was finally able to enjoy a vacation worry and stress free. I’ve used Rover once in the past and had an awful experience with two different people canceling on me a day and two days before my trip and then the sitter that finally agreed to watch them, canceling on me after I left for my trip. My dogs can be super crazy at first and need some time getting used to someone new. Mariia came over once to meet them for a bit and then came over early the day I was leaving to spend some time with them before I left and that really helped my dogs get comfortable with her. I definitely over worry any time I’m away from my dogs and stress about whether they’re being good, but she stayed in contact with me every day sending messages and photos and it really helped me to enjoy my vacation and not worry about my dogs. I’m so happy I’ve finally found someone that I can rely on to watch them when I go on vacation. I can’t recommend her enough.
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Schedule
I work from home and have genuine flexibility throughout the day: mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. I'm fully available for overnight stays, multi-day house sitting, and holiday care. I'm independent with no conflicting obligations, so last-minute requests are welcome.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsDogs over 1 year oldMariia can host up to 2 drop-ins per day
- Before any stay, I love learning about your pet's daily routine: their usual walk times, feeding schedule, favorite games, and any food rules or treats they're allowed. If they take medication or need any special care, just walk me through it and I'll handle it. It also helps to know how they typically react to new people and other animals, and a little about their personality, the quirks, the preferences, the things that make them feel safe and happy. The more I know upfront, the faster we'll click.