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Mario C.

Damascus, MD

5.0 out of 5 stars
•18 reviews
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Full time pet sitter, w/large yard

Pet care experience

If you'd like to board your pet in a family home versus a typical kennel style set up, you've come to the right place! I'm Mario, my wife Emily and I work together providing full time pet care. We offer dog and small animal boarding in a family home setting versus a typical kennel style set up. As well as check-in visits, dog walking, and doggie day care. We take a limited number of guests at a time, in order to create a calm and safe environment for everyone. We have several regular M-F doggie daycare guests, so there are usually other dogs here to play with if your pup enjoys socializing! If we happen to be watching a younger/rowdy dog, we can easily keep them separated on different levels of the home, if we have an older dog who don't want to be bothered by rambunctious pups! We don't use crates, unless it's requested by the owner. Since we offer pet care full time, we are home the majority of the time. If we're away from home on the weekends or evenings, each guest dog has their own private area of the house, dogs from different households are never left alone together unsupervised. The home has a large, fenced in yard, and we back up directly to Margruder Branch Trails where the dogs love going for walks and wooded hikes. We make sure to check in daily with photos and updates on how they're doing. Please reach out if you have more specific questions, and if you'd like to set up a meet and greet! **If you've decided to move forward with a booking, please read on about our policies and procedures** • Drop off/pick up times: On weekdays, we are available in the mornings between 7:30-10 am, or in the afternoons between 2:30-7:30 pm. On weekends we're typically available for drop offs/pick ups between 9 am - 7 pm. Drop offs and pick ups are by appointment only, and should be scheduled one day in advance. • The short distance between your car and our front door might not seem like a big deal, but all dogs must remain on a leash unless they're inside our home or in our fenced backyard. • All boarding guests will need to provide current vet records showing that they're up to date on shots.

Reviews

Jaime S.
Dog Boarding • Feb 12, 2021
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I have a 130lbs puppy (Newf) with a lot of energy and needed a place during the first week of having a new baby. Mario as amazing. He sent photos and videos and updates constantly. Hank is still a puppy and a lot to handle but Mario didn't make me feel like he was a problem at all which was so nice since I was already dealing with the stress of bringing the baby home. So happy we met him!

Shawntel G.
Doggy Day Care • Dec 08, 2020
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Mario was great!! Our puppy enjoyed her time a daycare! Mario provided continuous updates with pictures. We will be using his services again soon!

Joxanna C.
Dog Boarding • Oct 12, 2020
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Our pups had a great time staying at Mario’s! We got frequent updates and never did we have to worry about them. We knew that they were being loved and spoiled while we were away!!! Thank y’all so so much!!!

Shannon D.
Dog Boarding • Feb 23, 2020
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We can not say enough about the love, care and attention that our two dogs received from Mario and Emily while we were away on an extended trip! We had never left our dogs for such a long period and we had great amount of anxiety and uncertainty. From the moment we met Mario and Emily we knew we had made a great choice. Our dogs responded positively to them during their first meeting which is always a good sign. Mario and Emily’s home is set up for dogs and we really appreciated the fact that they only take on 2-3 boarders at a time. During our trip we received updates with pictures everyday which greatly relieved any anxiety we had about leaving our dogs. The pictures showed our dogs were happy and accepted as part of this household. When we finally picked the dogs up, I think there was a little hesitation on the dogs part as to whether they really wanted to come home or stay! We would unconditionally recommend Emily and Mario as premier care givers of dogs! They truly are a dogs ‘Home Away From Home’! Jack and Shannon Dennison

About Mario C.

Communication

7 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

8 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Services

Drop-In Visits
visits in your home
$19per visit
Dog Walking
in your neighborhood
$19per walk

Mario can watch in your home

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Available
Not available
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Calendar last updated 9 months ago
Drop-In Visits Cancellation Policy:

About Mario C.

Communication

7 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

8 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Location

Damascus, MD

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Mario C.

Damascus, MD

5.0 out of 5 stars
•18 reviews