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Marissa P.

4.0 out of 5 stars
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Marissa P.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Contact for Drop-In Visits

from US$40 per visit

Highlights

Basic background check
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Pet care experience

Pup, Pup, Hooray!

Hi! My name is Marissa and I am 25 years old. I am an ambitious, adventurous, vivacious individual. I am currently in my second year of college at Mott Community College working toward my Associate's in Psychology, so that I may then transfer to the University of Michigan to achieve my Bachelor's. Once achieving my Bachelor's, I would like to work as a counselor for a few years before going back to school for my Master's so that I may eventually become a bereavement therapist and open a private practice. I am currently a member of the Psychology Society at Mott and I was selected to join the Mott Community College's chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success. I have been taking care of dogs of various breeds since I was old enough to take care of myself, having owned numerous amounts of dogs for about 20 years. Neighbors, friends, family, and a few Rover clients have relied on me to walk, feed, bathe, and spend time with their pets for the past 5 years -- possibly longer. I am not certified yet, but I intend to take a CPR & First Aid course for dogs as soon as possible -- hopefully, I never have to use it. But it would bring me peace of mind knowing that if there were ever a situation with my dog or someone else's dog, I'd know what to do. I intend to take a pet grooming course as I would be able to offer more grooming services. And lastly, I also intend to take a dog obedience/training course so that I may offer training services as well.

Qualifications

96% response rate
Usually responds in under an hour
84% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
5 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

In clients' homes, I will take your fur baby/babies to any nearby parks and/or long walks on any trails. I offer grooming services such as bathing, ear cleaning, and hair brushing. I request that if I am in your home, you leave me a list of my responsibilities. I do not mind caring for young puppies that are still in the process of potty training. I just request that you let me know exactly what cleaning supplies you would like me to use to clean up any messes if he/she has an accident -- preferably this won't happen as I will be around and will have the time necessary to avoid accidents inside. Currently, I am not offering boarding or doggy daycare services because my dog does not get along well with other dogs. But I do plan to start offering those services again in the future... I have a decent-sized yard, but it is not fenced in. I have a leash hooked up outside to easily let your dog/dogs out for potty breaks if the weather is too bad for a walk. I have two full baskets filled with toys from bark box to play with and I try to stay stocked up on treats from the Three Dog Bakery! You can bring your treats as well if you give your dog a specific brand of treats. I have no problem with dogs getting on my furniture, but I do also have an extremely comfortable Serta dog bed if you have taught them to stay off of furniture. If your dog is puppy pad trained rather than trained to go potty outside, then I would need you to provide the pads as I do not have any. I am also okay with boarding/dog-sitting a puppy in my home once I am offering those services again as well, even if he/she is still in the process of potty training. I just request that you provide a kennel or crate in case I need to leave my home for anything. I would not leave the puppy attended for longer than an hour and a half.

Ratings and reviews

4.0
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4 ratings
Drop-In Visits • Sep 18, 2024

Marissa P. cancelled a booking 3 days before it was scheduled to begin.

House Sitting • Dec 05, 2023

Marissa P. cancelled a booking 1 day before it was scheduled to begin.

House Sitting • Dec 04, 2023

Marissa P. cancelled a booking within a day of the start date.

Mary N.
1.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Nov 25, 2023

I will never know how good Marissa was because she cancelled on me less than 48 hours before our booking. I should not be charged for this. I had to cancel my plane trip because of her. Don't book with this person.

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Drop-In Visits • Oct 14, 2023

Marissa P. cancelled a booking within a day of the start date.

Sue W.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Sep 03, 2023

Marissa was a great dogsitter! We had never left our dogs with anyone while on vacation and it worked out perfectly! We will absolutely hire her again when we need someone to watch our pups!!

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Schedule

Being a full-time student takes up the majority of my time, thus I am looking to start up cleaning, dog walking/dog-sitting, and babysitting/nannying businesses so that I may keep a steady income for the next few years. I am taking all of my classes online and will eventually switch to going on-campus for my classes, but that will most likely be in a few years when I am attending U of M -- which would require me to move out of the Northern Michigan area. As a member of the Psychology Society and the NSLS, I may occasionally need to travel for a couple of days to Flint for an event -- especially considering I may apply for and take on one of the positions in the Psychology Society. With that being said, I would prefer to have a decent amount of time to prepare and set a date on my calendar for any services I will be providing for you. I will also make sure to keep my availability up-to-date. I would also appreciate cancellations to be in advance as well, but I do understand that life happens.

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Marissa can host up to 5 drop-ins per day
Please let me know if your dog has any special needs or behaviors that I can account for. I would like to know any food habits, if he/she is on any medications & directions on how to administer them, his/her potty schedule & whether they are potty trained/puppy pad trained, and if they have any injuries or health problems as well as what I can do to help him/her if they're uncomfortable due to either of those issues. I would also like to know how he/she does around other dogs in the instance we run into another person while we are at the park, on a walk, etc. Lastly, I would love to know about his/her personality and any additional information that you think would be important for me to know,
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