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Marivel & Alvaro A.

Menlo park, CA

5 out of 4.9 stars
264 reviews
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Safe environment 4 furry friends 💕

Pet care experience

We have 20+ years of experience watching friends and family’s pets as well as our own. We love to spend time with each them and get some one on one interaction .

Cat care experience

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Marivel & Alvaro also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.

Reviews

Jesse D.
Dog Boarding • Jul 26, 2025
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Marivel and Alvaro took great care of my golden. My dog resists walks but they managed to get him to walk several miles a day, which we really appreciated. They are also very responsive. I highly recommend them!

Anna F.
Dog Boarding • Jul 15, 2025
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Our dog had the best time staying with Alvaro and Marivel! They gave excellent care and lots of good times for our pup! The best

Dinesh k.
Dog Boarding • Jul 12, 2025
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Alvaro and Marivel were awesome hosts to our 1 year old GSD puppy. They even accommodated my pup in the last minute and that too during a long weekend. My pup did have a great time, had fun playing im their backyard and going on long outdoor walks. I hope to be repeat customer, thanks guys! :)

Brian J.
Dog Boarding • Jul 09, 2025
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Great stay, great communication and will book again

About Marivel & Alvaro A.

Communication

111 repeat pet parents
92% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

20 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

Your pet will be in a safe and trustworthy environment. He or she will have open access to a Tall fenced back yard where they can play fetch, play w other pups, enjoy the sun and will always have living room door open for backyard access at all times during day.

Home

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 2 dogs
No children present
Dogs not allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 0-2 hours

Information Marivel & Alvaro A. would like to know about your pet

**TIME WINDOW FRAME FOR DROP OFFS AND PICK UP IS IDEALLY 30 MIN WINDOW FRAME AND NO MORE THAN 1HOUR** **Only fully vaccinated dogs please. **MUST have Rabies tag for walks ***No aggressive dogs allowed, we will send back home if ANY TYPE of aggressiveness is shown Since we host other pups and ALL pups sleep inside (unless your pup is used to sleeping outside) : *****Please BRING YOUR PUP CLEAN or we can provide grooming services at an extra cost ****Must be on Flea treatment Or we can also provide a treatment at extra cost For BOARDING: Please remember to bring: *Pups Bed and/or crate *Food *Poop bags/pee pads/wipes(if they’re used to them) *Leash/harness For DAYCARE: Must bring *Harness/leash *Poop bags *Food (if pup eats within time frame that they’re here) *anything that makes them feel comfortable during the day DROP OFF TIMES 9AM-7:30/8PM Mon-Fri 9am-8pm weekends FOR PICK UPS 9:30AM-8:45PM Mon-Fri 9am-9pm weekends **DAYCARE SERVICES HAVE A LIMIT OF 9.5 HOURS PER STAY. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT A DAYCARE REQUEST FOR LONGER THAN 9.5HRS (*** IT MUST BE SUBMITTED AS A BOARDING REQUEST)

A typical day

Once the day starts we open living room door (between 7/8am) to give pups access to yard to poop or pee when needed. The door remains open throughout the day, so pups can have access to living room when they please and close until night time (8:45/9pm) when pups are called in to sleep. *we feed pups separately (unless boarded together, from same owner) and wait to make sure they finish their meals/treats *after breakfast we usually play with pups for about an hr in the backyard to make sure they go if they didn’t go in the morning. * we then walk pups around my neighborhood (1-2 mile walk) and get daily exercise (unless your pup doesn’t like or can’t go on walks) *Once we are back home pups usually nap for about an hr or sometimes more * play time again until dinner time unless pup wants to continue to nap *Dinner time at 5pm (feeding separately again no food after 5pm only a dental before bed) *Evening walk (3 mile walk, an hr after giving dinner) * bring pups in to sleep by 9/9:30pm latest

Services

Boarding
in the sitter's home
$75per night
Drop-In Visits
visits in your home
$44per visit
Doggy Day Care
in the sitter's home
$63per day
Dog Walking
in your neighborhood
$44per walk

Marivel & Alvaro can host

No females in heat

Marivel & Alvaro can watch in your home

Cats

Availability

We are and can take last minute bookings as well. Full time rover sitters, always someone home. The time window that we can take bookings is as early as 7:30 am (one of us will come out if it is this early) and pick ups NO LATER THAN 8:45/9pm on weekdays and as early as 9:30am (can come out if need to drop off earlier) to 9/9:15pm latest on weekends We also do Drop in visits and Daycare

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About Marivel & Alvaro A.

Communication

111 repeat pet parents
92% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

20 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

Your pet will be in a safe and trustworthy environment. He or she will have open access to a Tall fenced back yard where they can play fetch, play w other pups, enjoy the sun and will always have living room door open for backyard access at all times during day.

Home

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 2 dogs
No children present
Dogs not allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 0-2 hours

Information Marivel & Alvaro A. would like to know about your pet

**TIME WINDOW FRAME FOR DROP OFFS AND PICK UP IS IDEALLY 30 MIN WINDOW FRAME AND NO MORE THAN 1HOUR** **Only fully vaccinated dogs please. **MUST have Rabies tag for walks ***No aggressive dogs allowed, we will send back home if ANY TYPE of aggressiveness is shown Since we host other pups and ALL pups sleep inside (unless your pup is used to sleeping outside) : *****Please BRING YOUR PUP CLEAN or we can provide grooming services at an extra cost ****Must be on Flea treatment Or we can also provide a treatment at extra cost For BOARDING: Please remember to bring: *Pups Bed and/or crate *Food *Poop bags/pee pads/wipes(if they’re used to them) *Leash/harness For DAYCARE: Must bring *Harness/leash *Poop bags *Food (if pup eats within time frame that they’re here) *anything that makes them feel comfortable during the day DROP OFF TIMES 9AM-7:30/8PM Mon-Fri 9am-8pm weekends FOR PICK UPS 9:30AM-8:45PM Mon-Fri 9am-9pm weekends **DAYCARE SERVICES HAVE A LIMIT OF 9.5 HOURS PER STAY. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT A DAYCARE REQUEST FOR LONGER THAN 9.5HRS (*** IT MUST BE SUBMITTED AS A BOARDING REQUEST)

A typical day

Once the day starts we open living room door (between 7/8am) to give pups access to yard to poop or pee when needed. The door remains open throughout the day, so pups can have access to living room when they please and close until night time (8:45/9pm) when pups are called in to sleep. *we feed pups separately (unless boarded together, from same owner) and wait to make sure they finish their meals/treats *after breakfast we usually play with pups for about an hr in the backyard to make sure they go if they didn’t go in the morning. * we then walk pups around my neighborhood (1-2 mile walk) and get daily exercise (unless your pup doesn’t like or can’t go on walks) *Once we are back home pups usually nap for about an hr or sometimes more * play time again until dinner time unless pup wants to continue to nap *Dinner time at 5pm (feeding separately again no food after 5pm only a dental before bed) *Evening walk (3 mile walk, an hr after giving dinner) * bring pups in to sleep by 9/9:30pm latest

Location

Menlo park, CA

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Marivel & Alvaro A.

Menlo park, CA

5 out of 4.9 stars
264 reviews