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Marivel & Alvaro A.

Menlo park, CA

4.9 out of 5 stars
301 reviews
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These prices are for 1 dog, including a booking fee of 11%.

Services

Marivel & Alvaro can host

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
No females in heat

Marivel & Alvaro can look after

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs

Availability

We work from home so we can take last minute bookings as well. Full time sitters, when we do step out (rarely) there’s always someone home. We also do Drop in visits and Daycare (9.5 hour limit for daycare)

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About Marivel & Alvaro A.

Communication

133 repeat pet owners
92% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Dog 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

Cat skills

Oral medication administration

Safety, trust & environment

Your pet will be in a safe and trustworthy environment. He or she will have open access to a Tall fenced fully gated 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 during day (door is closed for meet and greets and feeding time)

Home

Lives in a house
Has a fenced garden
Non-smoking household
Has 1 dog
No children present
Dogs allowed on bed
Pets allowed on furniture
Toilet 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 **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) : *****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/treats *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-8PM Daily FOR PICK UPS 9AM-9:30PM Daily **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 our neighborhood (45 min 2/3mile 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) * bring pups in to sleep by 8:30/9 pm latest

Location

Menlo park, CA

Marivel & Alvaro A.'s Local Area

Pets

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. On Rover this is our 4th year, We love to spend time with each them and get some one on one interaction . We have experience with dogs of all stages from puppies to elder pups. We work from home and accommodate our daily schedule to make sure every pups needs are met and that they are happy during their stay with us

Cat care experience

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

Reviews

Claire D.
Boarding • 27 Jul 2026
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Marivel and Álvaro took moose last minute and he had a great weekend! They were flexible with my work schedule and were able to drop him off when my trip home got delayed. Thank you!

Mike B.
Boarding • 19 Jul 2026
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Thank you for being able to take Maggie in on such short notice. It looks like she had a great time! I greatly appreciate your flexibility and communication. Absolute lifesavers!

Jeannine L.
Boarding • 19 Jul 2026
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Koda enjoys playing with the other dogs and is well cared for which makes us happy. We will continue to use them

Pranali Y.
Boarding • 12 Jul 2026
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Had a really bad experience with Marivel and Almaro — they kept harassing and messaging me repeatedly for pick up for every minute of delay, escalated to the support team and asked for money for late pickup. On top, they had 4-5 more dogs besides Cocoa, while on their profile they only wrote 1. The price we paid per night was premium — which makes sense when it’s a few dogs, with more dogs we’ve always gotten lower prices, at the very least transparency about this. All my previous experiences with dog sittings were more relaxed, friendly with more understanding and flexibility for timings. Won’t recommend these folks, seem quite money minded and unfriendly.

About Marivel & Alvaro A.

Communication

133 repeat pet owners
92% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Dog 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

Cat skills

Oral medication administration

Safety, trust & environment

Your pet will be in a safe and trustworthy environment. He or she will have open access to a Tall fenced fully gated 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 during day (door is closed for meet and greets and feeding time)

Home

Lives in a house
Has a fenced garden
Non-smoking household
Has 1 dog
No children present
Dogs allowed on bed
Pets allowed on furniture
Toilet 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 **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) : *****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/treats *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-8PM Daily FOR PICK UPS 9AM-9:30PM Daily **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 our neighborhood (45 min 2/3mile 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) * bring pups in to sleep by 8:30/9 pm latest

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Marivel & Alvaro A.

Menlo park, CA

4.9 out of 5 stars
301 reviews