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Mark & Cathy P.

5.0 out of 5 stars
43 repeat clients
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Mark & Cathy P.

5.0 out of 5 stars
43 repeat clients

Contact for Dog Walking

from $25 per walk

Highlights

Mark & Cathy have Star Sitter status!
Enhanced background check
29 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience

Pet care experience

One Pet Family At A Time!

We Provide Boarding, House/Hotel Sitting, Dog Walking, Drop-In Visits, and Doggie Day Care services to families of Pawsome Pets! We only care for one pet family at a time. We donate a portion of our fees to the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation AND the West Valley City Animal Shelter. What Our Clients Are Saying: “We love staying at Mark and Cathy’s place! No cages and a nice, fenced yard to explore. We get treetos and the best part is we never have to share with other doggos, well that and all the pets and snuggles they give us. We give the place a high 5 paw review!” ~ Sam (the cute Beagel) and Elliott (a super smart bully mix) “I always feel safe when Mr. Mark takes me on a walko. He always puts me in a full chesto harness so I can’t do a Houdini and do me an escape. I like the harness because it never makes me do a choke while we are on the trail. He lets me lead the way and if I feel like doin me a readin of the P-mail at the fire plug, or doin a fun upsidie downo rollin in the grass he lets me. We always get at least a half hour on the trail so I have time to do me a pee or a poo iffin I have too. I always get a treeto when we gets back home and he fills up my water dish before he says his goodbyes. Mark is the pawfect doggo walker!” ~ Thunder (Brittany Spaniel) ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Mark is retired business & medical executive and Cathy is retired from the medical field. We know how hard it can be to leave your family members when traveling for work or a fun get-away. We have traveled a lot, and it was tough to finding someone we truly trusted to care for our dogs. We know what a big leap of faith it is to turn over the keys of your home and place the care of your pets to a stranger. If you entrust us with your family member(s), you can be assured that they will be well cared for while you are away. We follow through on your care instructions; your pets and your home will be protected and respected. We have extensive experience caring for Dogs, Cats, Birds (including parrots), Fresh & Saltwater Fish, Turtles, Tortoises, Rodents, Rabbits, Reptiles, Poultry, and even cared for a worm farm once. We also have extensive experience caring for pets recovering from injury/surgery, medication administration, and pets with severe medical conditions like epilepsy. We have completed the American Red Cross Cat & Dog First Aid and CPR training class in September 2022. For more than 25+ years we have always lived with 2 dogs (or more) in our home until recently when we lost our four legged members of our family. We believe that the pet-human relationship only works when you respect each other. We do not believe that aggression, neglect, or physical violence is an appropriate way to care for any animal. We offer various types of services for your pets. For each service We work with you to understand your pet’s needs, activity level and schedule and will match their same routine. We will set up a care plan with you designed to make your pet the most comfortable while you are away. For all of our services you can be assured that we will arrive on time, will follow the care plan, will provide you with multiple photos and written status reports, will respect your privacy, and most importantly will take great care of your pets! We are very direct and honest so if you have more questions about us, please ask. We don't want your business if we are not the best match for your pet's needs. We hope we can earn your business, but encourage you to take your time to find the person who makes YOU the most comfortable caring for your pets! Thank you for considering us.

Qualifications

43 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
29 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Safety, trust & environment

We only care for one pet family at a time, no other pets will be present when caring for your pets. Our home is smoke free home and has a fully fenced yard. Our home is your pets home too. They are welcome on furniture but we also have dog beds throughout the home. We do not crate dogs unless that is an expectation of the pet parent. When your pet is in our care they get our full attention and care.

Ratings and reviews

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Elyse W.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Jun 24, 2026

Always the best! Thank you - we love you Mark and Cath!

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Erin H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Jun 15, 2026

Mark is an amazing pet sitter — you truly could not ask for better. He gives tons of updates on what’s going on with my dogs- feeding, medications, taking them to use the bathroom, etc. He also sends tons of photos. When Mark is watching my dogs, I never have to worry about them because I know they’re in such great hands. I can’t say enough good things about Mark.

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Chase P.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • May 27, 2026

Mark and Cathy was the best fit for my heeler. Took the extra time and care to make my dog comfortable while I was gone for the weekend. Highly recommend

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Kristie G.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • May 19, 2026

Mark & Cathy are wonderful, responsible, & caring. Knowing that our dogs are well cared for allowed us to enjoy our vacation. They sent so many wonderful pictures & sent multiple updates throughout the day. Thank you both. Hope you folks will always be available to care for Bailey & Dally!

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Audrey M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doggy Day Care • May 10, 2026

We have had bad experiences with people on Rover but Mark and Cathy were amazing. It was nice to be able to leave our dogs and really feel like they were being cared for. We aren’t from the area but when we travel up here next we will for sure try to get on their schedule.

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reagan gorgey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doggy Day Care • May 03, 2026

Mark and Cathy were amazing! We were very nervous to leave our dog for a day time stay and they did an amazing job making us feel in the loop. we got tons of pictures and updates about how be was doing and they took detailed notes about his personality and his needs. we will be booking again and I can’t recommend them enough!

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Calendar and availability

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Schedule

We are retired so we have a very flexible schedule! PLEASE NOTE: Sometimes our schedule shows we are not available for a specific day only because we have a conflict for part of that day. You can always reach out to us to see if our schedule has flexibility to serve your pet care needs. We can provide constant, uninterrupted care for pets that need a constant companion because of a health concern or extreme anxiety. Otherwise, the only time we would leave a pet on its own would be to run an errand and the pet parent would always know about these in advance.

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
Mark & Cathy can host up to 3 walks per day
We like to keep your pets on their normal schedule because that makes them much more comfortable. Please tell us what their normal day looks like. When do they wake up, eat, snooze, exercise, potty, and go to bed. Also please share the following: - Veterinarian information. - Any special diet, medications, supplements, special toy or music/TV they like. - If you have a local emergency contact, share their contact information, just in case I can’t immediately reach you. - Tell me about any health concerns, physical limitations or injuries. - Normal mood and behavior patterns so I can watch for signs of separation anxiety. The more information we have the better the visit your pet will have.
Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.