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Maryellen S.

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Maryellen S.

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Wylie, TX

Highlights

Enhanced background check
25 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Pet care experience

Responsible & Affectionate Pet Care

If you are looking for someone who is 100% reliable, follows instructions, attentive to details, matches your pet's energy, and prioritizes your pet's health and safety, book me! I am a life-long animal lover and have owned and cared for a variety of species including dogs, cats, small mammals, many species of reptiles, chickens, cattle, and horses. I have a solid history of providing dependable house-sitting, farm-sitting, and pet care services for multiple individuals in my church and community. I've got the references to prove it. My dog is an elderly basenji mix named Demelza. She has had a remarkable recovery from an IVDD-triggering accident that caused her temporary loss of mobility of her hind end. Through that experience and the veterinary professionals who helped her, I learned how to care for a disabled dog and know what to watch for in dogs at risk. I also have a bearded dragon, a uromastyx, and a kingsnake. With the recent passing of my heart horse Fritz, I have plenty of time and love to give to other people's animals. Schedule me for one-time or recurring pet care or dog walking!

Cat care experience

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Responsible, Affectionate Cat Care

Maryellen also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.

Qualifications

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

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

I cannot accommodate your pets in my home as my personal dog is a senior rescue who tends to be anxious and aggressive toward other dogs.

Ratings and reviews

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Julie H.
Sep 16, 2026

I've known Maryellen for 5 years and she has been consistently reliable and conscientious in her work and detailed care for the animals at the horse care facility.

Kathryn K.
Sep 16, 2026

Maryellen is the most kind and loving pet owner I’ve ever known. She has taken great care of many of our animals. She loves all animals, and has owned several species of pets over the years that I’ve known her. She especially loves reptiles, dogs and horses and is an expert at caring for all species. She lives at a horse show barn where she worked part time feeding and caring for the horses. She also boarded her own horse at the barn. Maryellen is very conscientious and will make sure your pet is cared for, loved on and taken care of while in her care.

Cheryl T.
Sep 16, 2026

Maryellen S. would be a phenomenal member of the Rover team. She is responsible, timely and thorough in her care of animals. She is very detail oriented and attentive to their needs. She is honorable and trustworthy and I would be in complete ease of having her come to my home.

Debbie D.
Sep 16, 2026

We needed a trustworthy, experienced and knowledgeable dog sitter for our 3 dogs for times we left town, and Maryellen did a fantastic job. Our dogs were so much happier to stay in our home with her rather than to be boarded. She followed directions with feeding and house sitting; she was conscientious and respectful in every way, and we wish we still lived in the area so we could hire her again!

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Schedule

Mondays: Available 6am-2pm and 9pm-10pm Tuesdays: Available 6am-2pm and 6:30pm-10pm Wednesdays: Available 6am-2pm and 8:30pm-10pm Thursdays: Available 6am-2pm and 8:15pm-10pm Fridays: Available 12pm-10pm Saturdays: Available all day Sundays: Available 6am-10am and 2pm-10pm

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Maryellen can host up to 4 drop-ins per day
Please let me know typical potty/eating habits, any basic commands/routines your pet knows, any health conditions your pet has, specific anxiety or aggression triggers, typical walking route and how they tend to react with other dogs (if you are requesting dog walking service), any specific strategies that help them calm down when dysregulated, or any areas of the body they do/do not like to be petted.
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.