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***Clarification about my sitting rates for dogs - The daily rate includes all walks needed for the requested time and overnight stay in client's home. *** ***I have full and flexible availability for a range of pet care needs, including dog walking, house sitting, cat care, and care for exotics (ferrets, bunnies, turtles, fish, anything legal and reasonable!)*** Hello, I'm Megan 👋! Whether your family member has fur or scales or green leaves, they have a dear friend in me! I have four years of professional experience caring for both dogs and cats at a large non-profit humane society (The Richmond SPCA), plus one year of experience as a volunteer. I also have expertise with ferrets, having owned (or should I say "been owned by?" 🤔) five of them - Roscoe, PJ, Stella, Willoughby, and Jean-Jacques - and being involved with The Richmond Ferret Rescue League in Richmond, Virginia. When I transitioned into a career in live theatre production, I was handed the rare opportunity to supervise a rotating cast of baby bunnies for Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," hosting them in my home. I am also the kind of person who is likely to be caught on camera having conversations with aquarium fish 😃. I have been providing Rover services officially since December of 2019 and for two years prior to that was an on-demand dog walker for Wag! I have been a resident of the quiet and leafy Brookland-CUA neighborhood of Washington, DC for several years now since moving from Richmond, and I definitely call DC my home. I service areas of DC and also Maryland within a radius of about 5 miles max from Catholic University. You can expect me to go above and beyond to the best of my ability every single time for all of your pet care needs, particularly in the following categories - Communication, Listening, Consistently On Time or Early, Attention to Detail, Pet Safety, Patience, and Sensitivity. I am a "bone"-afied animal lover and rest assured that all of your pets will be treated with love and care and human owners will know that their animals are loved and being cared for daily! I care for all pets in the exact way that I would want my own pets cared for! I am always available via Rover chat, I send thorough updates with pictures, I attend to all the needs of the pet regarding food and fresh water and cleanliness and medication. I respect my clients' homes, which means never inviting guests to my drop ins or sittings, keeping the home clean, and only entering areas where I am authorized to enter.