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Melanie M.

5.0 out of 5 stars
44 repeat clients
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Melanie M.

5.0 out of 5 stars
44 repeat clients

Contact for Boarding

from $45 per night

Highlights

Melanie has Star Sitter status!
Enhanced background check
30 years of experience
Has a fenced yard
Home full time
Can administer medication

Pet care experience

Flexible & trustworthy caretaker

I have always had a passion for animals, especially dogs. Before we moved out of state, I was the go to dog caregiver for my grand-dogs, my parents’ dogs, my sister’s dogs, and my neighbor dogs. I would either go to their homes to care for them or they would come to mine. I would walk them along with my dog or when I had more than one dog. I can’t live without pets!

Qualifications

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

Ratings and reviews

5.0
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130 ratings
Camille E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Jun 22, 2026

Excellent sitter! ☺️

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J H.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jun 08, 2026

Melanie was super friendly, thourough and flexible with drop-off and pick-up times. We did a meet and greet where she let my pup check out her home and other pups, and explained hiw everything works at her home. I hope she is available the next time we need a dog sitter. 🐾🥰

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Sue C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Apr 30, 2026

Melanie is great. I feel so confident that my dog is being well taken care of and that he's happy and having a good time. She keeps in touch with update emails. I can't say enough good things about her. I'm so happy to find someone I trust to keep my dog when I have to be away.

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Scottie R.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Apr 16, 2026

Melanie is the absolute BEST!!!

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Camille E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Mar 24, 2026

Thank you for always taking care of Nesme!

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Jonathan & Carmen T.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Mar 21, 2026

As always, we can trust that our Beaux is taken care of by Melanie. She goes the extra mile and we highly recommend.

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Schedule

I work from home where I have a flexible schedule. We don’t have family in the area, so I love to stay busy with walking so I would love to take your dogs out walking when mine gets too hot!

Where your pet will stay

Home characteristics

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 1 cat
Children 6-12 years old
Dogs allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 0-2 hours

Safety, trust & environment

If I would care for your pets at my home, I would make sure to abide by all of your instructions. Your pets would have to get along well with our Bernese Mountain Dog and our domestic cat. Both are very friendly and passive. However, if caring for your pets in your home, I wouldn’t bring my pets and would again follow all of your instructions, caring for your baby or babies like I would my own. They are our family!

Pets

A typical day

I love to make sure I meet your pet where it’s at. If it loves to play fetch, let’s play. If they love to run, let’s run. If they need a break in between. Let’s do that. I have many years of experience and volunteered as a young adult at a shelter so I have experience with my types of personalities.

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Dogs over 1 year old
Unspayed females accepted, neutered males only
Melanie can host up to 2 pets per night
Please let me know if any special needs your pet has. Are there tips or tricks that you think will be helpful to bond and get the most out of our visits?
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.