Melissa & Dominick H.
Melissa & Dominick H.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Pet Lover in Northern NJ!
Grew up with a husky, Japanese chin, a bitey cat and collected strays on the walk home from school. Inherited a guinea pig and raised a free roam holland lop rabbit. Compassionate and adoring care taker and animal lover! I, Melissa, am the primary caretaker. My son, Dom, only steps in my place if I have an unexpected conflict.
Cat care experience
Melissa & Dominick also care for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
I’ll abide by your instructions first because you know your pet best. I make sure the pet(s) have time to acclimate to any new space and talk them through any areas, then I introduce them to anyone new (my respectful daughter sometimes joins on walks) and let them sniff around. I make sure they have and know where their water, food, bed, and door is. In your home, after their food/water is filled and litter/pad is cleaned, I wash anything in the sink (I try to make sure the sink is always clear). I play with the pet and take any garbage/bags with me to avoid stinking up the house. I do not drink or smoke.
Ratings and reviews
Amazing as always !
Melissa took amazing care of our cat Blue!! She provided tons of updates and photos which gave us much needed peace of mind while we were on vacation:)
Melissa is the best!
Melissa did a great job watching my 3 cats for a week. Of course, power got knocked out and turned off my connection to their feeder, litterrobot and my front door! She handled it like a champ and made sure the furbabies were loved and taken care of.
Melissa went above and beyond expectations. She was the absolute best!
Melissa took great care of our kitties while we were away for 2 weeks. Great communication, daily reports, and photos of our fur kids 😍 Thank you Melissa!
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Schedule
I exercise daily and made a habit of jogging with my high energy husky as a youth. Nowadays I’m up early to get my daughter ready for school by 7:30AM and am ready to dedicate personal attention to a pet after drop off. I tend to emails and errands in the late morning and am ready to run with the pack until mid afternoon! I have clients and a career to tend to (I am typically available at least 2-3 days per week), but your fur babies are highlights of my day, please ask if you need coverage!
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsDogs over 1 year oldMelissa & Dominick can host up to 3 drop-ins per day
- Please tell me about your pet’s personality, preferences, and energy levels! ie: do they excited by chatter/dancing or does that intimidate them? Any triggers (loud noises, fireworks, speeding cars, etc), do they bolt for open doors, love/hate dog parks, lunge for garbage)? I want to be sensitive to these and know how to calm them.