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Melissa G.

St. Charles, MO

5.0 out of 5 stars
•19 reviews
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Home full time, flexible schedule

Pet care experience

Experience with many different types of pets. Mature, professional and friendly. Former experience as a foster parent for a national rescue organization. Potty and leash training for puppies. Work from home, schedule flexible. Can take on field trips-swims at dog park, hiking on trails, or just spend time relaxing on the deck watching the squirrels play. My backyard is large and backs to a small creek with lots of trees. Available most holidays and weekends. I currently care for my son’s cat while he attends college and most recently had 2 senior English springer spaniels which have crossed the rainbow bridge in 2019 & 2020. Feel free to ask me for additional information and or request special services if your pet needs special care for consideration. I look forward to meeting your pets! Thanks

Reviews

Maegan B.
House Sitting • Jun 12, 2021
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Melissa is the absolute best pet sitter. She is responsive, loves my dogs, and takes excellent care of them when she is with them. I am so thankful to have someone I can trust watching my fur babies while my family enjoys our time away. We wouldn’t be able to leave our pups with anyone we didn’t absolutely trust and Melissa is the perfect person for the job!

Lisa N.
Drop-In Visits • Nov 26, 2018
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Melissa did a great job . She went above an beyond . It was also raining and my dogs hate to go out in the rain . She took did a great job taking them out .

Jan G.
House Sitting • Oct 16, 2018
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Melissa did an awesome job watching our "boys" for two weeks. She sent us pictures of them in the park and playing ball at home. They even seemed better behaved then when we left :) I would highly recommend Melissa without hesitation and will definitely use her in the future. Best vacation ever since I knew our boys were at home being well taken care of. Thanks-

Scot W.
House Sitting • Sep 08, 2018
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Melissa was great! Tried to keep us updated on our dogs but we had no signal. They werent stressed out and had no food issues when we got home like we do when we board them.

About Melissa G.

Communication

7 repeat pet parents
66% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
30% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

40 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

My home is very quiet and low stress. I have 1 very lazy adult cat and very few visitors. Since I work from home, I am here most hours of the day and night.

Home

Lives in a house
Has an unfenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 1 cat
No children present
Dogs not allowed on bed
Dogs not allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 4-8 hours

Information Melissa G. would like to know about your pet

Let me know if any special needs in advance so I can account for them. What are fears your pet has, any temperament issues, or bad habits (freaks out over fireworks, hunts & eats all the socks, will attack bikes on our walks) What are you command words (go potty, sit, place etc. Does your pet like to perform for treats or play any games?

A typical day

I will walk your pet on a leash at nearby parks and in my backyard which backs up to woods and is visited by wildlife and provides for fun sniffing explorations!

Services

Boarding
in the sitter's home
$49per night
Doggy Day Care
in the sitter's home
$49per day
Dog Walking
in your neighborhood
$15per walk
House Sitting
in your home
AWAY
Drop-In Visits
visits in your home
AWAY

Melissa can host

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
Non-neutered males accepted, spayed females only
No females in heat
Takes only 1 client at a time

Melissa can watch in your home

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs

Availability

My schedule is usually very flexible and I will make every attempt to adapt it as closely as possible to your pet’s routine for walks, feedings, etc.

Available
Not available
SMTWTFS
Calendar last updated a month ago
Melissa can host up to 1 dogs per day
Doggy Day Care Cancellation Policy:

About Melissa G.

Communication

7 repeat pet parents
66% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
30% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

40 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Safety, trust & environment

My home is very quiet and low stress. I have 1 very lazy adult cat and very few visitors. Since I work from home, I am here most hours of the day and night.

Home

Lives in a house
Has an unfenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 1 cat
No children present
Dogs not allowed on bed
Dogs not allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 4-8 hours

Information Melissa G. would like to know about your pet

Let me know if any special needs in advance so I can account for them. What are fears your pet has, any temperament issues, or bad habits (freaks out over fireworks, hunts & eats all the socks, will attack bikes on our walks) What are you command words (go potty, sit, place etc. Does your pet like to perform for treats or play any games?

A typical day

I will walk your pet on a leash at nearby parks and in my backyard which backs up to woods and is visited by wildlife and provides for fun sniffing explorations!

Location

St. Charles, MO

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Melissa G.

St. Charles, MO

5.0 out of 5 stars
•19 reviews