Melissa G.
Melissa G.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $25 per visit
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.
Highlights
Pet care experience
I love all animals! :D
I've had cats my whole life, but have been responsible for watching lots of different types of dogs in the last 10 years. I'm comfortable with bathing/grooming and most medications for cats and dogs (I haven't had to do shots yet, but would be willing to learn). I'm happy to uphold whatever rules you have for your animal (like allowing on furniture or not). I can also handle a reactive dog on walks and will help them avoid any triggers!
Cat care experience
Melissa also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
I currently have a cat, a fish and LOTS of plants at home, and they're all thriving! I'm great at following instructions and I feel like I tend to read animal body language really well, so I'm good at knowing how they want to interact with me and how to respect their boundaries. I also stay calm and don't blame the animal if they're scared and I get scratched or nipped at. I really respect animals as their own little beings and love learning about their different personalities. While caring for someone else's animal, I really want to minimize disruptions in schedule and environment for the animal since it's already stressful for them to be without you and instead a stranger. :)
Ratings and reviews
We absolutely LOVED Melissa!!!! She house sat for us while we were away for over a week and took amazing care of our pets :) She sent lots of photos, gave updates on how they were doing, watered our plants, took care of our aquariums, and left the place cleaner than before we left. We loved her sense of humor, quick communication, and joy when taking care of our goofy pets. Our dog loved all the long walks and she even got our extremely shy cat to warm up to her. We couldn’t recommend her enough :)
Melissa is the best! She sent frequent updates (with adorable pictures) and our minds were completely at ease knowing Willow was in such great hands. She also took great care of our home and brought packages in while we were gone. Would definitely book with Melissa again!
Melissa was wonderful with our senior pup. She was very attentive to her needs and very respectful of our home. Will definitely book her again.
Melissa is a great sitter! She pays attention to all my cats need, and sends me messages if anything goes wrong. She also takes the best photos of my cats.
Really appreciated the updates and it looks like they warmed up to her quickly.
Amazing pet sitter! Sent us lots of photos of our dog having fun. Left the house cleaner than we left it. Highly recommend
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Schedule
Depending on the work day, I can work remotely, but I do mostly go to work each week day. My schedule each day can be flexible though, so as long as your home isn't too far from OSU, I can very easily return to do lunch walks! I've recently gotten my own cat again, so I'm restricting my stays to less than a week. I don't want too many nights in a row away from him because he really does better when we're together at night vs alone.
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.