Hello! My name is Mel and I am so excited to care for your companion. My passion for animals (both in the home and outside) led me to a career in environmental education, so no animal is too strange or “creepy” for me. My personal experience with pets is extensive, ranging from adopting and fostering dogs, cats, small mammals, fish, reptiles, birds, and more. My professional experience includes a degree in Wildlife Biology with experience in Wildlife Rehabilitation, independent pet sitting companies, and multiple years with Rover providing at-home visits, dog-sitting, cat-siting, and dog walking. Recently my best friend and “foster failure” of +12 years, a Rottweiler mix named Brody, passed away. Me and my cats, Zoot and Clam Chowder, miss him dearly, and I hope that picking Rover back up after a hiatus will help with our paw shaped hole. I am located in Soulard and own a reliable vehicle that allows me to cater to the surrounding areas and any animal transport needs. I am able to provide short term overnight housing with animals that will play with or ignore my two cats. Although I don’t have a fenced in yard, Soulard is a dog walker’s dream and I love to visit the pet friendly businesses with animals I’m caring for! Please feel free to reach out with any other questions!