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Melissa M.

5.0 out of 5 stars
20 repeat clients
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Melissa M.

5.0 out of 5 stars
20 repeat clients

Contact for Boarding

from $35 per night

Highlights

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

Pet care experience

Dog loving family!!

I've had dogs my entire life. I've helped friends and family with their dogs and even fostered for 3 years for special needs dogs. We have a nice fenced in backyard that they can run and play! The dogs are treated as our own when visiting!

Qualifications

20 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
50% bookings with photo updates
25 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience

Ratings and reviews

5.0
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64 ratings
Chais S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • jun. 22, 2026

My husband and I left our 3 dogs with Melissa for 4 days and she took great care of them! Our dogs had never stayed with a sitter before, so I was nervous to leave them, but she made the transition easy and they were more than comfortable at her home. One of our dogs is very anxious and tends to be fearful of new people, and even she settled in well and seemed content during her stay. Melissa also did a wonderful job caring for our senior dog and keeping up with her medication schedule, as well as handling our youngest dog who is still learning his manners. She kept us updated throughout the trip with daily photos and messages, which gave us so much peace of mind while we were away. It was clear that our dogs were being well cared for and getting plenty of attention. We came home to three happy pups and would absolutely book with Melissa again. Highly recommend!

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Gabrielle A.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • jun. 21, 2026

As always, it’s a pleasure to work with Melissa! Thank you for taking amazing care of our doggies!

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Gabrielle A.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • jun. 17, 2026

Melissa is the best! She is great at communicating and sending updates about the doggos! We turn on her street and the dogs get so excited because they know exactly where they are going!

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Gabrielle A.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • jun. 02, 2026

Melissa is always so amazing and our dogs love her and her family so much! Thank you for giving them a home away from home!

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Kerry P.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • may. 09, 2026

Melissa was great! Our dogs had so much fun playing with her dog. She sent pics and videos daily of how our pups were doing. Definitely recommend!

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Carleigh F.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • abr. 07, 2026

Melissa is Very loving and attentive to my dogs! She sent photos every day and a great description of how each day went Her home is clean. She has other dogs that are friendly really great Home for leaving your fur babies. ❤️

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Schedule

I work from home so I'm pretty flexible with letting dogs outside and giving them the attention and love they deserve. We have fenced in backyard for them to run and play!

Where your pet will stay

Home characteristics

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 2 dogs
Children 0-5 years old
Children 6-12 years old
Dogs allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture

Safety, trust & environment

I have a fenced in backyard and we allow our dogs to roam throughout the home. We do have crates if needed pending on the situation you prefer.

Pets

A typical day

We love to take the dogs for walks, play fetch and we have a really nice dog park in town that hardly has any visitors. We would try and keep whatever routine your dog is used to so the transaction while you're gone is easy for them.

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Takes only 1 client at a time
Melissa can host up to 3 pets per night
If you have any special needs for your dog, please let me know I'm willing to accept just about any situation. I do have experience with dogs that have special needs!
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.