Melissa P.
Melissa P.
Contact for Boarding
from $135 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Experienced, Loving Pet Care🐾
Greetings! My name is Melissa: human, dog and cat mom, wife to a Deaf man, and prior 6th grade English teacher. My husband, three children (ages 20, 18, 15), and I have lived in Simpsonville, SC for 23 years: it’s definitely home sweet home! We have five dogs, two outdoor cats, three indoor cats, and a Leopard Gecko. Yes, we all *LOVE* animals! Pets are an integral part of our lives: always have been, always will be! Years back, during my BC (Before Children) era, I was an intake coordinator and foster parent for Foothills Golden Retriever Rescue. Hard to put into words the pure joy in being a part of the rescue world. I have since worked with the Greenville Humane Society in education outreach, and when in the field of education, was involved with Foothills Search & Rescue (am now a volunteer in their wonderful nonprofit) and SLED’s (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) K-9 unit: brought both in, simultaneously and multiple times, to the school I taught at, to conduct an animal intelligence demo for the school student body. In addition, I have a wide-range of experience working with special needs dogs and cats in a variety of capacities: administration of meds (oral and injected), obedience training (currently training a 4-month-old German Shepherd Dog, and 6 month old Golden Retriever), as well as more than two decades with fosters and rescues- many with behavioral challenges including separation anxiety, reactivity, and resource guarding. In addition, among the hundreds of dogs and cats I’ve owned, fostered, adopted, and worked with over the years, a number have had physical impairments: a 3-legged Dachshund, blind pug, and deaf Shih Tzu, to name a but a few. I offer loving, dependable, and responsible care for your pet(s). Our pets, like yours, are a part of our family. Subsequently, I make it a priority to ensure their well-being when we are away. I offer the same peace of mind for you and yours: including care customized to yours and your pet’s(s) specific needs. Looking forward to connecting with you and your fur family! *FOR THOSE WITH LARGE FUR FAMILIES: no charge for the fourth pet! * FOR THOSE WITH ‘OTHER’ PETS: I have experience in providing care for pet rabbits, birds, fish, turtles, lizards, and snakes- as well as an assortment of livestock (including pigs, chickens, and horses). Fees vary, just mention it in your booking request.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
I highly recommend Melissa! She always takes wonderful care of our cat, Winnie. We feel very comfortable leaving him in her care. 🐱
I highly recommend Melissa! She has taken care of our kittie for several years now and we feel very comfortable with her care.
Excellent service as always from Melissa! She can be trusted to take the best care of your fur babies.
Melissa has looked after my senior kitty 3 times now and every time has been great. She is very detailed in her updates and photos and asks questions to make sure everything is perfect. I trust her to look after my cat whenever I can't be there. She always goes above and beyond what I expected.
Fabulous cat-sitter! We never worry about leaving our fur-baby when we know he’s being cared for by Melissa. 😻
Wonderful care, would highly recommend.
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Schedule
This is my ninth year offering pet care services. My clientele has grown to such a degree that in 2022 I was able to move into working it full time! Consequently, my schedule is wide open and can work within the timeframe that works best for you and your pet(s). I am available seven days a week, any time during the day or night for check ins, walks, house sitting, and boarding.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
Care I provide my client’s pet(s) is individually-based. Having a large, diverse fur family myself, I understand that circumstances and expectations vary from person-to-person. Therefore, I customize ‘care’ according to the client’s specific needs. It is their direction that guides the care that I provide: “care” that is always grounded in love, dependability, and responsibility.
Pets
A typical day
Activities I provide my client’s pets is individually-based. It is their direction that guides the care that I provide. For example, the exercise and stimulation that a puppy needs will be drastically different from those of a senior dog. I also recognize that “needs” can be specific to: -breeds -temperament -history -rescues -medical conditions Cats also have distinctive needs, many times different from one another- and oftentimes depending on their individual character. Therefore, what the pet check in/walk/house sitting/boarding looks like, will vary, depending on the client and pet(s) needs.