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Melissa P.

5.0 out of 5 stars
5 repeat clients
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Melissa P.

5.0 out of 5 stars
5 repeat clients

Contact for Drop-In Visits

from $25 per visit

Highlights

Melissa has Star Sitter status!
Basic background check
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Pet care experience

Retired Millennial Dog Lover

If you walk around my house you’ll see homage paid to our best friends, the dog. We love dogs and love to use Rover ourselves when we travel. I’m retired from corporate/self-employed and dogs are my job. We have two dachshunds (senior ladies) and two boisterous hounds (Charlie 3, Whiskey 6). Dogs are allowed on furniture because they are family of course. We welcome your babies with open arms and hearts. So many dogs do not get the love they need in this world and our hope is to spread what goodness we can by helping out our neighborhood families. Can’t wait to meet your dogs!

Qualifications

5 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
6 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

Having 4 dogs ourselves, I am careful to ensure the pet has a clean and safe environment. I regularly cleanup after the pet and of course provide baths if one is needed. We are very close with our local vet (have her personal cell) in the instance there is ever an emergency.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
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34 ratings
Bill And Linda E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Apr 06, 2026

Melissa is absolutely the best! Our pets love her and I do believe Teddy our dog looks for her at the times she comes to visit them for couple days afterwards! We’ve always said he could tell time! Lol She gives wonderful pictures and updates on how they are doing! If you need someone to watch your fur babies Melissa is the one!!

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Chelsea S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dog Walking • Feb 14, 2026

We love Melissa! We trust her completely with our babies!

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Lady Ra Rasheedah S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Dec 23, 2025

A happy fur baby and a happy fur mama😊

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Joe Z.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Dec 03, 2025

Melissa was great! Very communicative and my little guy loved her!

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Chelsea S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Nov 27, 2025

10/10 couldn't ask for anything better! Truly we LOVE Melissa and recommend her for anyone wanting good care for their fur babies!

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Lady Ra Rasheedah S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Nov 25, 2025

It's not so much what Melissa do while she's caring for Jade, it's how she makes me feel with her positive communication about how he's doing. Pet parents can be very emotional and overly concerned when they leave their fur babies, so when you have someone like Melissa as your pet's sitter, you can believe she will go that extra yard in caring for your pet. Melissa, I really appreciate how well you care for Jade and how at ease you make me feel when he's in your care.

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Calendar and availability

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Schedule

Self-employed/retired from corporate so taking care of dogs is my job in between keeping the house running. No human kids so life here is all about the doggos.

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Melissa can host up to 2 drop-ins per day
Let me know if your dog has any special dietary conditions, needs, or preferences. We have dogs on meds with special needs so are familiar with most medicine administration.
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.