Mia S.
Miami Beach, FL
Honest Homebody: Home All Day A-OK
Pet care experience
I have done about 40+ petsits including 3 farm sits (MY FAVOURITE!) I call the animals I take care of "my babies." I can run outside with the dogs 3 hours per day. I am a homebody and work online, so for me it's heaven to be inside the home with beautiful pets. That is actually my idea of a dreamy day. I would be a great sitter for an animal who wants lots of company or who isn't used to being alone. I can be out less than 2 hours per day if requested. I also respect the space and preferences of animals. I think about making them happy first, not them making me happy. I love long walks and making sure Dogs who need to run off leash, do so. I also love playing games like tug of war and fetch. I'm able to spend several hours per day to play with and excercise the Dogs. I research about each breed before I accept the sit and I now have experience with different breeds. I send photos and videos every day. You may have to tell me when you think it's too much. I filled up a lot of my memory on my phone and solid state drive with the pets I've taken care of, but I can't delete the photos. It's like deleting photos of your kids. Not possible. Excited to hear from you. I sure have enjoyed the love of pets and I hope to be able to continue enjoying caring for pets.
Reviews
Mia was wonderful - our week long house sitting and dog sitting came at short notice, she was extremely responsive and communicative the whole time. Happy house (with flowers all around left by Mia when we returned) and happy dogs! Highly recommend
Mia has watched our puppy twice, and we would hire her again! She spent so much time with our pup, and follows any directions shared with her. She also sends many updates and photos, so we knew she was very well taken care of. Mia can also help with watching the house while you’re gone, helping with packages, trash day, watering plants, etc. and leaves the house clean and sometimes with flowers! ☺️
Leaving our dogs to go on vacation has always been the hardest part! We’ve always left them with family or friends but this time around we were unable to get anyone to come stay with them. Lucky for us Mia was available (and during the holidays)! She came over to meet our dogs and us beforehand and the dogs took to her right away. It’s hard to have someone you don’t know watching your dogs and in your house but Mia was kind and made us feel at ease. She was super communicative and sent us amazing pictures of our kids everyday! She spent an enormous amount of time playing fetch with them (we ask no one walk our dogs because they’re a bit nuts on a leash). I’m pretty sure she spoiled them with the amount of time she played with them outside and that they’re missing her! We also came home to beautiful flowers placed around our house and it smelling good. Thank you Mia for making what was a stressful situation for us that much easier and loving our kids as your own! We definitely recommend Mia and will be happy to utilize her services again!
Mia was an AMAZING sitter! She took care of our pup Laszlo at our home in Colorado while we were out of town for two weeks. It's clear she cares a lot about the animals she looks after. She sent us daily "pupdates" with lots of pictures and information, and we felt very confident that Laszlo was getting everything he needed and more. She took him for lots of hikes and walks, ran around with him in the yard, made sure he was eating enough (which he sometimes has trouble with), and gave him lots of love and attention. It was a huge weight lifted off our shoulders to know that Laszlo was in such good hands. We would absolutely hire Mia again the next time we go out of town!
About Mia S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I am used to preparing special foods for Dogs and Cats, being sure animals don't escape. I would say I go into Mommy mode once I'm with the animals. When there are more than two pets in the house, if I snuggle with one, I will then go to snuggle and give attention to the other one. If the other animal loves playing fetch, I may snuggle the animal, then play fetch after. I don't play loud music around the animals. Although I also don't like loud music when I'm alone .
Information Mia S. would like to know about your pet
I will research your breed before accepting the sit if it isn't a breed I have previous experience with. I'd like to know special things that make your dogs happy, what toys they like to play with, where they like to be pet and scratched. Their big dislikes . It's also important for me to know if they do well with other dogs or people. My first pet sit was with a Jack Russell who was very reactive to other animals and even people. I just would walk him during non peak hours and give a verbal warning from afar if I saw any pet owners walking their dogs ahead of us.
A typical day
When I was on an 11 acre farm in New Zealand with a Border Collie and Jack Russel / Fox Terrier Mix, we rean outside 3 hours per day. When I took care of an English Springer Spaniel in London we took a 1 hour + walk each morning along the Thames and ran off leash. I love playing inside with the Dogs and also love to go have some good running and activity outside. I will be giving them lots of snuggles especially when we're at home
Services
Mia can watch in your home
Availability
Amazingly. I work better when there are pets around. I already prefer to be home. I'm the type of person that reminds myself to go out of the house and be among people. The one thing I am good at is taking walks every day, so that habit also works well when I'm taking care of Dogs who like walks. I could walk a Dog more than their used to even, if the owners thinks it will make them happy.
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About Mia S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I am used to preparing special foods for Dogs and Cats, being sure animals don't escape. I would say I go into Mommy mode once I'm with the animals. When there are more than two pets in the house, if I snuggle with one, I will then go to snuggle and give attention to the other one. If the other animal loves playing fetch, I may snuggle the animal, then play fetch after. I don't play loud music around the animals. Although I also don't like loud music when I'm alone .
Information Mia S. would like to know about your pet
I will research your breed before accepting the sit if it isn't a breed I have previous experience with. I'd like to know special things that make your dogs happy, what toys they like to play with, where they like to be pet and scratched. Their big dislikes . It's also important for me to know if they do well with other dogs or people. My first pet sit was with a Jack Russell who was very reactive to other animals and even people. I just would walk him during non peak hours and give a verbal warning from afar if I saw any pet owners walking their dogs ahead of us.
A typical day
When I was on an 11 acre farm in New Zealand with a Border Collie and Jack Russel / Fox Terrier Mix, we rean outside 3 hours per day. When I took care of an English Springer Spaniel in London we took a 1 hour + walk each morning along the Thames and ran off leash. I love playing inside with the Dogs and also love to go have some good running and activity outside. I will be giving them lots of snuggles especially when we're at home
Location
Miami Beach, FL
Mia S.
Miami Beach, FL