Michael B.
Michael B.
Contact for Boarding
from $55 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
My Home Is Your Dog's Home
NOTE: I look forward to meeting your pets! However, if you're looking for care from Monday through Thursday, please do review the Schedule section of my sitter profile! * * * I’ve grown up with both cats and dogs since I was a child. My relationships with the family pets, beginning from the moment I was old enough to talk, taught me the values of responsibility and empathy. Even today, when I return to Minnesota to visit my family, I love to help out my mom by taking on dog-care responsibilities for her aging black mix, ensuring she gets her daily exercise in. Jumping onto Rover just seemed like a no-brainer, and I look forward to bringing my love for pets to your home!
Cat care experience
Michael also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Michael was great and communicative - highly recommend!
Michael was an excellent catsitter and showed great care. We strongly recommend him!
Michael was great!! He watched Olive over the 4th of July, and made sure she was comfortable during all the fireworks (obviously a scary time for dogs!) which I super appreciated. He’s very responsible, attentive, and responsive — would definitely have him watch Olive again.
Michael was awesome as always!
Michael deserves 10 stars! Max was so happy to see him again. Highly recommended!
Michael did an amazing job, he was very responsive and took great care of my dog Tom. Would definitely book again!
Calendar and availability
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Schedule
NOTE ON MY SCHEDULE: I've been fortunate to begin an amazing new job opportunity. The downside to this new role is that it will be entirely in-office Monday through Thursday, which means I will be away from home for around 12 hours. Due to my love for cats and dogs, I've decided to remain available for weekend sitting as a side gig. My calendar remains open during the week, because I know *some* dogs have a high level of independence during the day. You as their parent know them best, and we can discuss this if you see fit, and we can also discuss my discounted weekday boarding rate! Finally, because my work keeps me *very* busy during the day, I want to acknowledge that my response *time* may be *very slow* during the work day—you can typically expect responses by 6 p.m. I'm grateful for your patience as you wait to hear back from me!
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
The safety and well-being of your pets is the most important part of sitting. Before you leave, I’ll want to make sure you tell me everything I need to know about both your pets’ personalities and your home, all to make sure they have the best time possible while you’re away. This includes house rules, feeding schedules, walk schedules, and making sure I understand how they behave around other animals. Looking to board with me? I have a pretty large English basement-style apartment with plenty of room for your pets to dash around. And, if your dog loves those kinds of environments, there's a pretty nice dog park just across the street where they can run around and socialize! This does mean I live in a very dog-dense neighborhood, so please keep this environment in mind when considering me for boarding!
A typical day
Every pet has their own personality and preferences which is why I always start with wanting to hear from you about what they want. Otherwise, there are so many options! DC has so many dog parks we could go to, and if the weather is cold, wet, or otherwise dreary we can bundle up and play with toys in the living room.
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsDogs over 1 year oldCrate-trained dogs onlyTakes only 1 client at a timeMichael can host up to 2 pets per night
- Every dog and cat has their own cute idiosyncrasies that I'd love to know about ahead of time. Do they have a favorite route during their walks? What is their dinner schedule? Importantly, any health considerations I need to know about? Please let me know all this, and anything else that comes to mind, so I can be the best sitter possible!