Michelle W.
Michelle W.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $28 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Zookeeper & bear tamer
I am an animal lover who has cared for and trained everything from puppies to grizzly bears! (Yup, I trained bears! From teaching them to “sit” to teaching them to voluntarily participate in blood draws and injections, anything can be possible with a little patience and a lot of peanut butter) From volunteering at shelters since high school to my career as a zookeeper, animals have always been a part of my life.
Cat care experience
Michelle also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
I have experience with animals of all temperaments and sizes. I am patient with and not easily daunted by animals. I have professional experience with animal training and an educational background in animal psychology.
Ratings and reviews
Michelle has been wonderful with my dog! She’s reliable, attentive, and really thoughtful about Sunny’s needs on walks, especially around other dogs. Her updates are always detailed and reassuring, and my doggie seems very comfortable with her. So happy I found her!
Michelle was so great with Benny, she was so willing to follow instructions and was careful with Benny as I asked her to watch him pretty closely because he can be reactive. She was so communicative and took extra care to make sure he was comfortable and sent me great pics on their walk. My neighbors even had great things to say about her as they met her in the building. I would definitely recommend booking with Michelle.
Michelle was great! She was easy to communicate with and I felt like my cat was well taken care of.
Michelle took great care of Caramel - sent lots of updates and was easy to coordinate with, highly recommend!
Michelle is very sweet with our pups. She visited them twice last week and both times they were happy to see her. She arrived on time and took good care of them, sending us photos and updates during the visit. She’s attentive and follows our instructions well. We will definitely schedule more drop-in visits with Michelle.
We highly recommend Michelle to care for your fur babies! We had a Meet+Greet with her before the drop-in appointment and our pups loved her instantly. They were happy to see her when she returned for the drop-in visit the following day. She followed directions exactly as we requested. She even arrived a little early which worked out well for us. We needed to turn our phones off about the time she was set to arrive. We were able to buzz her into our building because she took the initiative to arrive 15 minutes early. Michelle is very thoughtful and conscientious. She cleaned up after feeding the dogs and left the apartment tidy. Michelle sent us frequent status updates on how they were doing with photos. Michelle is a kind person who loves all animals! We will definitely book with Michelle again!
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Schedule
I currently work part time on a 80% remote basis, so I have plenty of flexibility to take care of and devote my care to your beloved furry family members.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsDogs over 1 year oldMichelle can host up to 3 drop-ins per day