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Mindy S.

San Luis Obispo, CA

5.0 out of 5 stars
•82 reviews
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Collies & Beagles & Labs! Oh, My!

Pet care experience

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** NEW TO ROVER? *** Use promo code MINDYS46521 to get $20 off your first sit with me. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello! My name is Mindy, and I look forward to being your housesitter. A little about me: • I have done a variety of housesits over the years. My sits have ranged from one night to several weeks at a time and have included tasks such as watering plants, filling bird feeders, bringing in mail, light gardening, shoveling snow, closing up chicken coops and animal pens for the night, taking out garbage & recyclables, and keeping the house tidy. My sits, so far, have included caring for dogs, cats, goats, ducks, chickens, fish, a parakeet, a frog, a bearded dragon, and a worm farm. • I grew up in the northwoods of Wisconsin and had a ton of pets as a kid including horses, ducks, cats, gerbils, fish, rabbits, and, of course, dogs. • Whether they are just a little ball of fur or have a good amount of gray around their muzzle, I enjoy pets of all ages. • I have experience with pets who have special needs including blindness, seizures, cancer, and severe arthritis. • Does your pet have to take medication? No problem. I have experience with both oral and injected meds. • I was a Bio major in college and got the chance to do an internship at the Kansas City Zoo where I got to work with sea lions, kangaroos, chimpanzees, chinchillas, emus, and elephants, to name just a few. • I have volunteered at various humane societies as a dog walker and kennel cleaner. • I am a non-smoker.

Reviews

Christopher H.
Drop-In Visits • Apr 24, 2024
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Mindy was very professional and came by for a meet and greet with us prior to our trip. She checked in on the cats daily for three days, fed them wet food, cleared the litter boxes and played with the cats. She was communicative and made us feel that our cats were taken care of. We would recommend Mindy for any check in needs. Thanks Mindy!

Carol D.
House Sitting • Apr 10, 2024
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Mindy was fantastic in every way! My sweet fur baby was in great hands, and I was able to enjoy my trip without worrying if our pup was okay. I’m so grateful for Mindy’s amazing communication, but most importantly for the care our sweet Luna received.

Lara K.
Drop-In Visits • Mar 30, 2024
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Good communication and my pup was Happy! Thanks Mindy!

Melinda B.
House Sitting • Mar 17, 2024
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Mindy was excellent, she even got my shy dog to cuddle! She picked up their schedule quickly. Super happy with her. This is my second time with her and will definitely hire again!!!

About Mindy S.

Communication

37 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

5 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience

Safety, trust & environment

I’m more than happy to meet with you and your pet(s) to see if we are a good fit for each other. Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to hear from you soon!

Information Mindy S. would like to know about your pet

Things that will help me know how to provide the best care for your pet: *What is their personality like? Are they shy or nervous around strangers? Do they like to snuggle? Are they bold and adventurous? *What is their daily routine like? *How often are they fed? How often can they receive treats? *How often would you like for them to go outside/go for a walk? *Are they on any kind of medication or need any special care? *Do they have any disabilities or special needs? *How are they around other animals? Are they able to enjoy the dog park/beach? *Any other little quirks or habits that I should know about (i.e. afraid of thunderstorms, likes to chew shoes, barks at the school bus every morning as it goes by)? *How often would you like to receive pictures or updates about your pet while you are gone? *Is there anything else that I can help you out with during my stay (bring in mail, water plants, fill birdfeeders, take out garbage/recycling, etc…)?

A typical day

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Please note that Rover takes a 25% cut of what you pay when you book with them. Therefore, I am not able to give discounts for the services that I provide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSESITS: For housesits, I spend every night at your home so that your pet has someone there with them. Pricing begins at $65/night for one dog (holiday rate is $85/night). After that, the rate is $10/night for each additional dog and $10/night for each cat. If you need Cat Care only, the rate begins at $30/night for the first cat and $10/night for each additional cat. Other animals (such as chickens, goats, fish, reptiles, etc...) are priced according to the amount of care that is needed.

Services

House Sitting
in your home
$65per night
Drop-In Visits
visits in your home
$25per visit

Mindy can watch in your home

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Dogs over 1 year old

Availability

I work remotely, so as long as you have good wifi, I will be able to spend the bulk of my day at your home and keep your pet company.

Available
Not available
SMTWTFS
Calendar last updated 6 hours ago
Drop-In Visits Cancellation Policy:

About Mindy S.

Communication

37 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
90% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

5 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience

Safety, trust & environment

I’m more than happy to meet with you and your pet(s) to see if we are a good fit for each other. Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to hear from you soon!

Information Mindy S. would like to know about your pet

Things that will help me know how to provide the best care for your pet: *What is their personality like? Are they shy or nervous around strangers? Do they like to snuggle? Are they bold and adventurous? *What is their daily routine like? *How often are they fed? How often can they receive treats? *How often would you like for them to go outside/go for a walk? *Are they on any kind of medication or need any special care? *Do they have any disabilities or special needs? *How are they around other animals? Are they able to enjoy the dog park/beach? *Any other little quirks or habits that I should know about (i.e. afraid of thunderstorms, likes to chew shoes, barks at the school bus every morning as it goes by)? *How often would you like to receive pictures or updates about your pet while you are gone? *Is there anything else that I can help you out with during my stay (bring in mail, water plants, fill birdfeeders, take out garbage/recycling, etc…)?

A typical day

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Please note that Rover takes a 25% cut of what you pay when you book with them. Therefore, I am not able to give discounts for the services that I provide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSESITS: For housesits, I spend every night at your home so that your pet has someone there with them. Pricing begins at $65/night for one dog (holiday rate is $85/night). After that, the rate is $10/night for each additional dog and $10/night for each cat. If you need Cat Care only, the rate begins at $30/night for the first cat and $10/night for each additional cat. Other animals (such as chickens, goats, fish, reptiles, etc...) are priced according to the amount of care that is needed.

Location

San Luis Obispo, CA

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Mindy S.

San Luis Obispo, CA

5.0 out of 5 stars
•82 reviews