Nelia & Brett M.
Nelia & Brett M.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Your South Hills Pet-Loving Friend
Hello dear dog parents! I have loved taking care of dogs since the age of 7 (and honestly even before that) and I want to provide a warm 'home-away-from-home' for your pets. Growing up in Ukraine, my family and I always cared for dogs in our home in the countryside. I often assisted my father with training our dogs and providing them a happy and active life. After coming to the USA to work on my PhD, I took care of my in-laws' two dogs and one cat for almost a year when they were away. We are an active homeschooling family and we would love to share our active life with your lovely pet. My four little children (ages 2-8) will never miss an opportunity to pet a friendly dog. Rest assured, your pet will receive lots of gentle care and love during their visit to our home.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
The best dog sitter! Daily updates, very flexible.
The care was excellent! We really appreciated the timely updates, clear communication, and the genuine care and attention given to our dogs. It was reassuring to know everything was going well, and the friendly, thoughtful approach made us feel completely comfortable. We’d definitely be happy to board our dogs with you again.
Nelia and her family did a wonderful job caring for our 1 year old lab. Nelia provided us with daily updates and photos and was so easy to communicate with. We would love to book with them again!
Thank you so much for taking such good care of Georgie while we had our baby!
Nelia took excellent care of Daffy while our family was away! She sent us 2 to 3 updates each day, along with pictures of our dog, which gave us tremendous peace of mind. The photos showed that Daffy wasn't simply being boarded, but was truly being included in the family's daily activities. We could not be happier with the care and service Nelia provided. If you're in the Pittsburgh area and need a reliable, caring dog sitter, we highly recommend her. We will absolutely use her services again in the future. Thank you, Nelia, for taking such wonderful care of our fur baby!
Thankful for the care Nelia and Brett provide—amazing!
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Schedule
I teach part-time at a local university, which gives me great flexibility throughout the day. Also, I am a homeschooling parent of four young children so we are home all day and would love to share our life with your sweet dog. Lastly, we love outdoor walking/hiking and try to do it a couple times per day when possible. Nevertheless, we are happy to accommodate our activities to your pet's preferences.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
We have a medium sized fenced in yard at the nexus of the Brookline-Dormont-Mt. Lebanon neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. We have hard floors (wood and tile) throughout the entirety of the house. Our neighborhood is well-designed for safe, sidewalk strolls, and we are in the vicinity of several beautiful municipal parks. If your beloved pet is ready for an adventure beyond our property, we would be happy to explore our quiet neighborhood and surrounding parks with regular walks!
A typical day
We love keeping dogs active throughout the day. I will offer them plenty of walking and running in our friendly and safe neighborhood as well as playing in our secured backyard. We usually start our day with a longer morning walk (unless requested otherwise). After time outside, your lovely pet will enjoy many snuggles with us as we are doing our reading alouds and school with our children. In the afternoon we love to play with your dog in our backyard. Lastly, we love to finish our day with a longer evening walk, which is usually joined by all members of the family.
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsDogs over 1 year oldSpayed and neutered dogs onlyNo females in heatCrate-trained dogs onlyNelia & Brett can host up to 1 pet per night
- - How is your dog with the little children? Since we have four little children in the house (ages 2-8), please rest assured that they will always be supervised around your dogs. However, please let me know ahead of time if there is anything I need to be aware of concerning your pet's behavior around children. Also, while we love your high-energy dogs and we will offer them plenty of exercise, they need to get along well with very little children. - How does your dog get along with the other dogs? While we do not have our own pets, we often care for 1 or 2 other dogs. Therefore, your dog must get along with other dogs. We have enough room to offer your dog a privacy if that’s their preference but we just can’t accept aggressive or very anxious dogs. - Important info about your puppies We will gladly care for your cute little puppies and since we are always home, we will give them frequent potty breaks. However, your puppies need to be potty-trained. Occasional accidents are completely normal and anticipated, but we can’t accept puppies who do not understand the concept of potty-training and have constant accidents in the house. Also, due to small children in the house and for the sake of other dogs, your puppies have to be dewormed. - Vaccinations? Lastly, we would need to know that your pet is up-to-date on all of vaccinations and deworming medications.