Nicole P.
Roosevelt, WA
🐾 All dogs welcome 🐾
Pet care experience
My dog is a female Dutch Shepherd/Malinois mix. These are working breeds and I’ve done much training with her. I’ve fostered working dogs for the past 3 years and have worked with a lot of different dogs and needs! I’ve had about 20 foster dogs who stayed anywhere from 3 to 15 months with me. When you board a dog with me, they don’t just have a place to stay, I also work on basic obedience. When your dog is with me, it’s like it’s my pup and I treat it with care, love and affection as well as set good boundaries and work on anything you’d like help with.
Reviews
Nicole was a fabulous host, and KODA had a wonderful time going on hikes, and spending time with Ninja & her other canine friends. Highly recommend!
"Second to none" is how we would describe Nicole's care, knowledge, patience and love for dogs. We met Nicole through the dog rescue organization MAD Rescue (Malinois and Dutch Shepherd Rescue), where she has personally fostered over a dozen dogs and rescued so many more, including our beloved Belgian Malinois, Sassafras. We have witnessed Nicole's experience with fearful, abused, neglected and malnourished dogs, first-hand, where she has consistently shown patience, love and care for all dogs. We have also been recently fortunate to have Nicole care for Sassafras during our 2-week vacation to Europe. It was a peaceful thought knowing Sassafras was in good, loving hands. Nicole kept us regularly informed through messages, photos and videos, showing what a wonderful time our dog had with her and her dog, Ninja. Sassafras was taken on daily hikes and was able to enjoy Nicole's large, grassy backyard for play and relaxing... we suspect Sassafras had just as good a vacation as we did! Nothing more to say other than we highly recommend Nicole for the care of your dog(s).
About Nicole P.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
My girl has been such a great foster sister and done well with all the dogs I’ve brought into our home. She’s helped train foster off leash and shown them the ropes. I always do slow introductions to make sure the dogs acclimate well to each other. My yard is fenced and secure. I have multiple crates, kennels, dog beds and lots of space in the home to hang out. Dogs are allowed on furniture. Unless your dog has excellent recall, I keep dogs on leash on walks. I don’t go to super busy area to avoid running into reactive dogs. I have a specific spot in the house for feeding and dogs have their own spot. If your dog Is dog reactive, I’m able to separate dogs in the home. I usually hand feed new dogs which helps with any reactivity as well as bonding and engagement.
Home
Information Nicole P. would like to know about your pet
Please make sure to reach out to me ahead of time to discuss day/time. Even though I work from home, I cannot accommodate times during meetings. For dog walks, dogs need to be dog friendly as they would join my park on a hike. I do not do individual neighborhood walks. For boarding, dogs must be fully crate trained and house trained! Dogs must be fully vaccinated including Bordetella to keep all dogs safe.
A typical day
We hike, play, learn every day. My yard is big enough for fetch. Depending on the weather and dogs’ needs, I adjust what we do. A typical walk is at least 1.5 hours.
Services
Nicole can host
Nicole can watch in your home
Availability
I work from home and only 2 1/2 days. We hike every day between 3 - 8 miles. We play and train in the backyard. I have lots of puzzles and games. If there’s a need, I’m happy to work on socialization and they can go to stores, pubs and cafes with me. If timing is right, I can take them to nose work/trailing classes at an additional charge.
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About Nicole P.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
My girl has been such a great foster sister and done well with all the dogs I’ve brought into our home. She’s helped train foster off leash and shown them the ropes. I always do slow introductions to make sure the dogs acclimate well to each other. My yard is fenced and secure. I have multiple crates, kennels, dog beds and lots of space in the home to hang out. Dogs are allowed on furniture. Unless your dog has excellent recall, I keep dogs on leash on walks. I don’t go to super busy area to avoid running into reactive dogs. I have a specific spot in the house for feeding and dogs have their own spot. If your dog Is dog reactive, I’m able to separate dogs in the home. I usually hand feed new dogs which helps with any reactivity as well as bonding and engagement.
Home
Information Nicole P. would like to know about your pet
Please make sure to reach out to me ahead of time to discuss day/time. Even though I work from home, I cannot accommodate times during meetings. For dog walks, dogs need to be dog friendly as they would join my park on a hike. I do not do individual neighborhood walks. For boarding, dogs must be fully crate trained and house trained! Dogs must be fully vaccinated including Bordetella to keep all dogs safe.
A typical day
We hike, play, learn every day. My yard is big enough for fetch. Depending on the weather and dogs’ needs, I adjust what we do. A typical walk is at least 1.5 hours.
Location
Bellingham, WA
Pets
Nicole P.
Roosevelt, WA