Rachel W.
Rachel W.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $18 per visit
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Adventures for your pets!
I have spent majority of my life caring for a wide range of animals from dogs and cats to ducks, rodents, and reptiles. I have one beagle who loves playing with others and we would love some company for our walks and adventures. I am acclimated to cats and dogs of all ages, I am used to giving medications (including allergy injections) and pets with food sensitivities. If you have a fur baby that needs some exercise or company, my beagle and I would love to meet them for either a casual stroll through a neighborhood, a trail walk through the woods, or even for short visits to dog parks followed by soapy baths. Let me know what your pet needs are and I am happy to accommodate.
Cat care experience
Rachel also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
At my home: Your dog has options. I have a puppy proofed kitchen that has access to a dog door with a fenced in yard. This space is separated from the rest of my home via a doggy gate and is a wonderful space where I leave my pup to play during the day while I am at work. This space has continual access to water, dog beds, toys, and the fenced in yard. Additionally, if there is a fur friend that is in need of a more private secluded space, I also have 2 medium dog crates with soft blankets and chewies. The crates will limit your pups interactions and protect them while I am away from the household for work. When I am home, the dogs will be with me throughout my entire house, they will be brought on walks, fun outdoor adventures, played with, fed, pet, they can sleep in the bed or on the floors, and they can be bathed if necessary. We can even take car rides to go out on fun hikes if you are interested in your dog having access to opportunities like that (they are our favorite.) They will continually have a beagle playmate happy to have companionship. Cats will have a secluded room to stay in, as they are often more sensitive to new spaces, and they will get plenty of snuggles and affection each day in their own private room. At your home: I will arrive in the afternoons with my beagle to play with your pups and to go on walking adventures. I can follow whatever particular protocols you have in place for your dogs, their food/med routines, etc. We will play together and spend time outside on adventures. I can take your pup with me in my car to go on hikes or we can keep the visit completely local. For cats, my dog will not come with me and I will enter the home to address whatever needs your cat may have, whether it be cleaning litter boxes or giving cans of wet food.
Ratings and reviews
I know Rachel very well, as she is my youngest daughter, and I can tell you that she has grown up surrounded by a wide variety of family and personal pets (cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ducks (yes, hatched from my bedroom clothes closet - Truth!) her whole life. The way she attaches herself to animals and how she cares for them and gets them to connect with her has always amazed me, from watching her with butterflies in a sanctuary in a Costa Rican rainforest preserve, to daily feeding of the squirrels living in her front yard trees today. She has always been responsible in the care, feeding, nurturing, and training of her pets, which she has carried over into her career as an elementary and middle school art teacher for the past 10 (wow!) years. She approaches her students with the same compassion and care that she will provide for YOUR pets left in her care - I will testify to that!, I am her Dad <3 Call me with questions (if this is allowed) at 571-228-3070 Denny Wiseman
Rachel is wonderful with all pets, especially dogs. She's had at least one dog for as ong as I've known her, and is a very loving owner. Her dogs are always well trained and behaved. We've had Rachel watch our two dogs many times and they've always been happy to see her. She took them on walks with her dogs twice a day, easily handling four dogs at once. I highly recommend Rachel as a dog walker or caretaker. Your pets will be in care with her.
Rachel is a kind, loving and structured pet parent. She works hard to train her dogs so that they thrive in society. Rachel has watched my dogs and they love to spend time with her and her dogs. I never worry when she has them as I know they are in excellent hands. She has always been an animal lover and it shows in all she does. She spends significant money to ensure her dogs are healthy, happy and well trained working with her breed strengths and challenges.
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Schedule
On weekdays, I am available 3-7:30 most afternoons. If I am going to your home and your home happens to be near my work place, I may also occasionally be able to pop in for a short visit 9:45-10:30.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsRachel can host up to 1 drop-in per day
- Let me know if your pet has any special needs or unique behaviors I would need to be aware of, such as allergies or reactivity behaviors etc.
- These prices are for 1 dog.
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.
Prices may vary based on your selections. A booking fee of 11% will apply.