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Rachel W.

5.0 out of 5 stars
8 repeat clients
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Rachel W.

5.0 out of 5 stars
8 repeat clients

Contact for Drop-In Visits

from $22 per visit

Highlights

Rachel has Star Sitter status!
Enhanced background check
11 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience

Pet care experience

Student in Rochester

I have dogs at extensively over my summers at home in CT and love animals. I have two dogs of my own and also work at a dog rescue in CT. I have experience and am comfortable with reactive (people, dog, etc) dogs with my own dogs and dogs at the rescue. I am currently a student at Nazareth University looking to hang out with dogs in my free time because of a flexible schedule and missing my pets at home. I have experience watching dogs ranging in size and activity level from golden retriever puppy to old, arthritic labs to my chow chow pitbull mix to walking greyhounds on leash. I also have experience with leash training and crate training and am completely comfortable administering medication to pets if needed.

Cat care experience

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Student in Rochester

Rachel also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.

Qualifications

8 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
80% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
11 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

I have lots of experience walking dogs of varying sizes, strengths, and extent of leash training from working at an animal rescue. I am very confident in my leash walking skills, however I do not accept clients who request off leash walks.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
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12 ratings
Carol S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dog Walking • Feb 26, 2026

Rachel is wonderful, great to work with and very trustworthy—and most importantly my dog loves her! Highly recommend!

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James P.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Feb 24, 2026

Rachel was very punctual and fulfilled all of Milo's needs in the short time she was here each day. We appreciated her conscientiousness.

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Cathy L D.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dog Walking • Feb 12, 2026

Rachel is wonderful and Milo adored her. I’m so impressed with her punctuality, her good attitude and love of walking dogs. I would certainly use her again as a dog walker.

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Lindsay P.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Jan 26, 2026

Rachel is a fantastic pet sitter. Our dogs were happy and calm when we returned home. She obviously loves animals and they love her. She is also a considerate house guest and left our home clean and in great shape.

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Wendy D.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Nov 04, 2025

We absolutely loved having Rachel watch our dogs! She was patient, attentive, and sent great updates and photos every day. Our dogs were clearly well cared for, and our house was spotless when we got home. We’ll definitely book her again!

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Lindsey R.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Oct 24, 2025

We met Rachel for a meet and greet this week and she was very responsive and flexible with her schedule. Rocky is looking forward to his upcoming drop in visits!

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Calendar and availability

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Schedule

I am totally free on the weekends. I have sporadic classes during the week, but dogs or cats won't be alone more than four hours at a time!

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Rachel can host up to 3 drop-ins per day
Please let me know ahead of time if your dog has any behaviors I should be aware of such as reactions to other dogs, tricks to administer meds, etc, but I am very flexible!
Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.