Randy L.
Randy L.
Highlights
Pet care experience
🐕 Dogs' (&cats) Best Friend 🐱
Animals are my absolute passion and I live my life very much in mind of animal welfare. As a testament, I have been a vegetarian for many years now and it's a joy to be able to care for and spend time with animals. Most people would define me as a compassionate and dedicated animal lover. It would be my dream to make it my work. I really enjoy being out with the dogs and I tend to give them a lot of attention and always have safety and enrichment in mind. In the past I would go on "Meetup" dog walking hikes, even though I do not own one, just because it makes hiking that much better! I have volunteered and been trained at several animal shelters over the years including the Toronto Humane Society where I would walk a range of dogs, everything from aggressive, blind, physically disabled, friendly and various types of breeds. I also grew up with a family pet for 14 years in addition to dog walking for countless family members, friends and neighbours. In addition to caring for dogs , I was fostering cats for about 8 years. I have adopted out and fostered about 30 cats over that time (one or two at a time), helping them to become accustomed to home life and trustful of humans. Therefore, I can tend to any cats or other pets at your home. Look forward to meeting your fur "baby"!
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
Safety is always my number one concern for the animal. With new dogs I'm always cautious around other animals, do not go to off leash dog parks and I keep them leashed up. I currently only do house sitting so the animals are usually comfortable in their environment and they make sure they have plenty of water and food.
Ratings and reviews
Randy was very thorough in addressing our cats’ needs. He also entertained them with each visit and made sure they had their playtime. I would definitely recommend Randy.
Everything went great as always :) Randy takes good care of our kitties, sends us photos, follows all instructions and leaves our home as he found it. Highly recommend!
I can’t recommend Randy enough! When I faced an emergency and couldn’t be there for my three ESA bullies, who are my world, Randy stepped in and went above and beyond. He cared for them like they were his own, feeding them, walking them, and even taking them by the river. He adapted perfectly to my rescue, and even helped him gain confidence despite being scared of his own shadow, and made sure all three felt safe and happy. I felt completely at ease knowing they were in such capable and caring hands. Truly outstanding service—thank you, Randy!
Today was the very first time I’ve ever trusted someone else to walk and care for my dogs, and I was honestly terrified. My bullies are my whole world, and I didn’t even think anyone would agree to help with all three of them—especially after I’d been turned down twice. But Randy showed up with such calm, kindness, and confidence that all my fear disappeared. He didn’t just walk them—he took them to a beautiful trail nearby that I didn’t even know existed, fed them, cleaned up, and treated them like they were his own. Seeing them so happy and relaxed afterward nearly brought me to tears. Randy gave me peace of mind I didn’t think was possible, and I’ll forever be grateful. He truly went above and beyond, and I can’t recommend him enough. ❤️
Randy always takes good care of our kitties, follows our instructions and leaves our home as he found it 🙂
Randy took very good care of our kitties, followed our instructions, sent me photos, and left our home just as he found it. Thanks so much!
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Schedule
When I am dog or cat sitting your pet would be my number one priority. For dogs I often do one big walk/adventure a day and regular local walks or bathroom breaks for the remaining of the day.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsRandy can host up to 2 drop-ins per day
- It's good to know beforehand how your dog is around other animals, that it may pass by on our walks. Any allergies or special needs and Veterinary information.