Richard & Melissa M.
Richard & Melissa M.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Easy going pet-sitting/walks
I've had dogs since I was a kid, I'm used to big, high energy, and stubborn dogs of all ages! We've been fostering pups on and off for over a decade. We have a senior dog and an 11 month old puppy at home and have cared for 5 foster pups in 2026 alone.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Gave updates and were responsive. Franny enjoyed her time there. Would book again
Richard and Melissa have been absolutely amazing with Rex! 🥰 They take such great care of him, and I always feel completely comfortable leaving him with them. Rex is always happy to see them and clearly has the best time during his stays. They’re reliable, caring, and great with him. I couldn’t recommend them enough! ❤️🐾
Our dog had a very good experience with Richard and Melissa! We’ll definitely board with them again!
Richard and Melissa were amazing! We dropped our 4 month old husky off for the afternoon and they provided tons of updates, pictures and even videos of him playing with our pup. Their dog is extremely well mannered and friendly. Amazing with younger puppies. Would highly recommend booking with them as I know I will book with them in the future as well!
Today was Sammy‘s first visit through Rover and Richard and Melissa made it a very safe, enjoyable and easy process. Sammy was greeted by the whole family at the door. Pictures were shared throughout his visit and he was wagging his tail and very happy upon pick up. Thank you for the hospitality for my sweet pup 💙
Our experience with Richard was very good, his communication was timely and our two husky's really seemed to like him.
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Schedule
I'm currently off work with a disability and have been taking care of dogs and puppies on a volunteer basis/as a foster. I'm taking a break from fostering and figured I could do this in the meantime! Since I'm not currently working I can offer a lot of time, energy, training and care to a dog.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
We have a 11 month old female husky x puppy at our house who is incredible with other dogs and loves to play all day long! We have a fenced yard. I'm home all day, and my wife works from home so we can hang out with and keep an eye on your dog(s). We can crate your pooch if necessary overnight or if we need to pop out and we have small medium and xl crates at home. We have 2 kids at home 14 and 4 who love to help out and play.
Pets
A typical day
We typically start the day by getting the kids ready for school. We walk my daughter to daycare at around 8am and bring our pup with us which takes 45 minutes to an hour round trip. I hang out in our spacious dog friendly basement, or in our fenced in yard with our dog, I take her out with me when I run errands. We've typically had at least one other dog at home with us so I watch them play or take them to the park. I typically have a lazy afternoon and rest with the pups- if they're too hyper to rest, my wife will take a break and keep an eye on them for me. My 14 year old is home around 4 and helps with extra training and play. We head out to get my daughter around 430 and the dog gets another walk. We typically try to get another walk in after supper but that depends on a lot of other factors!
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsSpayed and neutered dogs onlyNo females in heatRichard & Melissa can host up to 2 pets per night
- **We ask that all dogs in our home be up to date on their shots** Let me know about special meds or diet. Let me know if there's anything particular training wise you'd like me to help out with or spend time on!