Rikki H.
Rikki H.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Professional pet sitter since 2014,
I have been providing professional, loving pet care on Rover since 2014. Over the last decade, I have expanded my services to offer comprehensive, high-quality care that bridges the gap between household pets and farm life. Whether you need a trusted companion for your senior dog or a knowledgeable hand to manage your barn and livestock, I bring a decade of practical experience to your property. My Household Pet Experience: • Full-service care for dogs and cats of all ages, sizes, and temperaments since 2014. • Deeply comfortable managing high-energy breeds, senior animals, and multi-pet households. • Skilled in maintaining strict feeding routines, managing exercise needs, and keeping a tidy environment. My Specialized Horse & Farm Care: • Equine Management: Experienced with the heavy physical labor and specialized routines of horse care, including stall mucking, turnout, feeding schedules, blanket changes, and handling water buckets and hay. • Livestock & Hobby Farms: Knowledgeable in checking on, feeding, and monitoring small livestock, farm animals, and outdoor pets. • Property Respect: Absolute integrity and safety awareness while staying on your property, ensuring gates stay locked and animals remain secure. My Commitment to You: I treat your home and your animals—no matter how big or small—with the highest level of respect. You can expect reliable communication, timely updates, and complete peace of mind while you are away.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
Your fur babies and home are my priority! 🐕I keep your pets on their normal schedule for meals, potty, and exercise. Safety measures to ensure that the dogs are not going to escape from the yard,house or while out on walks. 🐶
Ratings and reviews
Rikki goes above and beyond. We did request her assistance in the following, she just saw that it would likely need to happen and volunteered to water the plants, getting the mail, feed the fish in the outdoor pond. We heartily said "yes"! We also offered that pictures/videos weren't necessary for us, but she kindly sent them anyway, and those photos were sent precisely within the timeframes when our dog's "schedule" required certain activities - photos of those activities happening. That extra eye for eye, caring detail offers so much reassurance when away. Our dog DayStar warmed up to Rikki's gentle presence immediately, and DayStar was equally calm when we arrived home late. Rikki accommodated our unexpected late arrival equally well. We highly recommended Rikki!
Rikki was very good with our dogs. She sent me plenty of pictures and updates, so I felt comfortable while we were away. We came home to healthy and happy dogs. I would have her back to dog sit again.
Rikki did a wonderful job looking after our Black Lab Bolt.
Rikki took the best care of my dog, Wiggles. I normally am super anxious about leaving him for multiple days, but she was so communicative and sent multiple photos of him while they went on walks. Rikki provided me so much relief while I was gone on my trip and that meant so much to me. She’s very caring, friendly, and amazing with animals.
After a disasterous first booking through Rover - not Rikki - we were worried about our dogs and a new sitter. We met with Rikki before she came for the weekend and we felt comfortable with her. When we came home at the end of the long weekend, our dogs greeted us like we'd only been gone a few hours. We will be contacting Rikki next time we need a sitter.
Rikki communicated well and took good care of my pack. Will book again 😊
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Schedule
Well I'm at your house I will be dedicated to your home and your pets. I may need to leave to get groceries or run a quick errand but I won't leave the pet alone for more than 2 hours.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsRikki can host up to 4 drop-ins per day
- Once the stay is booked and you're ready to leave I just ask that you leave a detailed list of you're for pets/horses schedule. You can also email me a detailed list of the schedule. What's the morning routine, what time is feeding? I need two contact numbers. I need instructions on what to do in case of an emergency. Where do you keep pet kennels for pets that need to be transported, ect?