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Samantha S.

4.0 out of 5 stars
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Samantha S.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Contact for Boarding

from $45 per night

Highlights

Enhanced background check
20 years of experience
Has a fenced yard
Home full time
Can administer medication
Special needs experience

Pet care experience

Pets are the only people I trust 💕

I worked with animals for over 20yrs and am experienced with all dog breeds (as well as cats). I am a retired pet stylist who still prefers to spend all my time with dogs of all sizes 😊. I have years of experience with senior & special needs pets, I am CPR certified also. For a small additional fee, I offer some grooming services such as: nail trimming, toothbrushing, ear cleaning, good bath/brush out, shaving the paw pads, trimming around the eye area, and shaving the sanitary areas (butt and private area)

Qualifications

84% response rate
Usually responds in under an hour
50% bookings with photo updates
20 years of experience
Oral medication administration
First aid/CPR
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience

Ratings and reviews

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Angela A.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • May 12, 2026

Samantha was very hospitable with my Oshi. He was there 2 nights and Samantha seemed very apt to handle a skittish dog. I was apprehensive in leaving him at her home because she had a young son, but there were no issues that she communicated. However, the biggest concern I had was the heavy cigarette smoke in her house and the smell of which clinging to both Oshi’s and his bag of things left there when I picked him up.

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Schedule

Since I've retired, I literally have nothing but free time 24/7. I can't think of any better way to spend that time then to spend it with your pets 😊

Where your pet will stay

Home characteristics

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has no pets
Children 6-12 years old
Dogs allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 0-2 hours

Safety, trust & environment

Once your pet is dropped off to me for a visit, I pretty much allow them to have total run of the whole house (even if that means sharing my bed 😬). I also have a fenced yard and 2 beautiful parks very close by to me if they prefer

A typical day

Depending on your pets energy level...if the level is very high, we'd definitely be going for a good run during the day/noonish, fetch in my yard then most definitely one last run before bedtime. If your pet is more on the chill side (or maybe just older/senior) I'd take them out in the yard with me for a good hour, then snuggles on the couch while we enjoy a movie, offer a walk and just allow them to let me know when they've had enough walking and want to go back to the house

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Unspayed females accepted, neutered males only
Samantha can host up to 4 pets per night
I do have a 5yr old son who doesn't bother much with the dogs, but please let me know in advance if your fur baby is a excited jumper whenever she meets new people. It won't be a issue to dog sit them, I just rather be prepared lol. Also, any and all health issues your pet has, needs to be told to me before their stay. I do have experience with senior pets, pets recovering from surgeries, epileptic pets, etc. again, I just want to be prepared and rather know during drop off 😊
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