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Sandra W.

5.0 out of 5 stars
2 repeat clients
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Sandra W.

5.0 out of 5 stars
2 repeat clients

Contact for Drop-In Visits

from $35 per visit

Highlights

Basic background check
40 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Pet care experience

Lifelong dog lover, rescuer, foster

I’ve lived with and cared for dogs all my life. In fact, my mother used to throw fits when she'd wake to find that I'd snuck out of my room at night to sleep in the dog house with the hounds!

Qualifications

2 repeat pet parents
92% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
30% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
40 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

Boarding or Day Care: While I'm happy to take all dogs over 25 lbs, I have an affinity for large, XL, and giant dogs. My home has XXL dog doors, dog beds, and 3 acres of fenced yard.

Ratings and reviews

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Lynet P.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Oct 03, 2021

Sandra is wonderful. She took care of our fur baby for a week. I would definitely recommend her to my friends.

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Verlene L.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doggy Day Care • Sep 13, 2021

Groot loves spending time with Sandra.

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Verlene L.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Doggy Day Care • Aug 15, 2021

Sandra was wonderful with Groot. She is so easy to work with and she is a true animal lover. I am so thankful we found her.

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Elizabeth J.
5.0 out of 5 stars
House Sitting • Jul 12, 2021

Sandy was phenomenal. I got an instant good vibe from her when we met for the meet-and-greet, which was reinforced as she asked insightful questions about each of our 5 pets. She not only beat me to everything I wanted to share about the furry family, but she even asked about some things I hadn't even considered. It was obvious that she has a wealth of experience caring for a variety of dog and cat personalities, and that she pays close attention to the details. We left our three dogs and two cats in her care while backpacking in the Pecos Wilderness for 3.5 days. It was a little unnerving working with a new person for the first time when we would be completely out of communication, but Sandy's interactions with everyone during the meet-and-greet and her responsiveness before we left were so positive, I was confident leaving everyone in her care. We returned home to 5 happy, well-fed critters. Sandy also left a note going over everyone's behavior while we were gone, making it clear that she spent quality time with them and cared enough to report back. With one dog a recent addition to our family, we left her with a lot of special instructions, such as feeding the dogs separately, keeping one dog away from the cats, different day/night routines for 2 dogs compared to the third, odd requests for a persnickety cat, and special care for one geriatric dog. She handled all the chaos swimmingly! I would 100% recommend Sandy to a friend, and will book her again when I need a dog/cat/house sitter.

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Lauren M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jul 11, 2021

Highly recommend Sandy – she watched both my pups for an extended period of time and we will happily rebook with her when needed. Sandy’s love of dogs is so clear and apparent. She kept our dogs fed, exercised, and loved. So glad we found her!

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Schedule

Having shared my home with more than 30 dogs of my own, I have fostered close more than 50, most recently senior, special needs, and medically fragile dogs. I also transport rescue dogs once a month from Texas to Utah. If you have dogs with special needs, medical issues, or healthy dogs, I'll take care of them with skill, patience, and love.

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Dogs over 1 year old
Sandra can host up to 6 drop-ins per day
There are a lot of things I'd like to know about your dog - fears, energy level, bad and good habits, health issues, risks such as fence-jumping or digging, triggers, and how they get along with your other pets. I also want to know the good stuff! What makes them happy, what motivates them, what silly things they do! Please also let me know what commands they know, if any.
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.