Sara R.
Sara R.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $22 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Expert in Speaking Dog 🐶
I’m a veterinary technician with emergency and critical care experience, and an Equissage-certified canine massage therapist. I notice things most pet sitters don’t. I understand that boarding can disrupt a dog’s nervous system. Some dogs do better at home while you’re away, and my massage therapy background means I have techniques that genuinely help calm and settle an anxious or overstimulated dog in their own environment. During drop-in visits and walks, I’m assessing your dog the whole time. Gait, energy, behavior, subtle signs that something’s off. You’ll hear about it either way. I’m experienced with medically complex dogs, seniors, and anxious dogs, and equally comfortable with your healthy, bouncy lab who just needs a solid walk. Cats are absolutely welcome. Cat owners, I see you. Your cat has a whole life, a whole routine, and very strong opinions. I get it. Fill me in on the Royal Treatment and I’ll do my best to make sure it happens. I also have canine hospice care experience. If your pet needs extra care or if you need respite, I am available to help. I look forward to meeting you and your animal friend(s) soon. 🐾
Cat care experience
Sara also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
I’m a veterinary technician with emergency and critical care experience. I know how to recognize when something is wrong and what to do about it. All dogs are kept leashed on walks unless we are in a securely fenced area. If your dog jumps fences, we do not go off leash outside. I do not combine your dog with unfamiliar dogs without prior owner approval. I come to you. Drop-in visits and walks take place in your home and neighborhood, which means your dog stays in a familiar environment with their own smells, sounds, and routine intact. I treat every client’s home with respect and leave it exactly as I found it. For drop-in visits that occur at dark or during nighttime hours, I may occasionally have another person with me. This is for my own safety.
Ratings and reviews
Sara was truly amazing! Great at communicating and sending updates. Didn’t have any issues and will definitely rebook again!
Took great care of our two big dogs! Sent pictures and updates about how they were doing. She stayed for a long weekend at our house and everything was perfect! Highly recommend! Dogs loved her!
We love her! Our babies love her! She was so good with them. Sent us updates and pup pictures and we loved it. She was there for us when we had a crisis develop on our same trip and someone backed out on us. Thankful for Sara!
Hello sarah this is the first chance I have had to sit down and write a little note. I wanted to make sure that we were all on the same page and that everything went OK I know the kids missed us, but I know that you took very good care of them. I don’t have anything definitive but sometime around the first part of October bill is gonna have to have surgery up at Mayo so we’d probably be gone maybe 2 to 3 days if you’re interested in when I find something more definitive on date wise, I’ll be certain to let you know if you care to come back that is hope all is well and I thank you for all your hard work
Sara was wonderful with our pets! The pictures were a nice touch and comforting to know they were well taken care of!
Sara did a wonderful job house sitting and caring for our cat and two German shepherds! She communicated well, sent pictures daily, and the crew were all happy and healthy throughout.
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Schedule
I offer drop-in visits and dog walks seven days a week. Visits are typically 30 minutes. I send updates with photos at every visit so you know exactly how things are going.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsSara can host up to 4 drop-ins per day
- I am comfortable with all breeds. I prefer to know if your dog is food or animal aggressive, if he or she is fearful of anything in particular, and any allergies or medications that may be needed. Please also let me know if your pet likes to try to escape or jump over fences.