Sarah M.
Altoona, PA
The Goth Animal Enthusiast
Pet care experience
I've taken care of cats (and a few dogs) from feeding to giving them water, to playing with them and taking turns cleaning the litter boxes since I started living with my dad when I was about 13. When my aunt would go off on visits, I was the one she got to sit for her dog. He was on the older side and needed to take meds and stuff.
About Sarah M.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
As we have four cats, two of which we know of who aren't fond of other pets, I'm exclusively a pet sitter in other homes. My aunt always provided written instructions for me for her dog (because I'm a little slow processing things sometimes) when I would pet sit that I could come back to and read over again and that's the easiest way for me to follow through.
Information Sarah M. would like to know about your pet
To me, the most important things are how friendly a dog is, how big, and how energetic they are. If it's a large or giant dog, I need to know if it's well behaved on a leash because I'm a small person and a dog on the larger side would easily overwhelm me. Those will let me know if I can handle the dog or not. In addition, any specific instructions to care for them, such as what to feed them, how to feed them, etc. I do best when instructions are written on paper or sent over text because that lets me go back over them if I need to since my memory isn't always the best.
A typical day
I'm someone who usually just goes with the flow, but I'm always more than happy to take a dog to a park to run around or otherwise stimulate them by playing with them with toys. My favourite place to just go out and about to is a park near where I used to live because it's big and just feels freeing to be at.
Services
Sarah can watch in your home
Availability
I don't have an actual job yet and am looking to get started with something I find comfortable, like working with animals. I'm always available and very flexible.
About Sarah M.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
As we have four cats, two of which we know of who aren't fond of other pets, I'm exclusively a pet sitter in other homes. My aunt always provided written instructions for me for her dog (because I'm a little slow processing things sometimes) when I would pet sit that I could come back to and read over again and that's the easiest way for me to follow through.
Information Sarah M. would like to know about your pet
To me, the most important things are how friendly a dog is, how big, and how energetic they are. If it's a large or giant dog, I need to know if it's well behaved on a leash because I'm a small person and a dog on the larger side would easily overwhelm me. Those will let me know if I can handle the dog or not. In addition, any specific instructions to care for them, such as what to feed them, how to feed them, etc. I do best when instructions are written on paper or sent over text because that lets me go back over them if I need to since my memory isn't always the best.
A typical day
I'm someone who usually just goes with the flow, but I'm always more than happy to take a dog to a park to run around or otherwise stimulate them by playing with them with toys. My favourite place to just go out and about to is a park near where I used to live because it's big and just feels freeing to be at.
Location
Altoona, PA
Pets
Sarah M.
Altoona, PA