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Hi! My name is Shaakir, I am a professional dog trainer and been caring for dogs and cats the last 15 years. Been with Rover since 2020 and absolutely love it! Met a lot of cool people and dogs over the last several years here, my goal here is to offer exceptional service for you and become a friend and reliable, cost effective sitter for you long time! Additionally, I would love for my home to be considered your pets second home! I am right in the Brentwood / west la area, I have a lot of experience with all breeds, shapes, sizes and ages. I live in a smoke free home, it is kept very clean with air purifiers and weekly cleanings. Below is a 10 question FAQ list that I typically get, feel free to message me with any other questions, thank you reading and hope to see you soon! :-) 1.) what is your overall experience with dogs in brief? I can confidently say I’ve devoted a lot of my life around dogs from owning, training, and caring from them — I’ve worked closely with a lot of rescues, shelters, and non profits for dogs from high school all the way to college undergrad. My familiarity has expanded as well with all types of breeds, ages, sizes, and energy levels — I’ve probably trained and watched over 500+ dogs and counting since 2020, so you can book with confidence as I am someone who can cultivate a great experience for you and your pet :) 2.) will I provide videos/photos/updates during the stay? yes, pictures, videos, and daily updates will always be sent everyday, also their steps taken, just for transparency to let you know how active they have been. Some would like daily updates and some every few days, either or I’m happy to always provide photos and videos just to ensure their owner they’re in great hands and is having a good time with me. I typically do 4 updates: morning afternoon and night so you can get a scope of how they are doing throughout the whole day 3.) how many times can I take them outside for walks / potty breaks? you can expect up to 10,000+ steps a day (if needed) some dogs I understand don’t require much walking and are fine with fewer walks, but for high energy dogs I can accommodate those needs pretty easily — for older / senior dogs that don’t require that much walking, that’s where I taper it down, for dogs active and high energy, up to 10,000 a day or 5 ish miles will be achieved just to keep them active and moving! 4.) do I offer discounts / lower pricing on longer stays? - yes, I understand the app fees, sales tax, holiday fees can be a lot of extra money so id love to offer a discount especially for longer stays to help out, I am willing to accommodate and work with budgets, the quality of care will be the same and you’ll save a couple bucks as well. I typically would offer this if the stay is at least 1 week or longer as the fees and sales tax gets a little higher around that time duration 5.) do you do meet and greets? Do you charge for it? - I do meet and greets and do NOT charge, I just humbly ask that the meet and greet are with intentions on booking, as they can take up a lot of time, other rover sitters charge because of that reason, but I don’t charge for meet and greets. However, if there is more candidates you’re interviewing for the booking, I would love to know for transparency 6.) can you pick my dog up or drop them off? Can you drop them off to any special appointments? I’m not always able too, but feel free to request it and I’ll do my best to try to accommodate that for no extra charge or fee, typically it would be 1-5 miles radius. And yes I understand your schedule can be busy while your out of town or away from your dog, if they have a grooming example or vet visit scheduled I am more than happy to take them there and pick them up 7.) can I request special needs for my pet? - yes, I am pretty understanding for special situations at no extra cost, where I can help out with certain things. For example, If you need a extra day because your flight is delayed or got back home late, you can always request it at no extra charge, I am pretty flexible, or if they need to be dropped off to get grooming, etc, stuff like that I am usually pretty flexible and can help! 8.) do you watch multiple dogs at once? Yes and no, I do only if the profile states the dog gets along with others, had their vaccinations, is typically if they are fixed (female and male) usually if I can check those 3 boxes off the dogs always have a great time together. I never had any problem with watching multiple dogs and I think it’s because of that checklist, to mitigate any issues and to insure they get the proper care I only take on 4 max at a time. If there are no scheduled dogs at the time you can request your dog be alone as well and I will block out those days for him or her 9.) what separates you from other sitters? I work closely with dog brands and often can send you home with free gifts like grooming supplies and supplements and treats, you’ll mostly get a framed photo as I love capturing your pups happy moments on film! 10.) what can I expect the internal or external environment to be like? Internally, or inside the home, you can expect a very clean, safe, and cozy environment — I have weekly cleaners come and deep clean my apartment and inside I have heaters for colder days and air conditioning for hotter days. I also have air purifiers (air doctor) and fans (Dyson) to keep the air quality clean for them. Externally or outside the apartment the area is really dog friendly with stoner park, Brentwood park, Landmark Park, and many others in the area I can take them to. They will have a safe and fun time when we are inside or outside! These are typically the questions I get, if there’s anything else I can answer feel free to message me :) even if it’s general questions about booking on rover and how the app works, I am happy to chat, thanks for reading! below are some pre-installed questions I had to answer when setting up my profile, it’ll give you more insights and info as well. Thanks again! And hope to meet you soon!