Sheldin W.
Sheldin W.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $35 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Caring & Adaptable for your pet!
I grew up in a split family and over the last 20 years or so I've spent a lot of time playing, caring for and loving all kind of pets from horses, pigs, chickens, rabbits to dogs, cats, fish and guinea pigs! I'm familiar with working with puppies, dogs with anxiety and I enjoy helping owners to train their pups when spending time with them throughout the week by ensuring I use the same commands and techniques as they learn at home. The majority of my past long term clients are pups that prefer to keep their distance from other doggos or need a little extra time and care to build a trusting relationship, and this is what influences the higher rates that I have set. I truly believe in getting to know each pup and all their quirks, and working with them so they can get out and explore too. I like to run and always enjoy having a running buddy for some friendly competition or if your pup isn’t up for a run a good leisurely stroll around the neighborhood will do just fine. Unfortunately, my apartment is not fit for boarding, but I do offer sitting services that take place in your home and have found this is usually the best option for aging and anxious pup or large families with multiple pets!
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
I highly value treating your pet like one of my own, giving it the best care possible, which requires a meet and greet prior to initial bookings and allows for us to go over care expectations and general routines that are established with your pets. Additionally, I value each and every client’s privacy when it comes to the services I provide, only occupying necessary spaces when needed and ensuring I leave your space the same if not better than when I arrived. This is also something I like to discuss when conducting meet and greets, to ensure you feel comfortable all around when it pertains to any service provided. I do my best to send a ton of pictures, videos and updates daily to keep you in the know of what we are up to while you’re away and for some of those longer stays I try to keep them fun and goofy. I currently don’t offer boarding services due to apartment restrictions.
Ratings and reviews
Thank you for covering my last minute booking!
She’s excellent and the pets love her! She’s great about updating and sending pics of them!
Everyone would be lucky to have Shel as their pet sitter. We know our pets are well cared for and enriched mentally and physically while we are away. She sends daily updates and shares funny/cute events that happen while we are away. Honestly she goes above and beyond and we have full faith in her watching our pets. We will continue to book her for our travels in the future.
Shel helped us out with a last minute drop in due to our work schedule. She, as always, was wonderful with Pickles and her accommodating us last minute was fantastic.
We are so thankful for Shel. Our girl Pickles is very timid and anxious with meeting new people and Shel handled her with patience and unbelievable care. She was kind and did extra meet and greets prior to our trip to make sure Pickles was comfortable with her. While we were gone we received many updates and she continued our training program. Our home and pets were well cared for and everyone would be so lucky to have Shel watch their fur children.
Sheldin took great care of our two elderly dogs and provided daily updates and pictures that helped us feel at ease while we were away.
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Schedule
I am a non federal employee but work for federal grant funded non profit, so I am looking to take on a few clients to supplement my income. I am new to Saint Louis as of April this year and primarily work from home most days with some travel required for in person partner meetings and events, but I generally get to set my schedule which provides a lot of flexibility to work around you and your pets needs. Previously lived and worked for a few long term clients in Chicago and Ann Arbor, which is where most of my prior client reviews are from. Now that I am settled into my home here in Saint louis I am looking to take on a few clients.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsSheldin can host up to 3 drop-ins per day
- No breed preferences, but it’s always important for me to know your dogs behavior around other animals, children, and how they react to being in new places. I prefer to keep pets feeling safe and comfortable, but this requires open communication with me about your pet. If your pet has a fear of other dogs and exhibits reactive behaviors, it will not prevent me from helping you, but knowing all information about your pets helps to keep your pets and other pets safe and happy.