Sonja B.
Central, WA
Travel with peace and reassurance!
Pet care experience
I’ve had cats and dogs all my life. I love them madly. I’ve fostered about 80 dogs over the last few years of different sizes, ages, and temperaments, and personally own a chihuahua and a pitbull, a few others in between and two cats. I also love to travel and know how stressful it can be to leave my pets behind, and want to provide you and your pets with the best possible care so you can travel without worry.
Reviews
Sonja is imminently likable! She’s responsive, attentive, and caring. I knew my pup was in great hands when she walked in the front door and immediately sat on the floor to greet him. Sonja is walking my pup in the early afternoon four days a week right now and I couldn’t be happier with the great fit.
Sonja is an actual saint. She was the foster mom to my very mischievous rescue, Cannoli. When I say mischievous, I am talking about barking, nowhere near house trained and will jump on the table and steal food right off your plate. I later realized there is no one I could pay enough to dog sit for me. Sonja, her husband and son all cared so much for Cannoli. I knew that not only would she take good care of her, she would also love to have her around, If Sonja can willingly accept Cannoli into her house, any other dog is a breeze. I cannot say enough good things about Sonja.
Sonja is amazing! She was my dog’s foster mom and now she is the only person I trust to take care of Chepi when I’m out of town. She has taken care of so many dogs of all sizes and temperaments that she really understands them - behavior and health. She is still my go to when I have a crazy dog mom question. As a sitter, Sonja is very communicative, sends updates and photos, and is all around the best dog caretaker you could hope for.
I highly recommend Sonja to take care of pets of all kinds! She is a huge animal lover, and it shows. She took amazing care of my two little dogs for an extended period of time. They were happy and healthy, my wishes were always honored, and years later they still love Sonja so much. She is kind, gentle, and endlessly patient with animals. I also know her to be a phenomenal doggie foster mom. I would unconditionally trust her with any of my babies - whether four-legged or two-legged! You won't find better care for your animals than she provides.
About Sonja B.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I will take care of your pets and home as I would for my own (and sometimes better). I’m very much a “better safe than sorry” person, so I’m cautious and try to anticipate what can go wrong, and prevent that. I’ll ask questions when I need to, and follow your rules, requests and routines as closely as I possibly can, and explain if and why I can’t.
Information Sonja B. would like to know about your pet
Please give me all the info you can to help me support your pets and you. Strange fears, behaviors you’re trying to improve or prefer to discourage, potential triggers for reactivity, command words you use, etc… are all things I’d like to know about! Also, what brings your pet extra joy? Favorite toys, games, and treats are all great information. Anything you can tell me, I’d love to hear about it.
A typical day
I will do my best to cater to your pet’s needs and follow the routines you generally keep. I won’t support bad habits or encourage undesirable behaviors.
Services
Sonja can watch in your home
Availability
I am a stay at home mom of two boys who are 13 & 15, leaving me with more free time than when they were little, but not quite enough time for a full-time job.
About Sonja B.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
I will take care of your pets and home as I would for my own (and sometimes better). I’m very much a “better safe than sorry” person, so I’m cautious and try to anticipate what can go wrong, and prevent that. I’ll ask questions when I need to, and follow your rules, requests and routines as closely as I possibly can, and explain if and why I can’t.
Information Sonja B. would like to know about your pet
Please give me all the info you can to help me support your pets and you. Strange fears, behaviors you’re trying to improve or prefer to discourage, potential triggers for reactivity, command words you use, etc… are all things I’d like to know about! Also, what brings your pet extra joy? Favorite toys, games, and treats are all great information. Anything you can tell me, I’d love to hear about it.
A typical day
I will do my best to cater to your pet’s needs and follow the routines you generally keep. I won’t support bad habits or encourage undesirable behaviors.
Location
Tacoma, WA
Pets
Sonja B.
Central, WA