Stephen D.
Champaign, IL
Veterinarian, Loving Pet Dad
Pet care experience
Currently I am 4th-year veterinarian student at UIUC, about to formally graduate in 2 months and be a fully practicing vet! :) Previously, I have been an animal technician at many different vet clinics in the SF Bay Area, California for nearly 15 years. I have worked for over 6 years at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine previously as a technician as well. My ultimate career goal has always been to become a vet for as long as I can remember! As you might guess, I love animals of all kinds, especially our friendly, furry, pets. It is the love I have for dogs and cats that led me to pursue a career as a vet, and also why I spend free hours also volunteering at local animal shelters to help spend time with the animals that don't have a family yet. In the meantime, I am opening my services as a loving, gentle, kind, new vet to watch, play with, and walk your pets. I have a lot of technical knowledge with animals and am a great resource for your pets that need extra care or simply skilled handling. My girlfriend Alice also works from home so your pets will never be alone when they stay with us, and my dog, Skrillah, is as friendly as he is adorable (in fact, he is licensed to be a therapy/support animal). If you want your fur-baby to be in loving, comfortable, and knowledgeable temporary care, we are the pet-loving family for you! PS. My girlfriend is also a 5-star Rover sitter, if you want to vet our combined profiles and the satisfaction we have had from everyone we have worked with! https://www.rover.com/sit/aliceh43195
Reviews
Highly recommend Stephen and Alice. They were flexible with drop-off and pick-up times. Handled our dogs with no problems with the dogs different needs. I appreciated the daily pictures/movies of the dogs and updates.
Stephen and Alice were amazing with Monkey girl. We definitely recommend them as pet sitters. They treated Monkey like their own.
Stephen and Alice were great with Loki. Loki was well cared for and he had fun with their dog. They sent us updates and pictures. We would highly recommend them.
Our puppers was very happy and chill upon our return, which is always a good sign of the care he received! Stephen was reliable and sent us daily photos. We would recommend and request him again!
About Stephen D.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We will work with you and your pet depending on what they need, whether it is specific health or behavior care! We always use a leash outside and will require you provide one!
Home
Information Stephen D. would like to know about your pet
Please let us know if they are house-trained or not. We also like to know if they have severe separation anxiety or any other situations that apply!
A typical day
Plenty of dog parks near where I live, along with a giant stretch of green grass that dogs just LOVE playing in. We cuddle on the couch a lot too!
Services
Stephen can host
Stephen can watch in your home
Availability
Someone is always home, whether it is me or my gf! As a student, I do spend weekdays at school but I am home otherwise and always home on the weekends too.
About Stephen D.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We will work with you and your pet depending on what they need, whether it is specific health or behavior care! We always use a leash outside and will require you provide one!
Home
Information Stephen D. would like to know about your pet
Please let us know if they are house-trained or not. We also like to know if they have severe separation anxiety or any other situations that apply!
A typical day
Plenty of dog parks near where I live, along with a giant stretch of green grass that dogs just LOVE playing in. We cuddle on the couch a lot too!
Location
Champaign, IL
Pets
Stephen D.
Champaign, IL