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Summer D.

College Area, CA

5.0 out of 5 stars
•2 reviews
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College Student who loves all dogs!

Pet care experience

*AVAILABLE FOR WEEKLY DROP IN VISITS/WALKS AT A DISCOUNTED RATE! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WORK FULL TIME AND YOUR PUP NEEDS EXERCISE WHILE THEY ARE HOME ALONE ALL DAY, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR A QUOTE!* :-) Not only have I had plenty of experience growing up in a dog friendly household, where we raised 4 dogs throughout my first 18 years. 3 of them I played a major role in raising, starting when I was 13 years old. After rescuing a 4 week old puppy, my vet advised me to keep him, although he warned me of how taking care of a puppy that young is similar to caring for an infant child. After weeks of bottle feeding him milk substitute and 24/7 supervision, I finally found out he was a Labrador Great Dane mix. Now at a year and a half old, Romo is about 90 pounds, the biggest of his small siblings and surpassing who was the largest dog in the family for the past 2 years, his 3 year old sister Ophelia, the pit bull mix. I have experience exercising and taking care on my own of one medium sized dog, Ophelia, and one large young puppy, in addition to walking and helping care for my families other 3 pets. I also have experience with senior dogs, my mothers dog I have cared for many times while she's out of town is 13 years old. She has Cushings disease, and needs extra care a lot of the time. After raising 2 puppies on my own from a young age, I myself have become an overprotective precautionary doggy mother. I even applied to Rover after using their services for myself with Romo when he was too little to be left alone for more than a few hours. I can will care for your dog as I would want my own two pups cared for. I won't let your dog eat whatever he finds on the ground without even giving it a second thought, because I wouldn't let my dogs do so. That is just one example of the many ways I will treat your dog as if I treat my own.

Reviews

Jimmy R.
Drop-In Visits • maj 22, 2017
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This was my first time booking Summer to watch my two dogs. They loved her and Summer kept me in the loop on all of her visits and included pics! I will definitely re-book Summer anytime I am traveling and need my dogs taken care of. Thanks Summer!

Mike M.
House Sitting • maj 21, 2017
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Summer did a great job taking care of our dogs. On time and attentive. We will use her again! Highly recommend.

About Summer D.

Communication

1 repeat pet parents
60% response rate
Usually responds in under 12 hours
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

5 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Information Summer D. would like to know about your pet

I would like to know the dogs energy levels, so I can plan accordingly by giving longer walks, or shorter walks, runs, etc. I would also like to know the dogs personality, are they super friendly with sitters typically or do they act more like loners who don't care as much for company. Also I need to know if your dog is friendly with other dogs or not, so I am aware of other dogs approaching him or if they would need to avoid dog parks and such. I have experience with dogs who aren't necessarily friendly with other dogs they do not know. I like to know this because it helps me know what to expect during over night stays when I will be with them for long periods of time, and what I need to be aware of when walking around in public with your pup who may need me to be extra cautious.

A typical day

I try to think of different ways to incorporate exercise with ways to let the energy out of the animals I care for. I enjoy exercising so going on a mile or so run with your dog that has high energy levels would be perfect for me. But also, just a nice brisk walk around the neighborhood works for me as well. I can even just come play fetch in the backyard with them to let some of that energy out for the more sedentary pups. Any local dog parks near you, I would enjoy bringing them to if they like to play with other dogs.

Services

House Sitting
in your home
AWAY
Drop-In Visits
visits in your home
AWAY
Dog Walking
in your neighborhood
AWAY

Summer can watch in your home

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs

About Summer D.

Communication

1 repeat pet parents
60% response rate
Usually responds in under 12 hours
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards

Skills

5 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
Senior dog experience
Special needs dog experience
Can provide daily exercise

Information Summer D. would like to know about your pet

I would like to know the dogs energy levels, so I can plan accordingly by giving longer walks, or shorter walks, runs, etc. I would also like to know the dogs personality, are they super friendly with sitters typically or do they act more like loners who don't care as much for company. Also I need to know if your dog is friendly with other dogs or not, so I am aware of other dogs approaching him or if they would need to avoid dog parks and such. I have experience with dogs who aren't necessarily friendly with other dogs they do not know. I like to know this because it helps me know what to expect during over night stays when I will be with them for long periods of time, and what I need to be aware of when walking around in public with your pup who may need me to be extra cautious.

A typical day

I try to think of different ways to incorporate exercise with ways to let the energy out of the animals I care for. I enjoy exercising so going on a mile or so run with your dog that has high energy levels would be perfect for me. But also, just a nice brisk walk around the neighborhood works for me as well. I can even just come play fetch in the backyard with them to let some of that energy out for the more sedentary pups. Any local dog parks near you, I would enjoy bringing them to if they like to play with other dogs.

Location

san diego, CA

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Summer D.

College Area, CA

5.0 out of 5 stars
•2 reviews