Tara M.
Tara M.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $18 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
All Pets Accepted!🦮🐈🦜🐇🐢🐠🐁🦎
Hi! I'm a lifetime animal lover and currently have six fids: a dog (Arlo), two cats (Auggie & Squeaky Cheese), two luv-buns (Emmie & Dutch), and a B&G Macaw (Corona, a.k.a. "Trouble"), though I have had many other kinds of pets in my life. I have been doing pet sitting full-time (24/7) since December of 2022 and take my job caring for your pet(s) very seriously. I am also heavily involved in many facets of wildlife rehab, spending most of my free time helping even more animals when not spending time with my own. I am reliable with a flexible schedule and am not intimidated by L/XL, overly-zealous or “difficult” pets (pulling, excitable, scared/nervous, mouthing, poor social skills, etc.), and my continued experience working with wildlife supports this.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
Since I have had many pets in my life, (many living very long, healthy lives: 10 dogs, 11 cats, five Luv-Buns, 10 birds of all sizes (S-XL), three turtles, two iguanas, two pet mice, many types of fish, and many, many fosters, including a pot-bellied pig) I can handle any type of pet you have. In addition, I have previous vet-tech experience. I wipe out bowls and give fresh water before leaving and make sure your house is in the same condition (or better) before I do. To ensure that I am able to take care of your pet(s) and home as well as you do, I will always ask for a detailed care sheet, regardless of how recently we had our meet & greet.
Ratings and reviews
Tara was great!
Tara is a great sitter and took good care of my kitty! My cat tends to be skittish but he came out to greet her!
As always Tara is reliable and a great pet sitter!
Tara is the best! We love that our boys love to see her!
She’s the best!
Simply the best!!!
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Schedule
My schedule allows me to be available most any time of the day, many times within a few hours of requests. Overnight stays are no problem so long as I have a clean place to sleep and can leave during the day to take care of others and my own.
- Cats0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsTara can host up to 8 drop-ins per day
- Please let me know your pet’s temperament, activity level, social interactions with people/other animals, and instructions on how to properly care for your pet(s): feeding and potty schedules, medications and any other information you think might be helpful and/or important. Again, I will always ask that you leave a detailed care sheet as well. I am also open to meeting first to see if we would be a good fit and go over any details. Please reach out if you have any questions. Thanks! **Please note that I am unable to do daytime-sittings for less than the hourly rate for drop-in visits. In addition, my service area is within 15mins of the Cedar Bluff Post Office: 9039 Cross Park Dr. Knoxville, TN 37923 Lastly, caring for plants and/or other animals (such as pocket pets) range from $5-$15, required care-depending, as this takes away from time spent with your pet(s) and may result in an extended visit.