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Zachary P.

5.0 out of 5 stars
59 repeat clients
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Zachary P.

5.0 out of 5 stars
59 repeat clients

Contact for Drop-In Visits

from $23 per visit

Highlights

Zachary has Star Sitter status!
Enhanced background check
20 years of experience
Can administer medication
Special needs experience
Senior dog experience

Pet care experience

*On vacation till Aug 24th

*** Hi! I'm Zac. I am pausing any new clients through at least May. I’m leaving my profile up for any friends, family, acquaintances, neighbors, and past clients to still be able to message and book with me. 🤠*** I'm the best you can get on Rover for those lucky enough to live close. I'm consistent, patient, communicative, and professional. I have lifelong personal, professional, and volunteer experience with all kinds of dogs and cats from pups to senior. My specialty is with hesitant dogs ( & sometimes cats) that take a bit of patience, confidence, and consistency. I'm quiet with you but I'm fluent in dog and conversant in cat. My job is your pup's health and happiness as well as your peace of mind. Roughly in that order. I know my role and I do my best to give real walks. Currently the range is 1.1-1.4 miles each walk, depending on the dog and circumstance. Some weeks that means I'm walking 10+ miles a day and I'm fine with that. Shy or apprehensive animals usually take about 3 visits before comfortable. ****I never miss an appointment. Please let me know if/when requested time(s) are inflexible. I always try to go at listed appointment times and will generally arrive ~ +-30minutes of the appointment time. Some days I get backed up longer to 1.5hrs, especially around noon and evenings. This is me 🥺 begging people to use cages less. Its a temporary solution and ALL dogs are house trainable without exception. I see quite a few pups and cats everyday and I don't use my phone when my attention should be on the pets. For that reason I get backed up on text messages so please just give me time. Professionally my background is as a biomechanics engineer and I'm making a career transition into data engineering. Also releasing my own stable diffusion based upscaler/enchancer app shortly.

Qualifications

59 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in under half an hour
100% bookings with photo updates
Sends updates with Rover Cards
20 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration

Pets

Safety, trust & environment

Owner of a Portuguese Water Dog Kodi. I've trained him to be leashless in most circumstances. I believe in positive-reinforcement, tone-oriented communication, and consistency for passive training.

Ratings and reviews

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157 ratings
Cedelia O.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • May 31, 2026

He did a great job caring for Possum the cat! He brought a fishing pole toy, played, made sure that he got snuggles, brushed him, and cleaned the litter box. He also sent good pictures on Possum’s daily report card. He was easy to schedule with as well.

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Der B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • May 26, 2026

Zachary was great! The visit turned out to be a drop-in visit where he and my girl Bella met for the first time. Zachary was caring enough to commit to giving Bella more time to get to know him.and he was concerned and expressed his desire and willingness to help me without me having to ask or convince him to give us more meet and greet time. You are a God send and I’m so glad you are willing to try to help help us. Thank you.

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Barbra B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dog Walking • Mar 08, 2026

Had a change in plans because Bealey had an injury to her front leg. He was very flexible and caring. Recommend him and will reach out in the future.

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Eric S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Feb 08, 2026

Thanks again!

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Alejandra C.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop-In Visits • Jan 03, 2026

Zachary always takes such good care of our cats that we can have peace of mind on long trips!

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Olivia B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dog Walking • Jan 03, 2026

Zachary was a great walker for our lab, I was nervous since we didn’t do a pre-meet, but of course my dog will go with just about anyone let’s be honest lol. Zachary was great to work with and sent great updates and was responsive when needed. Would definitely book again!

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Schedule

Available 8am-6:30pm weekdays and weekends. I can do earlier or later for extenuating circumstance like insulin injections. I see anywhere from 5-12 walks/visits a day every day of the week. Rain, shine, or snow I'll still go out.

Cats
0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Zachary can host up to 8 drop-ins per day
Let me know if you need a meet and greet to make sure I'm right for you and your creatures. If you don't ask for one I'll assume your pups are fine with new walkers and will act accordingly.
Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.