Zachary S.
Zachary S.
Contact for Boarding
from $35 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Gentle Giant looking to walk dogs
I grew up with pets my whole life - ferrets, fish, cats, and primarily bigger dog breeds (cocker spaniels and Labradors). I'm the kind of person who will show up to a party and hang out with your dog instead of the people for 3 hours. It is a given that I love animals, and ever since I moved from my family after covid, I am not able to have a long-term pet in my living situation. I do sometimes take care of my neighbors cat, however I'd like to spend more time with dogs as they are my favorite.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Zachary always takes such great care of my girls. They are right at home away from home when they come to his house. He send wonderful updates and is very flexible when schedules run awry. I’m very happy with him as my girls sitter when I’m away and will always reach out to him first for future trips.
As we pulled up to Zach’s house, my pup knew exactly where we were, got all excited, and couldn’t get to the front door fast enough. Off to a good start! Zachary is very good at communicating how the pup is doing, sending photos each day, and following the pup’s personal instructions. I really like that he does only one family’s pets at a time. I also had an unexpected hiccup to my plans and Zachary handled it well. Would definitely recommend. Thanks Zach!
The setting Zachary provides was ideal for us, no other pets were present or booked at the same time allowing our dog to have individualized attention. Good communication throughout and was willing to work with last minute schedule change.
Excellent dog-sitter. I have 2 retired racing greyhounds, and the girls seemed love it- Especially the noce, gated backyard and lounging all over the place. Definitely a 5.5 star sitter that went above and beyond.
Zach was great! I really appreciate he receives one client per booking, that was helpful for my anxious dog. They loved being couch potatoes and going to the outside to play and hunt invisible animals. My dogs felt at home really fast! Also he was willing to learn a couple of commands in Spanish to communicate with my mexican dogs ❤️.
Zachary was wonderful with my girls! And very flexible with pick up and drop off times which was great! Thank you! Will definitely rebook
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Schedule
I work 40 hours a week, 7am - 3pm Monday through Friday. Your pet needs to be comfortable being alone for 8 hours. I've had issues with dogs not handling my schedule well and damaging property so I need to be clear on this. I also prefer a 2 day notice for boarding requests. You can still attempt to request if its last minute, I get it, life happens. I have taken one that was the day-of. But I cannot guarantee a confirmation on anything less than 2 days.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
I have a fenced in backyard and currently no other animals or people in my home. I can provide a safe and comfortable living space for a dog. I do not mind if they are on my furniture or if they want to sleep in my bed at night. Disclaimer: If I do not feel comfortable with a booking, I do reserve the right to deny a request for any reason.
A typical day
I can play both sides of the coin. Im down to either play fetch and tug of war, or just crash on the couch and pet'em for an hour straight. I like trying to read their body language and see what they're thinking. I can also take them for a few 15 minute walks daily as the neighborhood is quite nice.
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsover 101 lbsDogs over 1 year oldNo females in heatTakes only 1 client at a timeZachary can host up to 2 pets per night
- The main things I need to know ahead of time is if they are potty trained and if you would provide any toys/leash/etc. I live alone and have no pets, so there are no concerns with aggressive or territorial behavior. I just want to make sure they'll do their business in my backyard to avoid any carpet stains (I do have a shampooer, accidents happen) and if youll provide toys, as I dont have any. As for walks, I would be more than happy to as long as you provide their leash/harness.