Zapporah M.
Zapporah M.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Animal lover & confident caretaker
I have been training dogs since I was a little girl, teaching our family pet new tricks. I've since trained 4 puppies into good citizens and co-trained 2 large breed dogs, one of whom is a reactive rescue. I am very confident with dogs and know how to work through difficulties. Since I have one reactive dog in my home, I am cautious and take safety very seriously. I have professional experience caring for dogs and cats in a kennel environment. I worked at a veterinary clinic as an assistant and kennel attendant for 3 years. I am CPR and first aid certified. I also have extensive experience with horses which keeps my first aid skills sharp! I love all animals and will treat your friend as if they were my own. I am very detail oriented so I love to have lists and detailed instructions that I will follow to the letter while you're away. In my spare time, I volunteer at a cat shelter and foster difficult cases. I'm extremely attentive to animals well-being. For in-home boarding, I have space for 1 additional dog at a time. We have 2 separate yards, but one is reserved for my reactive dog to keep her and our other animals safe and happy. Our other 3 dogs are friendly but high energy. They are able to take turns with your dog being outside or play together if your dog likes to do so. Please feel free to ask me any questions and voice any concerns!
Cat care experience
Zapporah also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
Thanks for taking care of my dog and cats! I know they are a handful.
Zapporah was great with our dogs! She followed our instructions well and our boys were excited to see her!
Zapporah was such a great Rover! Communicative, kind, and thoughtful. I can tell she even bathed my dog before I picked up! I was completely satisfied and will absolutely book again.
Zapporah came in twice a day to feed and play with my 2 cats for a little over 2 weeks while I was away in Europe, and I cannot be happier! She really put my nervous cats at ease (in fact, one of them hides from everyone, but he came out for her within a few days). She took very good care of my kitties, played with them, maintained the litter box and was very communicative. I felt a lot more comfortable being so far away for so long with them in her care and I will absolutely work with her again in the future.
Thank you so much Zapporah for staying with our fur babies! They were happy to see us but you did an awesome job of taking care of them. Next time we need a sitter, definitely reaching out to you!
She took great care of our dogs while we were on vacation. One of our dogs needed slight medical care and she was very willing to give our dog the bit of extra attention. So grateful we found her, we were able to enjoy our vacation and our dogs enjoyed their own vacation as well (:
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Schedule
I am currently trying my hand at freelance graphic design and content creation, so I work from home and have a very flexible schedule. The only commitment I have is barn cleaning Monday-Wednesday for 3 hours each day.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
In your home, I will follow all instructions to the letter and ensure your animals and home are kept safe, happy, and in order. At my home, I have 2 separate yards and multiple kennels available if needed. My own dogs sleep and take breaks from the elements in their kennels, but are otherwise outside barking at squirrels! Depending on your dogs temperament and play style, they can either take turns with my dogs in one of the yards or rough house along with them. While my dogs are large, they have proven themselves to know their own strength. They played very well with a Chihuahua we were fostering for a few weeks.
Pets
A typical day
I especially like to use toys to play with and exercise dogs. My own dogs get more out of fetch and tug than they do with walks. But of course, they also enjoy all the smells of our quiet neighborhood and getting out of the house with me on walks. I'm also familiar with a number of dog parks in the area if that's something your dog is accustomed to.