While we technically work for people (you), your animals are who we consider to be our 'clients'. Like any client who employs a business or service, we know our animals depend on us. In order to provide them with outstanding service we are committed to clear communication (with all parties), showing up in a timely fashion (within a fifteen-minute window of our scheduled time), meeting their needs (however detailed or diverse), and generally just delivering on what we promise - respect, fun, and unlimited affection.
It's a level of care unsurpassed by most pet care providers.
Compassionate and individualized care... just like you might give 'em.
“Colleen and Rose have become the only people I trust to take care of my two elderly dogs. They treat them like family and since they came along, my animals have been happier, less needy, and just generally better behaved. Rose and Colleen give them all of the love I can’t due to my workweek.””
We are fully insured for care in our home or yours!
ROSE CICCARELLI
I am pretty sure the moment I began loving animals had something to do with the family bull -- a large and somewhat awkward beast that sprinted right up to my mother’s pregnant belly, stopping inches from her navel in a gesture to say hello. I was in her womb then, but I swear I heard him. The story goes - I was imprinted early, later growing up with an array of pets and spending portions of my youth working on a family friend’s Border Collie Ranch. The first time I got paid to petsit was high school. I bought slap bracelets with the cash back then. Since then, I have put myself through school petsitting and finally decided to make it an actual career. The decision to go full time came when Colleen and I were thinking about care for our own cat and dog when we were going to go away. Our animals are used to being well loved and we were determined to keep that up in our absence. It proved hard to find someone we could depend on. Over my life I have loved and cared for animals of kinds, sizes, and ages (lizards, horses, pups, cats, sheep, rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs). Heaven is me, a dog, and some woods. That said, a solid cuddle session with any furry friend is a close second.
COLLEEN TETI
As long as I can remember I have had an affinity towards animals. Growing up I always had a minimum of 2 cats and 2 dogs living in my house at any given time. I used to call my mom St. Francis, symbolic of the ways animals were drawn to her. Animals felt safe with my mom and when I was five she explicitly taught me how to read their body language. She taught me all about what it means to love and care for animals. That very same year I got my first pet sitting gig -- a fish named Goldie Hawn. Since Goldie, I have pet sat dogs, cats, fish, birds, lizards, snakes, frogs, goats, horses, chickens, and various domesticated species from months old through their elder years. Although I care for pets across the lifespan, I have cultivated a special affinity for older animals. I see and understand their needs in a particular way. I even considered doing hospice work for dying pets.