Sofi’s Petsitting
Welcome to Sofi's Petsitting, serving Merced CA and nearby cities!
With over 12 yrs of professional experience in the buisness I am more than happy to watch your dog in my home for $30 a night.
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Experience
-12 years experience running a non profit dog rescue facility in Monterrey Mexico
-12 years experience running a successful dog boarding program
-4 years experience in wild animal care at Amazon Shelter (wildlife rescue in Peru)
-1 year of foster experience with New Beginnings for Animals Rescue in Merced
-1 year (and counting) experience working at the Merced Zoo that takes in rescued wildlife
-Bachelors degree in biology from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA
Services
-Dog Boarding in my home.
Hours of Operation
-Dog Boarding: Drop off: 7am-9am, Pick up: 5pm-9pm
If you need to pick up or drop off earlier or later please note that in a message.
-Day Care: Drop off: 7am-9am, Pick up: 5pm-7pm.
Clients
-I welcome dogs over 1 year old, all sizes, houseborken pups, neutered males and unspayed females (not in heat).
Training
-I believe in positive reinforcement. I do not believe the dominance theory in training and the tools that can be used with that (prong collar, shock collar, choke collar) and will not walk a dog wearing these. I will remove shock collars in my home. So please send your pup with an alternate collar or harness if needed.
My Home
-I believe that dogs are family members, so everyone spends the day and night indoors. -When I am home we all go out into the large fully fenced yard.
-All dogs are allowed on bed, couch, etc.
-Dogs are not left unsupervised in yard.
Safety
-All dogs are walked with fitted collars to prevent escaping (preferably harnesses if I have extras) I like using Easy Walk Harnesses or Martingale Collars
-All Rover dogs will get an extra tag on their collar upon arriving with my numbers, for emergency situations.
-Any emergencies will be reported to owner and Rover and will be taken to nearest vet or preferred vet if necessary.
-Dogs are left separate from my dogs and boarders from other homes while I am out of the home.
-All dogs have a separate and safe space for meals.
-Toys and treats are given under supervision.
-I allow my dogs and rover dogs to socialize and play only under direct supervision.
My Pets
-I have three rescues at home.
-All three are fixed, up to date on shots, and take bravecto (for fleas and tics) every 3 months.
-Billy is a male terrier mix, 30 lbs. Billy is very calm, intelligent, social dog.
-Kora is a female beagle mix, 35 lbs. Kora is very friendly, social and special needs. She has glaucoma, for which she gets daily eye drops and cannot see out of one eye.
-Chiquitina is a female cattle dog mix, 45 lbs. Chiqui is intelligent, active, fun.
-All of my dogs are use to having at least 4 rover guests in the house and are very use to the interactions and comings and goings.
-All are very adept with body language and clear signaling with other dogs.
-All are considered senior dogs.
Your pup
-Care instructions will be followed without any deviations. You know what is best for your dog and I will honor that.
-Your pup will get daily exercise in the yard and on a afternoon walk.
-I will do everything I can to make your pup feel at home.
-You will receive daily updates and photos.
