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 Pet Sitter Profiles

PictureSarah Dyar, KPA CTP
Name:  Sarah Dyar, KPA CTP
Areas Served: Arroyo Grande, Oceano, Grover Beach, and Nipomo.
In Business Since:  2005   
Location: Nipomo

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Experience and Qualifications: Sarah Dyar has a professional background  in Retail Pet Supply Management and Bank Operations. While working in pet retail she worked with many interesting animals including birds, fish, rodents, herptiles, reptiles, and other exotic pets. She contributed material for the pet supply industry publication, Pet Age Magazine in 2000. Sarah has trained and shown toy breed dogs in the obedience, showmanship, and conformation rings. She has had an affinity for dog training since childhood. She became determined to study humane dog training and behavior modification methods and share them with the public after witnessing trauma suffered by one of her dog clients at the hands of an undisclosed training company. Sarah enrolled in the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior and received the B.F. Skinner Memorial Scholarship. She earned the Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) designation this year after passing rigorous testing. Sarah's dog training education has helped her better understand her clients and be a more effective and compassionate pet sitter. 


 Sarah is a member of Pet Sitters Associates, Central Coast Professional Pet Sitters Network, and is a graduate of the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior.

E mail:
AllSpeciesPetCare@gmail.com
Phone: 805-440-1218

Additional Info:  Sarah offers a complete menu of services to Central Coast pet owners. Some of the services offered include: vacation pet sitting, hotel/RV pet sitting, dog walking, pet waste removal, pet supply consultation and recommendation, and dog training. Sarah greatly advocates pet adoption and spay/neuter programs. She has excellent references and welcomes new client inquiries for pet sitting and dog training.


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Business: Central Coast Pet Nanny
Areas Served: North SLO county, SLO

Name: Susan Anderson
In Business Since: 2004
Location: Santa Margarita
 

Experience and Qualifications:  Susan cares for mostly domestic animals but has experience with livestock and small farm animals such as chicken, goats, and sheep. She has experience in administering medications, pills, injections, etc. that have been prescribed by veterinarians and demonstrated by owners.
 



E mail: villagesue1@yahoo.com
Phone: 805-574-0400
Website: www.centralcoastpetnanny.com

Additional info:  Susan worked in law enforcement for 20 years. She found her passion in caring for animals and is happiest when working with them. Susan's services include walking, feeding, and playing but aren't limited to that. She also provides residential security, brings in mail and newspapers, and will even water plants and/or garden.

Susan's joy is her work. 


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Business: Critter Care by Karen Clanin
Areas Served: Santa Margarita, Atascadero, Templeton, Paso Robles
Name: Karen Clanin
In Business Since: 1997
Location: Atascadero


Experience and Qualifications:
Karen is a former dog breeder and exhibitor, has 40 years experience instructing public training classes, is a former horse trainer and exhibitor and breeder of show sheep and goats. She has owned pets all her life including large livestock, dogs, cats, small critters and birds.

E mail: kclanin@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 805-466-3775
Website:
http://www.clanins.com/critter.html

Additional Info:  Karen has experience with most all species of animals including large livestock.  Experienced in medicating and giving
injections if necessary. 

A local veterinarian told Karen in June of 2009 that when she, the veterinarian, reincarnated she absolutely wanted to come back as one of Karen's pets as she greatly admired Karen's dedication to her animal family.  Karen applies the same dedication to the care of her clients’
pets as she does to her own fur kids.

Insured with Pet Sitter Associates, LLC and licensed with the city of Atascadero, Karen offers her clients reliable, experienced, knowledgeable care of their pets and home while they are away.  Her advertising is primarily referrals from her customers as she prefers to deal with clients that care about their animals as members of their family.

Karen does not do over nights or live-in sits.


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Business: Dianne’s Pet Services
Areas Served: Los Osos, Morro Bay & Cayucos
Name: Dianne and Pete Woodworth

In Business since: 2011
Location: Los Osos






Experience and Qualifications: Dianne and Pete are long-time pet owners and volunteer at Woods Humane Society. Dianne is a retired Registered Nurse. They are committed to healthy and happy pets! Often folks just cannot find time to provide their pets with the healthy socialization and exercise they need. Dianne's Pet Services wants to help! Their schedule is flexible and they really love your pets. Dianne's Pet Services is fully insured, has great references and reasonable rates.

 ·Dog walking (of course) 
·Pet Sitting in your own home
·Feeding and Grooming
·Pet portraits
 ·Plant watering and vacation mail retrieval
·House Sitting and Vacation Sitting
·Pet Taxi
·Medicine administration
 
E-mail:
mail@LosOsosPets.com
Phone: 805-528-7748
Websites:
https://lososospets.com/ and Facebook

Additional Info: Fully Insured and licensed. Member of the San  Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. Member of the South Bay Women’s Network. Dianne's Pet Services can do overnights at your own home, schedules permitting. If you are visiting the  beautiful Central Coast and need someone to watch your pet while you go exploring, please call Dianne's Pet Services!


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Business: For the Love of Dog
Areas Served:  Oceano, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach, Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, & Nipomo.  
Name:  Shannon Reck
In Business Since: 2000
Location:  Oceano










Experience and Qualifications: Shannon has been a life-long animal lover and vegetarian from the age of two. She has volunteered with non- profit animal rescue groups for the last eighteen years in southern California and Long Beach. Throughout the years, she has  worked with all breeds, many different types of behavior issues, special needs, and health problems. She has cared for a kennel full of rescue dogs and always has at least one foster dog waiting to find their forever home. One of Shannon's current foster dogs from the West Coast Animal Rescue, Batman, has  special needs due to a condition called megaesophagus. Shannon was a pet sitter in Long Beach for fourteen years before moving to the Central Coast. She is the happy mom of four Chihuahuas, a terrier mix, and a recently adopted eleven- year- old St Bernard /Australian Shepherd mix who never had a home to call his own.

E mail: shanreck@yahoo.com
Phone: 310-978-5499


Additional Info: Shannon cares for dogs, cats, horses, birds, and rabbits. Her business is fully insured through Pet Sitters Associates. Shannon does daily pet visits, daily dog walks, overnight pet sitting, and is experienced giving oral and injectable medications.




PictureLori gains the trust of a timid rescue dog
Business: Happy Pets Pet Sitting Service
Areas Served:  Avila Beach, Shell Beach, Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande, & Nipomo.  
 (San Luis Obispo & Los Osos: overnights only)
Name:  Lori Green
In Business Since:  2006
Location:  Arroyo Grande
E mail: l128green@yahoo.com
Phone: 805-439-1535
Website:
www.sanluishappypets.com




Experience and Qualifications:
  Lori has had pets throughout my life: dogs, cats, small and large birds, chickens, ducks, rabbits and fish.  She is insured and bonded and havs pet first aid training.  Lori has 2 independent contractors who help her. One specializes in horses and cats and one is a former vet tech. They do home and hotel  visits, dog walks and overnight stays.  


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Business: JPetSits
Area Served: San Luis Obispo
Name: Jeanette Kimball
In Business Since: 2009
Location: San Luis Obispo


Website: JPetSits.com






Experience and Qualifications: Jeanette was the girl who brought in all the lost critters in the neighborhood. She went to Cal Poly in Animal Science and worked for Campus Dining for 35 years in Management.  After retiring, young!, she ran into Gabriella, one of the most professional of the Pet Sitters in the area and apprenticed for her for two years. Jeanette is fully insured, bonded and a member of Pet Sitters International.    She believes that all pets should be given the best possible care, as have the Newfies she’s had for 25 years. She does home care, will take your pet for appointments and specializes in pet care for the elderly. She is qualified to give pet medications. She has excellent references and always welcomes new clients.

Email: Jpetsits@gmail.com
Phone: 805.801.0921

Additional info: Jeanette has cared for animals from Kitties to horses all her life and feels like she has the perfect job. There’s no better way to spend time than with someone’s pet making them feel comfortable while their owner may be gone. She is a firm believer in Spay and Neuter programs and volunteers at the Cal Poly Cat Shelter.





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Areas Served:  San Luis Obispo City, zip codes 93401, 93405
Name:  Ariel Weininger
Business:  Under the Sun Pet Sitting 
In Business Since: January 2011
Location:  San Luis Obispo

Experience and Qualifications:  Ariel has been pet sitting professionally since February 2008, starting her own business in 2011. Ariel has loved animals and the wilderness all her life. Growing up in a home with many
pets, going camping, hiking, and gardening she's developed a kind, sensitive connection to the living world.

She moved to San Luis Obispo in the fall of 2001 to attend Cal Poly, graduating with a degree in business management. She worked taking care of interior plants for a decade before deciding pets were more her speed.

Over the years she has kept many kinds of reptiles, dogs, birds, fish, rodents, and cats. She currently lives with her husband, three dogs, three birds, a cat, a rat, and a snake.

Exotics are more than welcome! Ariel has experience with large and small birds, as well as large lizards and snakes.


E mail: UnderTheSunPetSitting@gmail.com
Phone: 805-720-4605
Website:
www.UnderTheSunPetSitting.com

Additional Info:  Under the Sun Pet Sitting is fully insured for the protection of your home and pets. Daytime, hotel, and overnight stays are available and client consultations are always free of charge. Ariel looks forward to caring for your pets! 


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Areas Served: Morro Bay, Los Osos, Cayucos, and Cambria
Name: Shelly Lackey
Business: Shelly's Pet Sitting 
In Business Since: 1990
Location: Morro Bay

Experience and Qualifications: As an animal lover growing up in the Midwest, Shelly was surrounded by and cared for dogs, cats, ducks, goats, sheep, horses, turtles… just a real menagerie! Fast forward to 1990 in the “Five Cities” area of San Luis Obispo county. Once again, she began to care for a menagerie of pets, but this time for folks whose “kids” needed some attention during the day or perhaps keep them company overnight in the comfort of their own surroundings. In 1999, she moved with her husband and three dogs to Morro Bay. There were sad faces in the Five Cities but tails began to wag all over M.B., Los Osos, Cayucos and Cambria. After resigning her position at Miners Hardware in 2014 she said, ‘I can’t believe I get to do what I love full time now!’


E mail: shellyspetsitting@charter.net 
Phone: 805-215-3876
Website: www.facebook.com/shellyspetsitting.net


Additional Info:  Some of the services Shelly's Pet Sitting provides include:
   
·         Daily visits for pet care and/or home care
·         Overnight pet/house care in your home
·         Medication administration
·         Pet taxi
·         Hotel visits


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Areas Served: Morro Bay, Los Osos, and Cayucos
Name: Claire Townsley

Business:  Tired Tails - Dog Walking Adventures
In Business since: 2016
Location: Cayucos


Experience and Qualifications: Claire left the corporate world after 10 years in a job, seeking something greater. Claire feels she has truly found what she was put on this Earth to do, combining her two loves: exercise and dogs. She offers not only traditional dog walking, but hiking, running and trips to the beach. Something for every dog, whether it be a quick mid day potty break, a 30 minute walk, or an hour hike, Claire aims to please. She treats each of her clients as if they were her own dog, and if you know her you surely know how much of a dog mom she is! Nightly routine being brushing her own dogs teeth after he eats his homemade desserts Claire prepares weekly, "crazy dog lady” in it's finest sense. Claire can't wait to meet you and even more your fur kids! Licensed and insured, free consultations. Pro Pet First Aid Certification.
 

Email:    tiredtails@gmail.com
Phone:  (805) 441-2593 
 
Additional Info: Claire Townsley is the face behind Tired Tails- Dog Walking Adventures. Being a Cayucos native she's had the benefit  to enjoy and explore the beauty of the Central Coast her entire life. Her mom and dad instilled in her not only a great work ethic, but a deep sense of community. Claire attends various local meetings, advocating for animals. This year she spent the better part of every day adventuring on the beautiful Central Coast with 4 legged fur friends. 




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 Areas Served: Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita
 Name: TLC Pet Sitting
 Business: Pet sitting
 In Business Since: January, 2007
 Location: Atascadero





Experience and Qualifications:
Patrick and Jan Lynch have lived on the Central Coast for 30 years and have had up to nine pets of their own at one time.  TLC Pet Sitting was created out of their seeking someone reliable to care for their family pets when they were away from home. They realized the need for such a specialized service. They are insured and handle primarily domestic pets: dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, bunnies and birds.

Email: janlynch1@charter.net
Phone: 805 550-2445 or 805 550-9005
Website: www.t-l-c-petsitting.com
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Additional Info: For many years, Jan served on the Board of Directors for the North County Humane Society, Atascadero. Since 1993, Patrick and Jan volunteered each year to foster kittens rescued by NCHS (now Woods Humane Society) until they were old enough to be put up for adoption.

The safety and welfare of your pets, whether large or small, are always their main concern. They are reliable, honest and affordable. Your family pets will be cared for the same way they care for their pets and all those foster kittens they raised over the years.

Patrick is a retired real estate appraiser and past President of the Atascadero Kiwanis and Jan retired from the hospitality industry as Sales Manager for the Paso Robles Inn. They carry pet insurance with Pet Sitters Associates.







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