About Us

Maryland’s Top-Rated Professional Pet Care Provider

What started as an after-school gig in the late-90s is now a thriving pet care business with over 25 years in the industry, serving more than 5,000 clients and 10,000 pets from Washington D.C. to Frederick, MD.

Our

Story

Pet and Home Care founder Tiffany Lewis started walking dogs in her Potomac neighborhood when she was a junior in high school. With a combination of hustle and word of mouth, her little side gig after school turned into a full-time job. By 2002, her client list grew to the point that Tiffany had to hire her first team member. Today, PHC employs more than 50 pet sitters, resort attendants, and office staff spread out across Maryland’s Montgomery County and Frederick County.

Our professional team of caregivers subscribes to our core values of reliability, trustworthiness, and empathy. Pet and Home Care has your tail covered by loving your pets as if they were our own and by treating your home with respect.

Our

Team

Pet and Home Care hires only the most reliable pet sitters and support staff to give your pets the love and attention they deserve. All team members are bonded and insured employees. We do not use contractors!

All PHC team members are required to complete:

Thorough background checks
A comprehensive week-long, in-person training program
Online certification courses in pet sitting and pet first aid/CPR

We are always on the lookout for animal enthusiasts to join the team. If you or someone you know would love to work with pets, we encourage you to apply!

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The Management Team

President & CEO

Tiffany

As a teenager, Tiffany’s dream of becoming a veterinarian was cut short when she realized that she could not handle performing surgeries or euthanasia on the animals she holds so dearly in her heart. Instead, Tiffany got into pet sitting. She found it more rewarding because the animals are always happy to see her. This passion for animal care pushed Tiffany to started Pet and Home care in 1999 at the young age of 17. She has professionally cared for thousands of animals including reptiles, horses, and goats.

In April 2018, Tiffany welcomed a healthy and active baby boy named Everett. He adores all animals and their Shih Tzu Millie. She hopes to include Everett in the business as he grows. Tiffany enjoys many hobbies including hiking, yoga, cooking, attending cooking classes, caring for Everett, reading, and anything related to the growth and betterment of her business.

Her favorite part of being a momtrepreneur is providing much-needed services to customers and knowing that the animals are receiving great care. She loves providing affectionate care to the animals and helping her employees grow.

Director of Operations

Kira

Kira has held a management role at Pet and Home Care since 2015. In February 2020, she became the Director of Operations. She possesses an exceptional eye for detail and displays exemplary dedication to our clients and their pets, and the entire Pet and Home Care team. Kira’s role includes wearing several hats to ensure that Pet and Home Care continues to always run smoothly. She helps with many of the operational duties, in-home visits, overnight visits, and works at our doggy daycare and boarding resort.

Kira loves caring for and spending time with the many animals she meets. She grew up with many dogs and small pets like fish, hamsters, and helping with her friend’s iguanas. She also had opportunities to learn obedience training and attend many dog shows and training seminars with her father. Her professional experience expands over seven years starting in college caring for small animals such as guinea pigs, rats, mice, finches, frogs, turtles, and rabbits. Since working with Pet and Home Care, Kira has been able to expand her knowledge and skill working with cats, seahorses, snakes, and tropical fish.

She is interested in learning about all animals and continues to attend seminars on pet care anytime they are available. Some of Kira’s favorite activities outside of work include cooking, baking, quilting, and listening to audiobooks. Additionally, she likes to participate in local 5K races!

Manager

Maiya

Maiya started as a member of the pet sitting team in 2018. In the same year, she became an executive assistant. Maiya was promoted to manager in 2020. She confidently works with the CEO and office staff on various tasks and pet visits. Maiya proudly boasts the best part of her job is having the ability to help my colleagues and care for pets at the same time.

Maiya has more than 13 years of pet care experience caring for various animals including, fish, birds, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, turtles, snakes, cats, and dogs. She has always had a love for animals, especially big dogs. With no pets of her own, she visits her sweet doggy niece Willow and nephew Bodhi a couple of times a week for playtime!

In her free time, Maiya enjoys traveling, exploring new cuisine, reading, writing, spending time with family, and using her Maryland cosmetology license to do hair. As of May 2022, Maiya is also a Registered Nurse and is finishing her BSN at The University of Maryland School of Nursing with a full ride scholarship as a Conway Scholar! Maiya has a photographic memory, and she credits her ability for helping her throughout her schooling and everyday life.

Dog Resort Manager

Molly

Molly first joined the pet sitting team in June 2021. Then, she became the Dog Resort Manager in May 2022. Molly is a professional animal auntie! Her job is to make your pet feel like they are being cared for by family during everything from walks and playtime to overnight stays. No animal is too big, too small, or too scaly! Molly’s favorite part of her job is getting to love and care for all your animals, no matter the kind.

When Molly was asked in kindergarten what she wanted to be when she grew up, her answer was simple: an animal caretaker. With over ten years of experience in the pet industry, and personal experience with animals as a child, Molly knows quite a bit! She spent eight years working in pet stores helping pet parents set up for their new family members and finding solutions to a variety of challenges they have faced. She had the opportunity to manage the reptile room and care for over 500 aquariums within the store – that’s a LOT of fish! Molly also volunteered at an animal shelter and a Nature Center.

She owns one cat named Patches and a blue tongue skink named Vitale. Throughout her lifetime, though, Molly has had quite a menagerie of pets including three other cats, three Guinea pigs, two rats, two ball pythons, one bearded dragon, one mouse, hermit crabs, and an aquarium of tropical freshwater fish.

In her free time, Molly enjoys going swimming in any body of water allowed. Nowadays, you can catch her in her mermaid tail! She also enjoys going for slow walks through parks and looking for signs of animals and taking their pictures. When the weather gets too cold to explore the world outside, Molly is indoors with her partner playing video games, watching their favorite streams, or sometimes just going for a drive for scenery’s sake!

Care Coordinator

Rylee

Rylee joined the Pet and Home Care team in May 2022 as a Care Coordinator with over five years of experience working with various animals. Her role includes supporting the entire team of pet sitters and resort staff. Rylee answers client’s questions and helps schedule services as needed. She looks forward to getting to know clients and making a difference in their families’ lives by providing the best care! Rylee attended Frederick Community College where she became a certified veterinary assistant. She then worked in a small veterinary clinic specializing in dog and cat care and a doggy daycare. Rylee was a 4-H member growing up and showed dairy cattle, swine, and goats. She also served as the 2019-2020 Maryland FFA State Treasurer as an advocate for agriculture. Rylee has a German Shepherd named Jax who never leaves her side.

Pet Sitting Team

Pet Sitter & Pet Care Professional
Michele

Pet Sitter & Pet Care Professional
Sabrina

Pet Sitter & Home Cleaning Professional
Tad

Professional Pet Sitter

Abril

Abril joined our pet-sitting team in May 2023, having a lifetime of pet care experience! She is a pet sitter who helps with house checks, dog walks, in-home visits, or overnight stays for your pets, including providing food and water, walking, and playing with them. Abril is currently a student at Towson University, volunteers at the Maryland SPCA as a Dog Deputy Officer, and has previous experience working for Rover. She has a German Shepherd named Luna and a cat named Roxy, and had several pets, including birds, turtles, fish, and more! When Abril is not in school or hanging out with your pets, she enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, and being outdoors!

Professional Pet Sitter

Alex

Alex joined the pet-sitting team in April 2023 with over ten years of pet care experience! He visits your home and cares for your pets by taking them on a nice walk and tending to their needs. Alex currently attends Frederick Community College studying Computer Science. He is a Dean’s List inductee and has a 4.0 GPA! Alex has worked many retail jobs and has experience caring for lizards, snakes, and birds. At home, he has two Shih Tzus named Lola and Lily, and in his free time, Alex is a collector of various things and enjoys playing instruments!

Professional Pet Sitter

Amber

Amber joined our pet sitting team in August 2019 having experience caring for all types of animals her entire life. Her favorite part about her job is that she gets to be a “fairy dog mother” to more than just dogs. Amber loves meeting several animals daily and spoiling them. She says this is the best part of her day because it is almost like having all the animals she has ever dreamed of, without it being too cramped!

Amber has been “dog crazy” since she was about three years old with her first dog, and she has not been able to slow down since! She has been certified through UC Davis as a “Pet Expert” and is certified in animal health and nutrition for dogs, cats, avian, small mammals, fish, herptiles, and reptiles. Amber has previous experience riding western horses and has received several certificates through Girl Scouts and 4H. Her passion is to become a Master Dog Trainer which has been fueled by having the opportunity to train a multipurpose Service Dog for the past two years.

Amber hopes to intern soon and is excited to finish her education at HighLand K9. She currently has two very spoiled Guinea Pigs. She shares a Malti-poo and Coton de Tulear with her boyfriend, and a German Shepherd Service Dog with her friend.

Amber’s favorite hobbies include sewing, LARP-ing, cosplay, dog training, mermaid-ing, going on adventures, spending time with family, and spoiling all of her animals. She says, “no pet is too big or too small, I love dogs of all sizes and personalities!”

Professional Pet Sitter

Amy

Amy joined our pet sitting team in December 2019 with life experience being around and caring for animals. She loves all pets and enjoys taking care of animals when their owners are away. Amy’s favorite part of the job is meeting the animals and establishing a bond with them. She loves being able to always care for new pets and have something new to do every day. Amy is currently in school at Montgomery College and owns a rabbit and a dog.

She’s had cats in the past, along with hamsters, fish, birds, and other rabbits. Amy has cared for pets in the past for various family and friends. Currently, she dog sits for a family with two American Hairless Terriers and assists with their health needs including testing blood sugar levels, administering insulin and allergy shots, and dispensing pills every morning. In her free time, Amy loves to run, hike, play soccer, paint, and work out at the gym.

Professional Pet Sitter

Andrea

Andrea joined the pet sitting team in December 2021 with a lifetime of experience caring for animals! She provides daily care, scratches, and belly rubs to pets while their owners are away. Andrea loves how excited they are to see her when she comes through the door, and sometimes she even sings songs to them! Andrea has been a pet sitter for over seven years! She has also worked as an assistant preschool teacher and in a nature center as a nature preschool teacher where she taught children about nature and handling animals such as snakes, turtles, lizards, toads, tarantulas, and hissing cockroaches! Andrea is a mom of three adult children and currently is mom to a kitten named Agatha. As a teenager, she owned and rode horses, owned a bunny and a guinea pig. In her free time, she loves spending time outdoors walking, hiking, running at the river, kayaking, and camping. She also loves playing fetch and snuggling her kitten.

Professional Pet Sitter

Andrew

Andrew joined the pet sitting team in April 2022 with several years of experience caring for animals! He ensures your pets are taken care of and looked after while away at work or on vacation. Andrew’s favorite part about the job is that he gets to meet many different pets and make sure they are happy! Every time a friend or family member went on vacation, Andrew was the person they asked to watch their pets because of his trustworthiness and connection to animals. Andrew worked on a farm for about four years and had the opportunity to learn a lot about various farm animals. He was also a guide for 1st through 3rd-grade field trips that traveled to the farm and would show the kids the farm animals. Andrew currently has two Pitbulls who are very sweet and amazing pets and two Parakeets that are extremely cute but very loud! In his free time, Andrew enjoys hiking and exploring new places, and he’s also a movie nerd and could talk about movies for hours!

Professional Pet Sitter

Aniyah

Aniyah joined the pet-sitting team in May 2023 with several years of experience caring for animals! She looks forward to learning new things about animals and spending more time with them. Aniyah would love to have more experience to better prepare for a future career in veterinary medicine. She loves all animals and has worked with and had various animals for many years, but professionally has cared for animals for over two years. Aniyah has a cat and has experience with ferrets, hamsters, dogs, birds, and more! When she is not loving on your furry family members, in her free time, Aniyah enjoys watching movies!

Professional Pet Sitter

Ben

Ben joined our pet-sitting team in May 2023 with a lifetime of pet care experience! He cares for your pets while you are at work or away from home, providing feeding, attention, and walking, and says it is always fun to meet a new face! Ben is an undergraduate electrical engineering student at Worcester Polytechnic in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has two cats of his own and has previous experience caring for dogs and saltwater aquariums. You can find Ben doing engineering work, playing video games, and hanging out with his cats in his free time!

Professional Pet Sitter

Brianna

Brianna joined our pet sitting team in November 2021 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She cares for your pets while you are away and helps your dogs get plenty of exercise so that they stay happy and healthy. Brianna has several years of experience providing compassionate care to humans and is excited to use those skills to provide the same level of attention to your animals! She is a certified yoga teacher and enjoys helping animals stay active, and can be a calming presence for nervous pets. Brianna has a Chesapeake Bay Retriever/Pit Bull named Cleo, a Great Pyrenees/Lab named Henry, and a cat named Arthur. She has had dogs and cats her entire life and has lived on a farm for several years. Brianna is comfortable around chickens, cows, horses, goats, and guinea-fowl! In her free time, you can catch Brianna doing anything and everything outdoors, especially hiking and kayaking with her dogs!

Professional Pet Sitter

Brooke

Brooke joined our pet sitting team in May 2022 with a lifetime of pet care experience. She spends time doing what she loves walking dogs and caring for cats and various animals. Brooke looks forward to spending time with animals and giving them lots of love! During summer, she works at a barn with horses and helps with their needs. Brooke is also currently studying at Towson University, majoring in Animal Science and Behavior! She owns two dogs named Maui and Hope, a cat named Cinnamon, and a fish. Brooke grew up with a turtle, horses, chickens, and bunnies! She is always happy to help with any pet needs and has a huge heart for animals!

Professional Pet Sitter

Daniella

Daniella joined our pet sitting team in November 2021 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She cares for pets when they need her, makes sure to give lots of pets and cuddles, and loves seeing how excited the pups get to go outside! Daniella’s favorite part about her job is getting to make new animal friends and taking pictures of them all! She has grown up with pets her entire life and has always had a dog in the house, and often had cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, and fish. Aside from caring for her pets, Daniella cared for many animals throughout her years being a nanny and loved spending her days with furry friends too! In her free time, she loves to hang out with her two daughters, read a good book, go to the movie theaters, and take pictures!

Professional Pet Sitter

Dorothy

Dorothy joined our pet sitting team in October 2022 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She walks dogs, feeds animals, and cleans enclosures and litter boxes to ensure the animals are all set for the day. Dorothy has two dogs, four cats, three sugar gliders, a chinchilla, and a snake, for which Dorothy has provided care for years. She has worked on farms with horses and cows since she was three. Dorothy is currently enrolled at Frederick Community College as a biology major to finish the prerequisites for veterinary school. She has completed multiple volunteer hours working with cats at Friends for Life Cat Rescue, where she cleaned enclosures and ensured the cats had food and water. Dorothy has more experience with large and small animals through taking pre-vet large and small during high school. She enjoys painting and exercising by taking walks and hikes with her boyfriend and dog in her free time!

Professional Pet Sitter

Hannah

Hannah joined our pet sitting team in October 2021 with life experience caring for animals! She is a trusted pet care employee who helps customers by tending to their pet’s needs when they are not home. Hannah’s favorite part about pet sitting is seeing the excited faces and knowing that everyone’s pets are safe and happy! Hannah has cared for animals her entire life, only recently pet sitting professionally. 

She is currently a teacher’s aide and previously worked on a petting farm, where she would care for animals and give information to clients. Hannah was an officer in her high school’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter and has taken multiple pre-vet classes to become more knowledgeable about animals! She is currently a student at Frederick Community College pursuing a degree in agricultural education. 

At home, Hannah has 21 chickens, seven ducks, three dogs, three rabbits, two guinea pigs, a cat, and some fish! She has experience with many kinds of rodents, from rats to hedgehogs! Hannah also has experience with livestock like cows, chickens, and goats! When she is not caring for animals, Hannah loves to cook, bake, and create projects with her Cricut. Most of all, she is excited to help care for your furry family members!

Professional Pet Sitter

Jack

Jack joined the pet-sitting team in September 2019 having over two decades of pet care experience. Their favorite part of the job is being able to hang out with dogs all day! Jack makes sure the dogs who come to the resort are fed, given plenty of water, and ensures they are all happy and healthy. Jack has spent most of his life around animals and even volunteered at The Humane Society in Japan for a year while serving in the military. Jack has recently graduated from massage therapy school and eventually would like to pursue animal massage! Jack currently lives with their cat but has previously owned rats and snakes and also has experience with parrots, sugar gliders, and some other small mammals. Jack loves science, playing tabletop video games with any free time, and is a nap fiend who loves southern-style chicken and dumplings!

Professional Pet Sitter

Jaden

Jaden joined the pet-sitting team in May 2022, having several years of pet care experience! He walks dogs and provides in-home pet-sitting services and in-home overnight stays. Jaden has pet care experience working for another company very similar to Pet and Home Care and has cared for both dogs and cats in the past, with a particular interest in big dogs! He currently has one cat and has had a dog in the past. Jaden enjoys gaming, skateboarding, and investing in his free time!

Professional Pet Sitter

Jalisa

Jalisa joined our pet sitting team in September 2021 with life experience caring for animals! She gives all animals the care and love they deserve and gets to know each animal’s unique personality, which leaves a smile on her face and gives her pride in such rewarding work.

Jalisa has cared for animals from a very young age and has never known life without having a dog (or three). She has a rescue Treeing Walker Coonhound named Buck, who is the light of her life. Jalisa also has Milk Snails which do not do much other than eat and sleep. Jalisa worked at Urban Cottage and gained a lot of customer service experience before becoming a pet sitter. She also has experience with dogs of all sizes, cats, rodents, and fish!

Her hobbies include thrift stores, antiquing, hiking, and camping because she loves the outdoors. If you do not see her outside, Jalisa is likely giving 1,000 kisses a day to her dog or coloring to relieve stress. 

Professional Pet Sitter

Jean

Jean has been a part of our pet sitting team since December 2017. For Jean, being a pet sitter is the best job because you visit, care for, and hang out with other people’s pets. As a pet sitter, she looks forward to being greeted by pets because it shows her that they are just as excited to have her company around as she does theirs! Jean is an avid animal lover with vast experience caring for pets, including her own. Her experience started while caring for her fish, hamsters, and guinea pigs. In 2009, Jean began caring for her neighbors’ cats and dogs, and she currently has one cat, two dogs, and three rabbits. She graduated from Albert Einstein High School in 2012 and received her A.A. from Montgomery College in May 2017. As of May 2022, Jean graduated with her B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from UMBC! In her free time, Jean loves to travel and explore new places and calls herself an amateur foodie who loves to taste and try all kinds of food!

Professional Pet Sitter

Jennifer

Jennifer has been a member of our pet sitting team since February 2014 and has lots of prior pet care experience. When asked about what she loves about pet sitting, Jennifer says; “I enjoy having pets treat me like their favorite aunt. What I like best are those occasions when clients tell me they had complete peace of mind on their trip knowing that their pet was in good hands getting great care.” Taking candid photos of your pet to send with her updates is another part of her job that she enjoys.

Jennifer’s pet care experience includes working with PHC for over five years and watching neighbors’ and friends’ pets since middle school. Currently having no pets, she enjoys loving and caring for your pets as if they were her own. Jennifer’s exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills on the job were easily translated from previously working as a research analyst. In her free time, she likes learning new things, reading for pleasure, art, and being outdoors. Jennifer adds, “At this point in my job, I feel that I can safely say there is always something new to learn and the job is never boring!”

Professional Pet Sitter

Karen

Karen joined our pet sitting team in October 2022 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She boasts that she is lucky enough to spend her evenings with someone else’s pets, taking long walks and giving them love! Karen is a Project Accountant for a heavy highway construction firm by day, and in the evenings and on weekends, she spends time with your pets. She is a single mom with a daughter and a son that has moved out and taken the pets with them, which is why PHC is perfect for her! Karen has owned dogs and cats most of her life, and also a horse! When she is not caring for your fur babies, you can catch her spending time with friends at wineries or traveling in her free time.

Professional Pet Sitter

Kat

Kat joined our pet sitting team in April 2022 with a lifetime of pet care experience! As a professional pet sitter, she hangs out with different pets all day and loves caring for them as their owners would! Kat has been a dog walker and pet sitter since 12 years old. She has also worked on a horse farm caring for the horses and occasionally goats. Kat has three dogs and three cats and has experience with guinea pigs, hermit crabs, fish, horses, snakes, and bearded dragons! In Kat’s free time, she loves horseback riding, skateboarding, hiking with her dogs, reading, and visiting humane aquariums to see sharks and dolphins. Kat has loved animals her entire life, and growing up always knew she wanted to work with them. Kat says her family jokes that she has no problem holding and feeding baby tigers, alligators, eight-foot snakes, or swimming with sharks but is terrified of tiny, harmless stinkbugs!

Pet Care Professional

Kate S.

Kate joined the pet resort team in November 2022, having a lifetime of pet care experience! Daily, she interacts with up to 10 dogs at the resort, including the regulars meaning she gets to know many personality types! Kate’s favorite part of the job is watching the joy radiating off the happy pups while they relax and play all day! Her biggest goal is to leave every dog happy, healthy, and loved. Kate has been professionally caring for animals since she was 15, but has owned various animals throughout childhood and has always had at least two pets in her home. She has volunteered at the Frederick County Animal Shelter, completed two Pre-Veterinary Classes for both large and small animals, and been a part of Future Farmers of America (FFA), an agricultural club that taught her how to care for other animals like cows and pigs. Kate is currently attending college to further her career to become a future veterinarian!

Kate currently has a kitten and a German Shepherd at home and has owned many dogs, cats, and small animals like ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, lizards, birds, saltwater and freshwater fish, hamsters, mice, and sugar gliders! She is also trained in grooming and handling and knows many health conditions and zoonotic diseases and their warning signs. Kate’s favorite thing to do in her free time is sit in her car with her service animal and listen to music!

Professional Pet Sitter

Katherine

Katherine joined our pet sitting team in May 2022 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She takes care of people’s pets with love and care as if they were her own. Her favorite part about her job is getting to know every pet’s personality and building a bond with them! Katherine has worked in the food service industry for over five years and cared for the pets of her friends and family. Her attention to detail and top-notch customer service skills made her successful in her roles. Katherine also holds several food safety certifications in service and management. She is currently studying Environmental Science and Policy at Montgomery College and plans to transfer to The University of Maryland College Park. Besides dogs, Katherine has owned more than 20 gerbils in her lifetime! She currently does not have any pets but would love to adopt some dogs someday. Katherine has experience with small mammals, guinea pigs, and birds. In her free time, she likes to spend time in nature, hike, run, go to the gym, cook, watch tv, and spend time with family. Katherine says the beach is her happy place. Fun fact: Katherine is a huge Harry Potter nerd and has read the series 15+ times!

Professional Pet Sitter

Kathy

Kathy joined our pet sitting team in March 2011 and takes care of your pets when you are away, or even when you are home. Kathy exclaims, “My favorite part of my job is that I get to be outside in the nice weather getting exercise!” After years of administrative office work, Kathy decided she needed a change and found Pet and Home Care. She truly loves what she does and states, “It is always a pleasure to see how excited the animals are when I arrive, I always look forward to seeing them again!”

Kathy does not have any pets of her own currently but hopes to have some again in the future. She has been caring for animals since she was a kid, assisting neighbors and relatives with their pets when they would go away. Kathy says, “in my time with Pet and Home Care, my experience has expanded beyond cats and dogs and now includes; birds, fish, hamsters, bearded dragons, salamanders, and gerbils!” In her free time, Kathy likes to listen to music, go to concerts, walk, read, watch tv/movies, and go to dinner with friends!

Professional Pet Sitter

Katy

Katy joined the pet sitting team in September 2021 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She cares for your pets and your home when you are away or unable to do so, and she loves making new furry friends! Katy has always loved animals and has two cats and one dog. She had ferrets, goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, a skunk, and a raccoon in the past! Katy spent two years working for a wildlife rehabilitation center and has cared for all kinds of pets including, those already mentioned, lizards, cockatiels, hawks, and owls. In her free time, she loves hiking with her dog, camping, and kayaking. Because she is a big nature bug, Katy also enjoys snapping photos of wildlife and flowers.

Professional Pet Sitter

Kimberley

Kimberley has been with Pet and Home Care since August 2016. Her responsibilities include caring for animals in their home environment making sure they are happy, as well as making sure the home is safe and clean. Kimberley holds a lengthy background in the medical field. Having this experience enables her to administer care of bandages and medications by mouth or injection as part of pet care services.

Kimberley has been caring for animals all her life and currently has two labs, three tabby cats, and two fish. She grew up with pet rats, ferrets, and a chinchilla. Some of Kimberley’s favorite things to do in her free time are road trips to historical places and outdoor activity in all four seasons!

Professional Pet Sitter

Louisa

Louisa joined the Pet and Home Care team in July 2019 and has spent her whole life around animals! She loves having the opportunity to walk dogs and play with kittens, rabbits and many other kinds of pets and get paid for it too! Louisa has had the privilege of doing many things in her life.  She says the most exciting thing she has done was being a train hostess in Sweden, where she got to meet a few famous people who turned out to be very nice.

Louisa has always been surrounded by one animal or another. She even recalls being a small baby and having a German Shepherd watch over her like a well-trained babysitter! When Louisa was a tween, she bottle-fed a young lamb every day for two weeks. She prides herself on having experience caring for and rescuing hurt birds, rabbits, squirrels and more.

Some of Louisa’s favorite hobbies include woodworking, building things, outdoors and camping. She considers it a privilege to care for pets and hopes to be doing this until the day she retires!

Professional Pet Sitter

Lucas

Lucas joined our pet-sitting team in April 2023 with over ten years of pet care experience! His primary responsibility is ensuring the well-being and happiness of your pets, making sure they are comfortable and content while you are away! Lucas currently attends college as a Computer Science major. He has two years of experience in retail and enjoys interacting with people and pets. Lucas was often asked to care for pets, giving him experience caring for dogs, cats, bearded dragons, birds, and more! At home, he has a labradoodle that he loves walking in his free time, coding, and watching tv shows!

Professional Pet Sitter

Marina

Marina joined the pet sitting team in May 2022 and has been caring for animals her entire life! She cares for pets and enjoys getting to hang out with a lot of cool animals. Marina has been a frequent pet sitter around her neighborhood and helping out at the veterinary clinic where her mom works at times, as well as volunteering at animal shelters. At home, she has a very crazy Orange Tabby Cat named Mango, and has cared for cats, fish, and birds. Marina is a musical theatre major in college. In her free time, she loves anything artsy as well as studying various languages and working out!

Professional Pet Sitter

Meghan

Meghan joined our pet sitting team in August 2021 with experience caring for pets since she was 11 years old! Her favorite part of her job is meeting and interacting with different animals and people! Ever since Meghan got her first tank of fish at 11 years old, she has cared for pets for family and friends, and now her cats. She currently has two cats who are very sweet and love to play.

Growing up, her family had several large dogs, lots of fish, and Meghan also took horseback riding lessons growing up. She has 11 years of experience as a librarian and seven years of experience as a professional freelance writer for tabletop games, fiction, and lyrics. She chose to pursue pet care for a fresh start doing something rewarding that gets her up and about.

In her free time, Meghan enjoys writing, playing tabletop and video games, watching and chatting about movies and television, and exploring new cafés and places to eat. Her recent hobby is experimenting with making various smoothies and milkshakes at home! Meghan is also a lifetime amateur musician and loves attending live music performances of all kinds.

Pet Sitter & Pet Care Professional

Michele

Michele has been taking your pup for walks and giving lots of love to all pets in her care with our pet sitting team since March 2010. Michele’s favorite part of her job is the animals’ excitement when they see her come over again for playtime! After demonstrating an exceptional standard of care at the Pet Resort, Michele’s love and care for animals were eventually needed in our in-home pet care services as well as our Pet Resort. She enjoys the daily walks with the dogs and her favorite breeds are labs and greyhounds.

Michele has been caring for animals for over nine years with Pet and Home Care and has experience walking neighborhood dogs as a teen. She currently has a one-year-old family yellow lab named Buster. A couple of Michele’s favorite hobbies include walking outdoors and cross-stitching reading. Most of all, she just loves being with animals and enjoys all of her visits!

Professional Pet Sitter

Miranda

Miranda joined the pet-sitting team in May 2023 with pet care experience starting at 12 years old! As a pet sitter, she comes to your home to walk, feed, and love your pets while you are away and loves meeting and caring for all kinds of animals! Miranda is currently enrolled at St. Mary’s College of Maryland as a psychology major and sociology minor and is interested in child therapies. She has one childhood dog named Murphy, a Yorkiepoo who recently celebrated his 15th birthday! In her free time, Miranda enjoys listening to music, attending concerts and festivals, fashion, knitting, and is a big movie buff!

Professional Pet Sitter

Monica B.

Monica joined our pet-sitting team in May 2023 with a lifetime of pet care experience and looks forward to interacting with different animals throughout the day! She has over 19 years of experience working in donor care at an animal welfare organization and manages two feral cat colonies. Monica has experience caring for dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, and small birds, giving medications to dogs and cats, and insulin injections to cats. She has a donkey named Blossom and enjoys caring for stray cats in her neighborhood. As a kid, Monica had a dog named “Do-Funny,” who learned he would receive praise and attention for mimicking humans and smiling on command! When she is not caring for our furry friends, Monica enjoys kayaking any chance she gets and going on hikes!

Professional Pet Sitter

Monica H.

Monica joined our pet-sitting team in March 2023 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She is a pet care professional who provides care for pets including walking and feeding their pets and caring for their home. Monica’s professional experience has revolved around customer service work as a bank teller, barista, property manager, or in a bakery (not at the same time, of course). In the past four years, she has worked professionally as a dog walker and overnight sitter. Monica has one Bernese Mountain Dog training as a service dog for her eldest child, three cats, and two mice. She grew up with dogs and later had cats, and in the past, her family has cared for birds, fish, a snake (rescued from their basement), and a monkey! Monica has been married for over 25 years and has two biological kids and a lot of “adopted” kids. Her family loves to game, has hundreds of board games, and enjoys attending many gaming and anime conventions! Monica likes to read and channel her crafty side with painting, knitting, cross stitching, needlepoint, and baking in her free time!

Pet Sitter & Pet Care Professional

Sabrina

Sabrina joined the pet sitting team in July 2022 with a lifetime of pet care experience! She cares for dogs and cats during her day and enjoys being around all animals and interacting with them, playing around, and going for walks! Sabrina grew up with cats and dogs. Her favorite breed of dog is Pit Bulls. She currently owns a five-year-old Husky and has some experience with bunnies and birds. Sabrina joined the military after high school and graduated from Boot Camp. She then went on and graduated from her military tech school and became a military police officer. Sabrina is attending Montgomery College and still regularly attends military training as required. Sabrina likes to listen to music, paint, knit, and write letters in her free time!

Pet Sitter & Home Cleaning Professional

Tad

Tad has been a part of our home cleaning and pet-sitting team since May 2023 and has over 15 years of pet care experience! He feels it is great getting to know all types of animals and provides care for your pets by walking, feeding, and tending to any other needs. Tad has five years of experience working at a pet store, where he learned more about pet care. He also spent a few months independently pet-sitting and got more hands-on experience. Tad got his first fish on his eighth birthday and has kept various animals ever since. He grew up with a dog but currently lives with three cats, several reptiles, and various rodents, including hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, and a micro squirrel! Tad also has extensive experience with fish keeping, including both indoor tanks and outdoor ponds. When he is not cleaning homes or playing with our furry friends, Tad enjoys making art, story writing, and caring for his pets, garden, and his parent’s pond!

Professional Pet Sitter

Taylor

Taylor has been a part of our pet-sitting team since November 2018 and has over ten years of prior pet care experience. Her favorite part of this job is creating relationships with all her furry friends, and she looks forward to seeing new faces daily. Taylor has been a veterinary technician for over six years and has worked with dogs, cats, snakes, turtles, ferrets, skinks, hedgehogs, chinchillas, bearded dragons, chameleons, and many more! She is currently in school to obtain her license as a veterinary technician. Taylor has two rescue dogs, a boxer mix named Bodhi and a terrier mix named Willow. She was a cheerleader for 11 years, so in her free time, Taylor enjoys tumbling! Taylor also says she has loved photography since she was little, and taking pictures is therapeutic.

Professional Pet Sitter

Tracy

Tracy joined the pet sitting team in June 2021 with over 30 years of pet care experience! She loves to play with animals and give hugs and kisses and lots of love. Tracy says the best thing about working with animals is how trusting and loving they are! She loves to nurture animals and people, and for 20 years, she has worked as an Early Childhood Education Director. Tracy has been married for over 27 years and has two amazing daughters!

She has been professionally working as a pet sitter for over a year and a half and finds it so relaxing and rewarding. Tracy is a momma to her Beagle boy, Huck, and two kitties, Swaggy and Toasty. She loves all animals, furry and scaly! In her free time, Tracy loves to walk outdoors, garden, and play with children and animals. Her favorite quote is “the way I see it, if you want the rainbox, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton

Professional Pet Sitter

Trianna

Trianna joined the pet sitting team in September 2022 with over eight years of pet care experience. She says that being a pet sitter is any animal lover’s dream job! Trianna loves the opportunity to meet new animals, ensuring they are in the best care possible and creating a bond with them. She has dog-sat for friends, family, and neighbors since elementary school and holds experience with dog breeds ranging from Chihuahuas to Beagles to Border Collies! Trianna volunteers as a caretaker for Labrador dogs and puppies at a nonprofit organization that raises dogs to become service animals for veterans!

At home, she has a sweet and playful Shih-Tzu-Poodle-Bichon Frise mix. Trianna loves caring for her dog and teaching her tricks and says her dog is what fueled her love for dogs even more. She also has an energetic Betta Fish, who she cannot forget to mention, who loves to eat! Trianna loves baking and cake decorating, hanging out with friends, traveling, filming vlogs, making YouTube videos, and trying new food places in her free time!

Pet Resort Team

Pet Care Professional

Alexa

Alexa joined the pet resort team in October 2022 with over 13 years of animal care experience! As a resort attendant, she cares for the dogs by ensuring their safety and well-being during their visit while playing and supervising the yards. Alexa’s goal for each dog is to leave the resort happy and tired! She has over two years of experience at other dog daycares, including professional bathing and grooming. Alexa also does pet sitting for family and friends and has over 13 years of experience with horses! Currently, she has a Pitbull-Chow Chow mix named Bella and a family dog named Moe, a Lab mix. Alexa has had horses, rabbits, birds, mice, and a tortoise! She started riding horses when she was six years old and has loved and cared for animals ever since. Alexa worked with horses until 2018 when she discovered her true passion for working with dogs! She treats every pet as if they were her own and does her best to ensure each dog is happy and stress-free during their visit. In her free time, Alexa enjoys bird-watching, photography, and video games!

Pet Care Professional

Angela

Angela joined the Pet Resort team in September 2022 with a lifetime of pet care experience. As a resort attendant, she ensures that every pet receives the best attention and care possible. It warms Angela’s heart meeting your animals and showering them affection while you are away. She has a knack for remembering the names of every pet and can effortlessly discern every dog accurately in a daycare room of as many as 25 dogs!

Angela has experience working at two other kennel/daycare facilities. Additionally, Angela has cared for police K9 dogs, feral cats in a Trap-Neuter-Return program, and MAGSR (Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue) rescue dogs. Angela has three cats living at home and got her first corn snake, Fang, a couple of years ago. She loves all animals, but cats and snakes are her favorites. In addition to dogs and cats, Angela has worked with lizards, fish, rats, chickens, rabbits, parrots, and ducks, and is eager to care for any reptiles or exotic pets! She graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition in 2021. Although Angela’s original plan was to pursue music, she realized her undeniable passion for animals which she enthusiastically explored immediately upon graduating.

When not caring for animals, she still composes music and plays her favorite scores on the piano. Angela also discovered she has an aptitude for pet photography and avidly takes pictures (and videos) of pets that capture authentic moments of joy and playfulness. She also enjoys browsing Pinterest, playing Minecraft with her boyfriend, watching Lord of the Rings (her favorite trilogy ever), and watching educational animal YouTube videos.

Pet Resort Pack Leader

Autumn

Autumn joined our Pet Resort team in March 2020 and has been caring for animals since she was 15 years old. She takes care of your pets and keeps them content while maintaining a safe area for them to play and have fun! Her favorite part of being at the Pet Resort is being surrounded by so many loving animals.

Autumn is working towards a degree in Environmental Sustainability. She currently has two cats and a bearded dragon. Her experience also encompasses caring for fish and guinea pigs. In her free time, Autumn likes traveling, photography, reading, and spending time with her family!

Pet Care Professional

Brea

Brea joined the Pet Resort team in June 2021 and has been caring for animals her entire life. At the Pet Resort, she cares for all kinds of pups and keeps them happy and safe while they are away from home. Brea currently has two Golden Retrievers named Grace and Bonnie and a Mini Goldendoodle named Bennie. Surrounded by animals her entire life, she has experience caring for fish, snakes, bunnies, and horses! Brea attends Salisbury University, earning her degree in exercise science, and is pursuing physical therapy doctorate programs. She started a female weightlifting club at Salisbury University! In Brea’s free time, she enjoys working out, weightlifting, and playing volleyball.

Pet Resort Pack Leader

Fish

Fish joined the Pet Resort team in March 2022 with over 15 years of pet care experience. Their role includes ensuring everyone has a fun day, going above and beyond to meet each dogs’ unique needs. Fish treasures the relationships built with the dogs and seeing the joy in their faces when they see their friends. Knowing they will get to make new friends makes Fish’s heart happy!

Currently, Fish and their partner share three cats, one dog, and four ferrets. While growing up, Fish learned to care for sheep, horses, chicken, geese, turkeys, a feral cat colony, rodents, snakes, fish, cats, and dogs. They believe their experiences on the farm helped make their animal care skills versatile and adaptive. Additionally, Fish worked in professional pet care as a sitter and kennel technician. They have also worked alongside professional groomers, dog trainers, and veterinarians, giving them exposure to various dog-related situations. They hope to further their pet care career by attending dog training academies to enhance their knowledge in canine behavior and group/pack management.

Fish recommends all pet parents read Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor. Pryor’s understanding of animal behavior changed how they engage and understand animals. Fish encourages everyone to read Pryor’s work and believes our dogs appreciate our efforts!

Pet Care Professional

Jahnelle

Jahnelle joined the pet resort team in April 2023 with over two years of professional pet care experience. When asked what her favorite part of her job is, she says it is just the best thing ever, playing and petting dogs all day! Jahnelle has previous experience working for Camp Bow Wow and also is a licensed nail technician. Currently, she has a beautiful blue/brindle pitbull named Blu, and she says dogs are her favorite animal by far! Jahnelle is free-spirited and loves scenic drives, trying new, interesting artistic things, or being adventurous!

Pet Care Professional

Kate S.

Pet Care Professional

Leigha

Leigha joined the Pet Resort Team in July 2021 with life experience caring for animals! She works at the dog daycare and pet resort and says it is lots of fun meeting all different types of dogs and getting to know each of their personalities! Leigha only recently started caring for animals professionally but has always been surrounded by animals and cared for the pets of family and friends since she was young. Most of her professional experience is in the art community. Leigha was part of a three-year art program at Thomas Johnson High School and became an ambassador! She got her first job interning with the Frederick Arts Council and still works there today! At home, Leigha has a Golden Retriever named Charlie, whom Leigha loves very much. She has previously owned other pets such as dogs, cats, mice, fish, and bunnies. Leigha has also cared for her neighbor’s animals which include horses, goats, and snakes! In her free time, she enjoys refining her photography and writing skills or spending time in nature! Leigha hopes to one day create a career that encompasses all of the things she enjoys doing.

Pet Care Professional

Sam

Sam joined the pet resort team in July 2022 with over 15 years of pet care experience! Her job is to ensure your dogs are happy, safe, and cared for during their time at the resort. Sam’s favorite part of the job is meeting all the dogs and getting to know each one! Previously she was a design assistant, but she held more pet-related professional jobs before that. Having horses, Sam has had the opportunity to intern and volunteer at the barns where she has boarded her horses. She also has experience working at Petsmart, volunteering at the zoo, various animal shelters, and pet sitting! Sam has two cats and a horse at home, and her roommate has ferrets and a dog which Sam is getting to know. Previously, she cared for fish, turtles, and a rabbit. Sam enjoys hanging out with friends, making art, playing volleyball, and visiting her horse in her free time!

Home Cleaning Team

Home Cleaning Team Leader

Hermenia

Pet and Home Care has been fortunate to have Hermenia and her team cleaning homes for over 10 years! Hermenia and her team are considerate, kind, and pay very close attention to detail with respect to your home.

She is always available to respond to her clients, available to accommodate special requests, and loves to receive feedback!

Pet Sitter & Home Cleaning Professional