Carolyn

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Heidelberg West
74 times favorited
5 recurring guests
Lives with 2 cats
Usually responds within one day
1w ago
Last activity
<21h
Response time
One home visit a day
Min. 30-minute visits in your home
50 AUD
/day
All services and rates

Unavailable

Carolyn is currently not available to accept new requests.

About Carolyn

Welcome to my profile :) 

My name is Carolyn. I'm an open, genuine and warm person who pays close attention to detail, but doesn't sweat the small stuff. I'm excited to be offering flexible help for people seeking assistance with their animals needs.

I like to live my life in a relaxed, peaceful and supportive environment that reflects my personal values of giving back and contributing to the wider community.

I have a strong passion for animals and understand that every critter is different with their own special personality and needs. I hope to provide help that allows you to feel confident your pets are receiving the highest possible level of care.

My services are responsible, compassionate, transparent and flexible towards your needs. I believe in 100% non-aversive solutions for training. So whether you need an extra hand at home, are going on holiday, or even teaching your children about the responsibility of pet ownership, I’d love to help!

My experience with animals crosses many species and multiple breeds from all walks of life. I grew up next to an emu farm, & have personally owned dogs, cats, ferrets, birds, goats and seawater aquarium fish. I've worked with shy, stray, feral, rescue, rehomed, reactive and "aggressive" (usually just scared & anxious) animals. This has included basic needs, socialisation, training, behaviour & environmental modification, education programs as well as working with a number of health conditions and life stages.

As a pet owner you deserve to feel complete trust and a sense of ease in being assured that no matter your circumstances, someone understands your pet is a member of the family and deserves the best treatment and care. 

✔️Australian Police check

✔️ Working with children's check

✔️ Victorian animal welfare certificate

✔️ Open to learning new skills

✔️ No aversive or punishment approach

So please feel free to send me some information with what your looking for and a bit about yourself.

What you can expect!

🦮 walking

🧆 assistantce with feeding, food aversion & swallowing issues 

🛁 bathing

✂️ claw trimming

🎓 basic training

💊 oral administration of medications

📸 photo updates

📆 flexibility

🧩 solutions focused help

🦽 disability friendly

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ friendly

Environment:

🏡 Medium unit

🐱🐱 two resident cats

🥅 fully fenced backyard

🛋 indoor access for toilet trained animals

 🏘 urban location

 🏕 on-lead & off-leash park access 

☂️ undercover outdoor space

🐶🐹 ability to seperate living spaces for multiple pets

The Australian SARS-COV2 Pandemic... I am a passionate public health and disability advocate. This means all interactions with me will follow the current scientific and medical evidence-based recommendations for public health and safety during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is irrespective of the absence of government mandates and includes: 

🧴 aseptic and non-touch technique

🏞 outdoor & contactless exchanges

🚧 social distancing

💉vaccination + booster status up to date

😷 N95 mask usage

🌬 ventilation of indoor spaces

⚠️ close contact notifications

Carolyn's services

At the sitter's home

Doggy Day Care
Daytime care for your dog at the sitter's home.
10 AUD for each additional pet
40 AUD
/day
Dog Boarding
Overnight stay at the sitter's home
15 AUD for each additional pet
55 AUD
/night

At your home

Dog Walking
An experienced dog walker will pick up your dog from your home for a 30 min walk
10 AUD for each additional pet
30 AUD
/walk
One home visit a day
Book a pet sitter to stop by your home to feed and play with your pet
50 AUD
/day
House Sitting
A sitter stays overnight in your home and cares for your pet
110 AUD
/night
Two home visits a day
Two drop-in visits for your pet
85 AUD
/day

Carolyn also offers

Dog training
Grooming
Pick up / drop off

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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Dog Boarding
Laura, 2024-08-26

Lena had the best time with Carolyn and Andrew. They are both very caring and attentive and considered all of Lena’s needs. We got lots of photo and video updates and helpful tips to help with her training. Will definitely book with them again!

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Doggy Day Care
Stacy, 2024-03-26

I would strongly recommend Carolyn for pet sitting. Carolyn has regularly cared for my dog since he was a young puppy, and has been very conscientious and helpful with managing his behaviour and supporting ongoing socialisation and training. I was very stressed about finding a sitter who would provide safe and comprehensive care for my puppy, but Carolyn made me feel very comfortable and confident from the first meet and greet where she demonstrated her preparation, competence and dedication to understanding the needs of my pup. Carolyn provides a lot of communication, including videos and photos and has been very flexible with accommodating timing and dates of bookings. My biggest challenge is finding any other sitter I can feel as comfortable with if Carolyn is ever unavailable.

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Availability

Carolyn's Pets

Ferguson
Cat
Fruitloop
Cat

About Carolyn's Home

Accepted pets

Puppies
< 1 year
Dog sizes
0-80 kg
Dog ages
0-20 years
Cats
all kinds
Ferrets
all kinds
Small animals
rodents, rabbits, ...

Carolyn's home

A medium outdoor area
Has no kids
24/7 supervision
A fully fenced backyard
Emergency transport

Walking areas

Nearby off-leash dog area
Urban & City park

Skills

Specific Skills

I speak English & Other
+20 years of experience
Familiar with dog training techniques
• Basic training • behavioural management and referrals • loose lead and heel training • grooming / bathing / nail clipping • socialisation • desensitisation • breed specific enrichment • animal health & well-being • needs & welfare assessments • activity, toy & product recommendations I have personally owned multiple family dogs of diffeent breeds such as Shar-pei's, wolf hounds, mix breeds, maltese-shitzu, spaniels and hunting hounds. And I've worked with multiple animals with severe anxiety, health issues, requiring medications, etc... I'm willing to learn to care for new animals, mentor children in pet ownership and owner skills. My professional passion lies in communication, so I aim to provide open and honest information to supportive your needs when trusting another person with your animal whether it be the first.... or fifty-first time! I also provide house sitting, mail collection, garden watering and other house-hold needs upon discussion. So just send me a message with what you’re looking for! I hope to provide relaxed, caring and fun animal care, tailored to your pets needs!

Experience with

Animal welfare as a volunteer
Rescuing pets
Behavioural problems

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Carolyn

Carolyn

..:: Furr Family Care ::..

Heidelberg West
One home visit a day
Min. 30-minute visits in your home
50 AUD
/day
All services and rates

Unavailable

Carolyn is currently not available to accept new requests.

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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