Choose pet care that
feels like family for your pets.
Locally Owned and operated • Licensed • Pet CPR Trained • operated by a trained vet tech • Background Checked • Insured • always trained sitters • Open 365 days per year
Care for your pets in a way that is intentionally designed around their routines, comforts, and little details that help them feel secure while you’re away. We know peace of mind belongs at home.
CARE is the heart of our practice.
COMPREHENSIVE PET CARE FOR ALL OF OUR LITTLE FRIENDS
- Animal lovers
- Knowledgeable in Dog Body Language & Cat Behavior
- Trained in Medication Administration*
Select team members are trained and experienced in administering medications, including pills, insulin, injections, and subcutaneous fluids.
Complete pet care.
365 days a year.
No stress pet care
Your pet stays in their own home, on their normal routine, minimizing stress and keeping them comfortable.
- Locally owned & caring for our neighbors' pet since 1995
- Available 365 days per year
- More than pet sitting. We bring companionship, observation, enrichment, and care.
Their routines. Their comforts.
A distinct peace of mind
- Trained, professional caregivers. No gig workers here!
- Veterinary background and an experienced team
- We honor your pet's normal routine. Their joy matters to us.
CHOMPREHENSIVE PET CARE FOR ALL OF OUR LITTLE FRIENDS
- All of our caregivers are employees, background checked, insured, and trained
- We send you detailed visit updates with photos, so you always know your pet is enjoying their day safely
- Pet CPR & First Aid trained
All caregivers are employees, background checked, insured, and trained, giving you peace of mind every step of the way.
You’ll receive detailed visit updates with photos, so you always know your pet is happy and safe.
A Distinctive Promise
Your pet will be cared for by trained, professional caregivers.
With a veterinary background and an experienced team, we know how to recognize issues early and respond appropriately.
We treat your pets like family, because that’s how we see them.
Different Pet Care
Distinctly intentional pet care.
We’re different. In a good way.
Distinctive Pet Care owner, Dawn Olson, is a former Veterinary Technician (see Meet The Sitters Page) who has many years of professional pet care and has built her life’s work around ensuring her neighborhood pets have access to the best pet care and services she can provide She brings immense devotion, love and decades of expertise to your pet.
We are happy to be your neighbors and love that we have the opportunity to serve our community for many contiguous years. We don’t take your continued trust lightly and strive to exceed your expectations in the spirit of loving on your pets. We bring loving care to each pet in our care and intentionally provide the BEST services and the BEST professional pet care givers.
Each of our pet sitters are professionally trained and have passed background checks. We only hire pet care professionals who we would allow to care for our own pets!
Our professional pet sitters are matched with client’s specific needs. We exclusively hire professionals, no gig workers. We require continuing education, training (such as Pet First Aid & CPR Training) and extensive training and proven processes which deliver the value of care which comes from Distinctive Pet Care. Our pet sitters are covered with extensive liability coverage as well as employee benefits – this maximizes the care of our employees and minimizes your risk as a home owner.
For your ease of working with us, we use a software called Time to Pet which allows you to update your pet’s information & care and directly book your pet reservations. This same software provides our pet sitters with their daily schedules where they check-in and out of each visit. Our pet care professionals even send you visit notes and photos directly through the software to your email about our visits, which we know our client’s love!
Clients absolutely love the convenience and security that our pet sitting service provides and we work 365 days per year. We are accustomed to caring for pets who have separation anxiety and other special needs, we welcome these special opportunities and go above and beyond to earn their trust and ensure they enjoy each visit and act of care.
Please linger longer on our website, we have worked very hard to provide answers to questions we understand that you have. We welcome telephone calls as well, we are happy to listen to your specific needs as we know each every pet is different and requires individualized care. Our aim is always for your pet to have a successful and happy at-home pet sitting experience.