Mel

Mel D.

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Online Training
Fully Vaccinated

Caring, active and responsible WFH animal loving couple

2 repeat guests
18 reviews
Accepts Repeat Weekly Bookings for:
Dog Walking, House Visiting, Pet Day Care
Response rate: 99%
Last seen 6 days ago
About Mel
We are experienced pet sitters and caretakers who have had the privilege to look after many furbabies (dogs, cats, bunnies) over the years. While our current circumstances aren't suitable for having our own furbabies, we have loved each one of the furbabies we have looked after as our own :-) We are committed to loving your furbabies and supporting you when you need a helping hand.

We love animals with our hearts, souls and brains :-): I have a PhD in behavioural science so I always find it easy to understand, connect and communicate with animals. I think that animals reciprocate this love---all the animals we looked after in the past (dogs, bunnies, cats, birds) loved us.

Both of us have flexible work arrangements and spend most days WFH. Between us, we can cover nearly all days. Although we are new to the Madpaws platform, we are very experienced looking after friends and neighbours' pets in the past. We are both health professionals, living an active and healthy lifestyle and we want to make sure that all animals we look after are happy and healthy too. Especially for dog owners, rest assured that your pups will be happily walked :-) If you and your pups are keen, I can try to teach them some tricks as well. I have had great success teaching dogs tricks in the past :-)

Looking forward to meeting our next animal friends and spoiling them with love and cuddles.
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Children at home
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Owns pets
Pets Accepted
Small Dog
Medium Dog
Large Dog
Giant Dog
Puppy
Cat
Bird
Rabbit /
Guinea Pig
Mel's Home
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Apartment
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Medium backyard
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Fenced backyard
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Household
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Pets sleep indoors
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Pets sleep outdoors
Policy
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Flexible
Full refund up to 1 day before the booking at 12pm. After which you will pay 50% of the booking.
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Accepts last-minute bookings
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Accepts long-term bookings
Reviews & Testimonials
18 reviews
Jekin P.
Pet Hosting - Mar 19, 2024
Amazing hosts to our babies - shared tons of photos, took them for walks to the beach, and taught them new tricks! The dogs had the best holiday while we were away!
Lara F.
Pet Sitting - Sep 19, 2023
Thank you Mel, what an incredible first pet sitting experience you delivered. From the minute we met you, we immediately felt comfortable knowing that our 3 babies were in safe and loving hands. Thank you for being in constant touch before, during and after our trip, posting photo's regularly and keeping us informed of what our pets were up too. We really hope that you will sit for us again :-)
Margaret T.
Pet Hosting - Aug 5, 2023
Mel and her partner looked after Pepi brilliantly! Would definitely use them again if I needed to. Thanks, Mel
Quade B.
Pet Day Care - Jul 2, 2023
The dogs really enjoyed their stay with Mel. They came back happy and tired. Would 100% recommend. If we could give them 6 stars we would! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟🌟🌟⭐️
Service & Rates
Overnight Pet Services
Pet Hosting
At Sitter's Home
$ 90 / night
Pet Sitting
At Pet's Home
$ 73 / night
Daytime Pet Services
Pet Day Care
$ 73 / day
House Visiting
$ 51 / visit
Dog Walking
$ 51 / walk
Dog Grooming
not offered
Dog Training
not offered
Transport
Pick Up - Drop Off
$ 15 / journey
Emergency
Transport
Available