Mozart the cat writes about his mom, Kristin:

Hi. I'm Mozart. My mom asked me to write a little something about her and her pet care company. You can see my picture below. I like lounging in our veggie garden.  

On the left here is Kristin with Bijoux, one of her many dog friends. Kristin has always had a thing for us animals so it makes so much sense that she would own a pet sitting service.  Even when she was a little, little person she could really understand us and relate to us. When she runs into people who knew her when she was young and they hear what she does now they always laugh and say,  “Of course  you work with animals!”  Oh, and Kristin likes humans a lot, too, which is pretty unusual for an animal person.

Let’s see…what else?  Though she’s done a lot of travel abroad, she has always come back to roost in her native Marin County.  She started WOOF! Pet Sitting Service in 1995 thinking it would be a fun business to run. Now, 12 years later, WOOF has become one of the oldest (and according to her clients) most well-loved pet care companies in Marin.  Kristin lives with me and 2 goldfish named Grace and Rex. She often comes home to us with stories of all the animals she has visited with including:  horses, dogs, cats, mice, birds, and rabbits.  I love hearing of her adventures. When she is not running her own pet sitting company, Kristin is busy coaching other pet sitters from around the country on how to run their businesses more effectively and successfully.

What else to tell you?  We live in an old and wonderful yellow cottage in San Rafael with high grass that I love to hide in.  We are currently dog-less and looking for the right dog to add to our cat and fish family.  I guess that’s it. Meow. (bye)

Meet our Client Services Managers:

Melanie and Linda

You can call our office 7 days a week from 9:00am-8:30pm and if your call is not directly answered by us you can be assured that one of us (Kristin, Melanie or Linda) will be calling you back within only a couple of hours during the time above. Below is an introduction to the other two people who you may 'meet' on the WOOF phone.

Kristin writes about Melanie (WOOF's Top Dog):

Melanie is the guardian of a female black lab mix Guinevere and two kitties who are littermates named Jaz and Mae (you can see Guinevere to the left here). Melanie is very sensitive to the needs of both humans and clients and brings that skill to her work with WOOF. She is also deeply in love with an Arabian horse named DreamWalker's Hison.

Melanie originally started on staff with WOOF as a dog walker and pet sitter. When it came time to hire a Client Services Manager she was a perfect fit with her love of both people and animals and her strong customer service background. I was amazed and delighted at how easily she slipped into the role of manager for WOOF and she continues to amaze me with her wisdom and insight into how we can all make our client's experience an even better one with WOOF…from start to finish. Thank you Melanie.

When Melanie's not working with WOOF as a pet sitter and client services manager for our clients, she is busy learning to become an Equine Rehabilitation Specialist. She also loves to make art, dance, write and sing…her life is a creative act! I feel so fortunate to work with such a generous, loving person. She really puts her heart and soul into her work with WOOF and clients get the benefit of that in their interactions with her on the phone.

Kristin writes about Linda (WOOF's Pack Leader):

Linda has been an animal lover since she could first venture out in the yard and bring a cat, rabbit or a dog home. Linda has been active in cat rescue for both feral and domestic cats for various non profit groups for over 10 years. She has a medical background which gives her skill in administering fluids and medications for cats and dogs. Linda also has a corporate background in business which provides her with organizational and interpersonal skills which she uses in her work as a client service manager for WOOF! Pet Sitting Service. Linda lives in Tiburon with her felines who rule the roost and she wouldn't have it any other way. She loves working with WOOF because it provides her with a job that enables her to work with kitties and dogs as well as assisting clients in their pet care needs.

Meet Some of Our Other Staff Members:

Kristin writes about Joanne:

Like some of our other staff members, Joanne first came to us a few years ago as a client.

She was the loving dog mom of "Flicka", her little Sheltie. When Flicka passed on, Joanne called me to inquire about working with WOOF because she wasn't quite ready to get another dog and yet she really missed being around dogs.

She began her work with WOOF in early 2007 as a dog walker and dog vacation visitor. You can see her to the left here with one of her dog walking buddies, Mancha.