Meet Our Team:
We are LMWS neighbors serving LMWS neighbors
We bring different perspectives and talents to pet care and we are all driven by a love for pets, giving peace of mind to the pet parents, and serving our LMWS community.
Lori Koogler
With a vision for building something meaningful to serve the pets and pet parents of LMWS. Mother of Olive, Lori has dedicated herself to care of pets and making the lives of animals a little better each day.
Founder
Wendy Turetzky
Wendy has extensive pet experience and has love for all pets. She worked for, Doggy Latch Key, in Michigan and I loved it. All the fur babies loved her too! She has worked with young dogs, seniors and special needs pups and enjoyed them all. Oh yeah and cats too, she loves a good purr. Wendy is experienced in giving all pet medications included shot injections.
Senior Pet Care Specialist
Lead Pet Care SpecialistTraci Vanderhurst
Traci volunteered with the local humane society in California where she fostered over 100 bottle babies, both kittens and puppies, along with caring for special needs and medically fragile cats and dogs. Traci has experience administering all types of medications to animals including injections.
Lead Pet Care Specialist
Julie McDermott
Julie has spent several years caring for the dogs of friends and family, providing attentive pet sitting for puppies and senior dogs alike across a variety of breeds. She is comfortable administering medications, caring for pets with special needs, and managing behavioral challenges to ensure each animal feels safe and loved during her visits.
Annabel Deramo
With this lifelong background in pet care, Annabel is profoundly dedicated to animal welfare and strives to ensure every pet in her care receives the highest quality of attention and love.
Pet Care Specialist
Lesley Reinstra
Lesley is passionate about animal care and has frequently provided pet sitting services for friends and neighbors. Her natural caregiving abilities and genuine enthusiasm for animals make her a dedicated and reliable pet caregiver.
Pet Care Specialist
Pet Care SpecialistKristine Smith
Kristine finds her greatest happiness when surrounded by animals and is thrilled to bring her experience, compassion, and dedication to our team. Your pets will be in loving, capable hands with Kristine as their sitter!
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Pet Care Specialist
Cathy Aggelopoulos
With experience in walking, playing catch, and giving tummy rubs, Cathy ensures that every pet she cares for receives the same love and attention as her own. Whether you are away on a short getaway or an extended vacation, you can trust that your dog or cat is in safe and loving hands with Cathy.
Shira Ellen-Lewis
Shira has years of experience walking dogs, overnight care, playing with and giving lots of hugs and love to a variety of animals including dogs, cats, fish & rabbits. She treat every pet as if it was my own, so that every experience is the best for your pet. After all, they are our family and very precious to us.
Pet Care Specialist
Fran Evans
Whether caring for pets in her own home or visiting clients’, Fran prioritizes adherence to feeding schedules, medication administration, exercise requirements, and understanding each pet’s unique personality. She is recognized for her reliability, calm demeanor, clear communication, and commitment to treating every pet with the utmost respect and affection. .
Pet Care Specialist
Pet Care SpecialistPhoebe Solek
Phoebe is an experienced animal caregiver with a lifelong commitment to animal welfare. As a dedicated pet owner and volunteer, she has actively worked to improve the lives of animals through roles such as puppy raiser for Support Dogs non-profit organization and adopter for the Humane Society. Her extensive background includes hands-on experience, patience, and compassion in pet care.
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Pet Care Specialist
Ken Solek
Ken possesses a longstanding passion for animal care and welfare. He has volunteered at local animal shelters and served as a puppy raiser for the Support Dog non-profit organization in St. Louis, Missouri. Ken also worked both on national and local levels as a K-9 trainer. Ken brings specialized knowledge and expertise to animal behavior and care. Ken is dedicated to delivering attentive, high-quality care to every pet he will care for.