Barnesville Critter Sitter

Barnesville Critter Sitter Barnesville Critter Sitter provides caring & responsible pet sitting for dogs, cats, and other pets at my home or yours! Then $10 per home visit!

I love animals and would LOVE to take care of yours either at your home or mine. Just give me a call and know that your pet will be well taken care of. SERVICES AND PRICES

Pet Sitting at my Home
Charges:
1 Dog - $15 per day, 2 dogs $25 per day, 3 dogs, $35 per day
Cat - $15 per day
Critter - $5 per day

In-Your-Home Pet Daycare:
*FREE initial in-your-home “Meet and Greet” with you and your pet

s! Services offered are: checking on your dog(s) in the morning, afternoon, and before bedtime or any other specifically desired time. I give fresh water, bathroom break, and have a playtime! 3 checks a day would be $30! Cat and other Critter Example: You want me to come once a day to give your cat or other critters fresh water, food, and clean the litter box would be a total of $10. Unfortunately, I will not be able to do overnights in your home and I will only travel within a 3 mile radius of Barnesville. Extra Charges:
Pick-up/Drop-off Fee: $10 per time

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
*Please provide your own dog/cat food. If you happen to forget I will feed them mine at a minimal charge.

*If your dog jumps fences, digs, does not get along with other dogs, or does not like children I will not be able to care for them at my house.

*A copy of your pets vaccinations need to be on file with me so please make sure that they are up-to-date with their vaccinations to include, rabies, distemper, and bordetella (kennel cough).

*Please also make sure that they do not have diarrhea, parasites, ear mites, fleas or any illness/disease of any kind prior to bringing him/her to my house and exposing them to my animals.

*I have the right to refuse or decline my services to anyone for any reason of my own choosing.

*Pre-arranged pick-up and drop off times must be agreed upon and accepted by both parties and fit into my schedule.

*I do have a family of my own and we also make plans away from home. I may not be available to make a reservation for your animal for certain weekends, holidays, days or times, but please understand that I will do my best!

*I work from 8:15-3:00pm Monday-Friday, September-May, at the Barnesville Elementary School as a Special Education Paraprofessional. I would, however, still be able to tend to your pets before I begin work and after work ends. I also have my summers off!

*I have lived in Barnesville since 2005. I am married with 4 teenage children. I also have 2 dogs and 2 cats of my own! THANK YOU for your consideration in choosing me - Barnesville Critter Sitter!

Ahzi & Buddy 💜🐾💜🐾 w/ Chris & Katie S.
05/11/2026

Ahzi & Buddy 💜🐾💜🐾 w/ Chris & Katie S.

04/12/2026

This dog is so cool!!

Honey 🐾 💜 🐾 💜 w/ Alex H.
03/31/2026

Honey 🐾 💜 🐾 💜 w/ Alex H.

Baileigh 🐾 💕 🐾 w/ Zach K.
03/23/2026

Baileigh 🐾 💕 🐾 w/ Zach K.

REPOST: Major is lost around Breckenridge MN. Please check outbuildings, window wells, under porches, etc. Please share ...
03/18/2026

REPOST: Major is lost around Breckenridge MN. Please check outbuildings, window wells, under porches, etc. Please share this flyer! If you see her or know where she is, please do NOT call for her or follow her. Call the phone number as soon as you can. Thank you!!

02/18/2026

We adopted Barnaby to die.
I know that sounds harsh, but it’s the truth.

He was 15 years old.
A senior black Labrador with cloudy eyes and a slow, careful walk.
The shelter paperwork said “Hospice Foster.”
His family surrendered him because he “slept too much”
and struggled to get around.

So we prepared for goodbye.

Orthopedic beds in every room.
Rugs over slippery floors.
Ramps instead of stairs.
Quiet nights. Gentle mornings.
We thought we were giving him a peaceful place
to spend his last few weeks.

Barnaby had other plans.

Week 1: He slept.
The deep, unguarded sleep of a dog
who finally felt safe.

Week 2: He realized he wasn’t going back.
This wasn’t temporary.
This was home.

Week 3: He found the toy.

Not a new one.
Not expensive.
Just an old, soft stuffed toy—
and he carried it everywhere.

That’s when the “dying” Labrador disappeared.

The dog who “could barely walk”
started trotting proudly through the house,
stuffed toy clenched in his mouth like a prize.

The dog who “slept too much”
began waking us up early,
toy in hand, tail wagging,
ready for the day.

At night, he sat just like this—
toy tucked close to his chest,
as if afraid it might vanish.

That’s when we understood.

Barnaby wasn’t dying.
He wasn’t failing because of age.
He was exhausted—
from loneliness.
From cold floors.
From being left behind.

Now he’s 15 years old.
He steals pizza off the counter.
He races me to the backyard.
And he still carries that same stuffed toy—
proof that joy found him again.

We failed at hospice fostering.

But we succeeded at something better.

We gave a senior black Labrador a reason to hold on—
and he showed us that sometimes,
love doesn’t just extend a life…

It brings it back.

🐾

01/30/2026
01/16/2026
Josie 💜 🐾 💜 w/ Beth  J.
12/31/2025

Josie 💜 🐾 💜 w/ Beth J.

“Mozzi” 💜 🐾 💜 🐾 w/ Ginger O.
12/11/2025

“Mozzi” 💜 🐾 💜 🐾 w/ Ginger O.

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604 10th Avenue SE
Barnesville, MN
56514

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