The same family has cared for Aurora dogs in this home since 2005. There's no rotating staff. When you call, you reach us. When your dog stays, they stay with us.
Founded Personal Pet Care in 2005 after 12 years volunteering in shelter rescue and fostering medically complex dogs. Linda runs every consultation, manages medication schedules, and is the person you reach when you call — day or night during a stay.
Background in positive-reinforcement training with three years of mentorship under a CCPDT-KA trainer. Mark handles training intakes, behavior assessments, morning leash work, and the muddy-yard cleanup nobody else volunteers for.
Our seven-year-old golden retriever. Riley meets every dog at the consultation and decides — usually within thirty seconds — whether your dog wants company or quiet. She's almost always right.
Pet care isn't licensed in Colorado — which means the burden is on us to prove we take this seriously. Here's what we do to back that up.
Continuous in-home boarding since 2005, with hundreds of repeat families.
Pet-care liability insurance and home liability coverage, renewed annually.
Both primary caregivers hold current Pet First Aid + CPR certifications.
Annual coursework in canine body language, behavior, and senior care.
Insulin injections, eye drops, pills, post-op care — all included, no upcharge.
Working relationships with three Aurora vets and a 24-hour ER clinic.
Linda started fostering for a local rescue in 1993. The first dog — a senior beagle with chronic pancreatitis — taught her more about medication management, special diets, and patience than any course could. By 2005 we'd fostered over forty dogs, and friends kept asking if we'd watch their pets when they traveled. Personal Pet Care started in our living room and never left.
Mark joined full-time in 2011 after his career in mechanical engineering. The training side of the business grew out of necessity — we kept seeing the same fixable behavior problems show up at boarding, so we started teaching the fixes. Today we split the work: Linda runs the home and the schedule, Mark handles training and morning walks. Riley handles the dogs.
Most new clients start with a free consultation. We meet your dog, show you the home, and answer every question.
