Bart & Gabriel Pet Sitting

We schedule an initial consultation, during which we do paperwork and get all the information regarding the pets and any other responsibilities we'll have. We also make sure to discuss all our policies and best practices during this meeting as well.

I have a Certificate in Professional Pet Sitting from Pet Sitters International.

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We have 20, 30, and 60 minute visits which are priced from $20 to $45 depending on the length and location of the client.

My name is Natasha Borders, and I am the proud owner of Bart & Gabriel Pet Sitting LLC.I live in Grove City, OH with my husband, our Yorkie Bart, Schnauzer Jax and our aquatic turtle Dany.

After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2004, and receiving my MBA from Cornell University in 2007 with a specialization in Marketing, I believed that the world of business would be my career destination. However, after a couple of busy years spent in a cubicle, I realized that I should be out there walking dogs and caring for pets instead. Throughout my life I always enjoyed having a pet, going from a parrot, to a turtle, then fish, a hamster and, finally, dogs and a rabbit. I can never pass a petting zoo without paying a visit, and I always enjoy meeting the pets of all the people that I know. Because of this I knew that working with animals would be a great career choice for me. I will take great care of your pets because I believe that every pet deserves as much love, affection, and care as we can possibly provide. Below are the stories of several special pets who are currently in my life, which are an inspiration for me and a confirmation of how love and affection can change an animal’s world.

I met Kira while I was in college. She was in a pet store where she and her puppies were being sold. Although I came in looking for a puppy, I was horrified at seeing this beautiful two year old whippet/lab mix being used as a breeding machine. She was surrounded by two litters of puppies and looked exhausted and thin. I decided that I could not leave her there. The store personnel told me that in her previous home, she was abused and not even allowed to come in the house. Once Kira came home with me I discovered that she was afraid of men, stairs, and thrown objects (including dog toys – instead of chasing them, she’d try to hide). After a long journey, Kira and I learned a lot about living together, I got her spayed, and taught her to play again, and to go upstairs. She regained a healthy weight and and a nice, shiny coat. After a while, I had to leave for graduate school, and Kira found a new home on a farm where she could run free (as whippets love to do), with a few friends to play with and a wonderful family to care for her. I still visit her regularly as she grows older and less agile, but still extremely happy.

Bart is a playful Yorkie puppy, whom we adopted in 2009. Bart is fearless and very friendly, he loves meeting everyone, and enjoys being picked up, petted and cuddled. Of course, boys will be boys, so Bart has gotten himself in his full share of accidents, such as eating a tiny piece of caffeinated soap in our bathroom, and tumbling down the stairs to end up with a fractured leg. He did not appear deterred, however, and impatiently waited for his stitches to come out so he could venture out once again. In the course of caring for Bart, I learned the best ways to calm down a bored puppy, how to administer medicine to a struggling dog, and how to perform passive range of motion exercises for dogs that have been injured.

Gabriel was our Holland Lop rabbit. While I have not often encountered rabbits as pets among our friends and family, they do enjoy a growing popularity. Gabriel passed away at the age of 9, in May 2014. He was a free-roaming bunny and hoped around the whole house, although he did come back to his cage to sleep, eat, and to use the bathroom. He was as calm and sweet as Bart is energetic and adventurous, and he enjoyed nothing more than stretching out on a lowest shelf of the TV stand for a nap. I am sure there will be other pet rabbits in my future but Gabriel was our first pet together with my husband and he’ll always be in our hearts as a very special bun!

We have welcomed Jax to our family in 2015, he is 7 and full of typical schnauzer antics. He came to us from Schnauzer Friends for Rescue and Adoption, and he gets along with Bart pretty well! He quickly became a part of our family and is very patient with his little disabled brother. Bart, for his part, tries to copy everything Ajax does which makes for some comical scenes.

I am proud to be a woman business owner in Central Ohio, and very happy to call Columbus, and Grove City in particular, my home!

We provide care for most types of household pets:

– dogs                       – cats                       – rabbits                       – birds (caged)

– fish                         – turtles                   – small mammals etc.

If work or travel will keep you away from your pets, you've likely considered various pet-care options, from asking for help from a family member or friend to securing the services of a professional pet sitter.

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