Customer Care: Tim Kelliher
When asked to rate the quality of Tim’s care on a scale of 1 to 10, most clients give him an enthusiastic “11.” In his eight years as a professional pet sitter, Tim has also earned raves from the media and leaders in Seattle’s animal services community. CityDog Magazine has rated him Seattle’s #1 dog walker. Respected local trainers and behaviorists have made him their top pet care choice. And animal rescue professionals marvel at his sensitivity with challenging pets.

What is his secret? “It’s simple,” Tim says: “Every day, I challenge myself to do an even better job than I did the day before.” As for PugetPets: “It’s fantastic that PugetPets has won so many major awards—CityDog Magazine, CitySearch, King 5 TV, Evening Magazine—and won some of them more than once. In the end, though, we should really be competing against ourselves, always raising the bar on our quality of care.”

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Christine Able

Prior to joining PugetPets, Chris worked for nine years as a veterinary assistant at a busy practice in Anchorage. There she daily put to work her training in animal anatomy and physiology, nutrition and the aging cycle, animal behavior, pathology, pharmacology and emergency care. Now back in the balmier weather of the Puget Sound, Chris is excited about combining her pet care skills with her love of the outdoors.

Adriena Allen

Prior to joining PugetPets, Adriena worked for two years as an independent, professional pet sitter in Woodinville. During those years, she cared for a variety of pets, from single kitties to an entire kennel of Labrador Retrievers. Adriena comes to PugetPets with the highest of client recommendations.

Sam Arkans

Inspired by his work as a kennel attendant at a local critical care veterinary hospital, Sam pursued an animal-focused psychology degree from the University of Washington. Since his 2006 graduation, he has worked as a staff biologist at the Point Defiance Zoo, where his responsibilities have included feeding, care and observational research. At PugetPets, he enjoys the chance to work again with domestic companion animals.

Connie Combs
Prior to joining PugetPets, Connie worked at the Seattle dog daycare, the Downtown Dog Lounge. There, as a "Lead Wrangler," Connie was responsible for overseeing pack play, medicating, feeding, walking and calming her often excitable charges. She also supervised other wranglers' work. At PugetPets, Connie enjoys the chance to work with dogs more individually, and with a schedule that allows her to pursue her higher education studies.

Tim Danielson

Tim is a professional photographer and lifelong animal lover. When he decided to volunteer at the Seattle Animal Shelter taking pictures of dogs for adoption, he found that he couldn't just leave the dogs in their crates. So Tim completed the Shelter's special training, and became a volunteer dog walker. Tim has walked hundreds of Shelter dogs and enjoyed every one. He also enjoys the chance to balance this work with walks for PugetPet's clients, where dogs have found such loving homes.

Lindsey Estepp

Lindsey’s passion is service to animals. During college, she worked at Best Friends Pet Resort, where she fed, supervised play groups, administered medication and walked dogs individually. Later, Lindsey volunteered for the non-profit organizations Farm Sanctuary and Wilderness Ranch, each of which offer a home to suffering and abused animals. At each, she provided general care, and assisted the vets with medical procedures. When not providing animal care, Lindsey works at Starbuck's corporate headquarters.

August Henrich
Prior to joining PugetPets, August worked at the Seattle Humane Society. There, his busy days were split between the shelter care, boarding care and behavior assessment teams. With shelter and boarding care, August’s responsibilities included walking, bathing feeding and administering vaccines. As part of the behavior assessment team, August performed sophisticated analyses to determine the adoption status of dogs and follow up with any needed therapeutic treatment. Just how committed is August to animal health, happiness and well-being? In his free time, he volunteers for PAWS, with a focus on keeping difficult dogs socialized!

Abby Higgs

Abby began her professional life as a government pensions administrator, always finding time to volunteer with animals, as in her work for the SPCA Wildlife Center in Monterey. When she moved to Seattle, Abby began doing volunteer fostering for the Humane Society; and when the organization recruited her to take on a paid position, she found she couldn't say "no." Today, when not working for PugetPets, Abby is an Adoption Counselor there, happily responsible for matching pets and people.

Lilianna Koledin

Lilianna comes to PugetPets from the highly respected dog daycare, the Hound Lounge. There, she cared for packs of twenty dogs at once, responsible for feeding, watering, overseeing pack play, conducting individual walks, and administering medication. She also did initial assessment of new daycare dogs, including temperment testing. At PugetPets, Lilianna is excited about working with animals individually.

Amanda O'Harra

Growing up on an Oregon farm, Amanda was responsible from an early age for many animals, from livestock to pets. Later, as member of 4-H, she raised and rode award-winning horses. Still later, Amanda worked exercising and training horses for Oregon’s Dream Weaver ranch. Throughout all this time, she also volunteered for cat and dog care at her local Humane Society. Today, as Amanda studies to become a radiologist, she applies her considerable animal care experience for the clients of PugetPets.

Courtney Peabody
Courtney Peabody has been passionate about animals since she was a child, and her family adopted their first rescue pet. Today, when not working for PugetPets, Courtney oversees the boarding animals at VCA Rose Hill Veterinary Hospital. There, Courtney is responsible for the care of up to 20 animals at once, with charge of feeding, medicating, exercising, and overseeing general welfare. At PugetPets, Courtney enjoys the chance to work individually with pets who are in their comfortable home environments.

Caroline Pederson
Prior to joining PugetPets, Caroline worked at the Port Angeles Humane Society. Her responsibilities there ranged from walking dogs and keeping animal housing clean and comfortable, to temperament testing, microchipping and administering vaccines. She and her team also created the Shelter's first-ever off- leash run area so that compatible dogs could play, socialize and receive training. Caroline brings to PugetPets the compassion and professionalism that grow from her experience at the shelter.

Robin Rudloff

Robin is passionate about the health and well being of animals. Raised on a farm, Robin was caring for animals from the time she could walk. After years as a successful human fitness instructor, Robin decided to return to her love of animals, and four years ago became a licensed small animal massage therapist and hydrology rehabilitation therapist. Robin then worked at Spawz, a Seattle business that combines dog daycare with rehabilitation services. There, Robin's busy days included massage, hydrology rehab in Spaws' special pool, plus work at the daycare. After learning about her dedication and high work quality, PugetPets recruited her for dog walks and pet sits. At PugetPets, Robin delights in the chance to work with healthy, happy animals.

Kerry Smith

Animal care and welfare have been passions of Kerry’s and his wife’s for more than 20 years; they have sometimes cared for as many as six rescues at once in their home. Kerry, after taking early retirement from the University of Washington, further pursued these passions, traveling to Best Friends Animal Rescue in Utah, one of the nation’s premier animal rescue organizations, to serve as a volunteer. Now back in Seattle, Kerry puts his commitment to animals into practice through PugetPets.

Bobbie Tanner

Prior to joining PugetPets, Bobbie worked for six years at Interbay Animal hospital. There, she had charge of all the boarding animals: some, post surgical hospital patients, others healthy and staying while their people were out of town. Bobbie skillfully balanced the very different needs of her charges--from medicating and wound dressing to feeding to exercising. She was also known for "going above and beyond," spending quiet, calming time with her excited or frightened charges. At PugetPets, Bobbie looks forward to creating ongoing care relationships with clients.

Kelly Viergutz

Kelly is a certified veterinary technician who received her degree from the highly-respected Larimer Veterinary Technology program in Colorado. She has three years experience working in veterinary hospitals, where her responsibilities have ranged from assisting during surgery, to giving standard vaccines, to caring for the boarding animals. At PugetPets, Kelly is excited about forming ongoing care relationships with our animal clients.

Susannah Wheeler

Susannah holds the PugetPets record for longest career as a professional pet sitter: her parents were well known Virginia cat breeders, and from the time Susannah could walk, she helped in the family business. Susannah’s passion for cat care—as well as dog care—has grown over the yeas, and today she fulfills that passion through her work at PugetPets.

Jamie Wilcox

Jamie has dedicated herself to human and animal well being since she was a teen. Early on, she worked as a bather at busy grooming salon. During her college years at Smith, she worked as an assistant at a small veterinary practice where she wore many hats: from scheduling visits to administering IV's. After graduation, Jamie turned her attention to human health, and is now a second year student at Bastyr University, studying to become a naturapathic physician. Still as passionate as ever about animals, Jamie loves the chance to balance her academic studies with her hands-on work at PugetPets.

Susan Wycoff

Susan’s love of animals started as a child, when her parents owned a pet grooming business, and the family was never without fosters in addition to their own dogs, cats and birds. That love developed further as she pursued animal-related college courses, and, in her free time, volunteered for her local Humane Society. Today, as Susan completes her graduate degree in animal behavior, she fulfills her love of daily animal care through work at PugetPets.