Lee spent her first life in the corporate computer world. Traveled the world teaching computers and there was always a cat to meet on those trips. She of course had cats at home too that friends took care of when traveling. Then she read about a woman who did cat sitting and thought wouldn't that be wonderful to sit on the floor and play with cats in jeans and tennis shoes and get paid for it!

Lee spent her first life in the corporate computer world. Traveled the world teaching computers and there was always a cat to meet on those trips. She of course had cats at home too that friends took care of when traveling. Then she read about a woman who did cat sitting and thought wouldn't that be wonderful to sit on the floor and play with cats in jeans and tennis shoes and get paid for it!

From Northern CA originally, born & raised on a walnut farm, went to school for animal science, I own 2 Boston Terriers Tank and JoJo, I have worked at Trader Joe's for 15 years, started Pet Wants Sarasota with Annaleah Prevatt 8/2018.

From Northern CA originally, born & raised on a walnut farm, went to school for animal science, I own 2 Boston Terriers Tank and JoJo, I have worked at Trader Joe's for 15 years, started Pet Wants Sarasota with Annaleah Prevatt 8/2018.

Lunell Owens is the owner of Home Sweet Home Pet Sitting, LLC. She is a Florida native and has lived in Bradenton since 1985. She has been a dog mom for over 30 years and she currently has three dogs..... Sandy, Bailey, and Lucy. When Lunell is not pet sitting, she enjoys spending time with her fur babies, watching baseball and sending care packages to our deployed military.

Darlene is a loving dog Mom and client of Chase’n Tails Pet Care. She volunteers for The Humane Society of Manatee County and she and her chihuahua Ruben visit elderly patients in the nursing home to bring smiles to their faces!

Brigid Wasson is a lifetime animal care and welfare professional and retired animal shelter director. She became interested in missing pet prevention and recovery in 2008 when she discovered the nonprofit organization Mission Reunite. In 2014 she was invited to join the Board of Directors and has served as President of the organization since 2016. She has been a professional pet sitter since 1994

Started a dog walking company just outside of Boston in 2003 after meeting her husband at a dog park. From their she entered into the world of grooming, had a pet supply shop and eventually became a pet first aid & CPR instructor shortly after winning pet sitter of the year in 2009. In 2016 she joined ProTrainings as the product manager for ProPetHero due to the quality of their program.

Patty has dedicated her life to helping animals find their way home when they are lost. Through the use of her facebook group - Lost and Found Pets 941 (Lost Pet Services) and her website - LostFoundPets941.com - she has successfully reunited 1000s of lost pets with their owners. Patty started a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Lost Pet Services, Inc., to help expand the services offered -- all free of charge to the local animal community.

The Lost and Found Pets 941 group was created several years ago when Patty lost her two dogs, Jackson Browne and Rocko. She then embarked on a mission. That mission has led to the LostFoundPets941 Facebook group which is now the largest, most active lost and found group in the Sarasota - Manatee County areas covering Sarasota, Bradenton, Palmetto, Parrish, Ellenton, Venice, Northport, Myakka and areas beyond. The group hit 10,000 members at the beginning of February 2017 and has successfully reunited 1,000s of local pets with their owners.

Patty also hosts a weekly radio show on Society Bytes Radio called Let’s Talk Pets which is heard on iHeart, Spreaker and hundreds of internet radio stations. The show focuses on pet reunification, keeping pets safe, pet health, training and more.

Patty and her husband, Jim, have lived in Bradenton FL for 10 years after moving from the Syracuse NY area. They have two grown daughters, three grandchildren and two rescue pups, Hayley and Carley

Heather Branch is a Professional Certified, Nationally known Petsitter running her company Best Friends Forever out of the north end of Los Angeles (the “Valley”).
She jumped into the pet care industry coming out of a career in entertainment, news and radio. You may have seen her in the background of various tv shows through the years, finally landing a gig surveying and reporting on Los AngelesTraffic for the biggest radio stations. After a few years of very early morning shifts, she wanted something different; what brought her the most JOY was her own dog “Izzy” greeting her at the door – practically doing cartwheels whenever she came home! Heather wanted more of THAT in her life, and set out to learn all she could about animals, pets and animal behavior.
She & her husband Scott had a wonderful professional petsitter for “Izzy” and their cats, so Heather discussed the industry with her and worked diligently on several certifications through the Animal Behavior College. Debra, their own professional petsitter mentored her and taught her everything she knew about pet care on a Professional Level, including becoming involved in the National Association of Professional Petsitters.
Heather launched Best Friends Forever in January of 2011, and Debra’s company and BFF merged by the end of 2012. By 2014, Best Friends Forever won the esteemed title of “Business of the Year” from NAPPS and recently was appointed to the Board of Directors
Heather feels her success is due to the fact that she laid the foundation for her work. She took the time to learn and pursue her certifications. She also attributes much of her success with her support system – her long time staff members and very supportive husband!
Best Friends Forever primarily focuses on suburban and city clients who often travel for work. Her business caters to the upscale community - -clients include doctors, lawyers and a mix of other industry professionals. Most of the services requested are daily dog walks or twice daily cat sitting visits, and Best Friends Forever also provides a lot of overnight sits (normally done by Heather herself).
Most of Heather’s clientele are dogs and cats, but they do have the occasional unusual city animals including chickens and horses.
Heather couldn’t be happier to have moved out of the entertainment business and into the pet sitting business. “I know I’m doing something great because of the love I get from the animals every day And our clients are so appreciative of our service! Nothing beats that! And the pets don’t care if you’re wearing business attire or makeup. They’re just happy to see you!”