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Jackie, Tina and Aubrey

Jackie
Pets are my passion! I have been fortunate in that I have been able to work with animals my whole life. I have raised, cared for and adored many species of pets, from cats, dogs, birds, reptiles, pocket pets, birds and fish in my lifetime. After many years of caring for animals I decided to pursue a more in-depth understanding and to be able to care for them on a much larger scale. I took a position at a local veterinary hospital (after about a year of volunteering), where I worked under an amazing doctor and staff for over two years, assisting surgery, providing medical care to animals and helping to educate owners on their pets' health. I took a position at Park Centre Animal Hospital in 2008 as a veterinary technician and have worked there since. In 2008 I also decided to break out on my own and start my own business, Island Pets, and work with animals and their owners to improve their pets' quality of life! Business is doing great in 2009 I was able to bring Tina on-board and in 2010 Aubrey joined our team. They are both amazing and incredibly talented with animals! Whether you work with myself, Tina or Aubrey, you are going to get nothing but the best in pet sitting!

Jackie's Companions

Bonita Flash CAT Orchid Jonathan

Tina
The desk job I had in the late 90's was all wrong for me. It wasn't fun or satisfying. I knew there had to be more for me, so I began volunteering at Park Centre Animal Hospital. I volunteered every Sunday for over a year until I was sure it was, indeed, the profession for me. Here I am, 12 years later, now a registered veterinary technician with the state of California and one of the senior surgery technicians of the practice. And lovin' every minute of it!
Working with my patients and their owners gave me opportunities to care for animals in their own homes, and so began my pet sitting business. Over many years, I have had the pleasure of caring for some of the most wonderful dogs, cats, birds, reptiles and pocket pets I've ever met. Jackie took me on as a member of Island Pets, and I am thrilled to join such a pleasant and professional team. There are many pet sitters in Alameda, but none who takes her job as seriously and with such heart as Jackie. I look forward to meeting and taking excellent care of your pets!

Tina's Companions

Aubrey
As a recent transplant to the Bay Area from Los Angeles, I truly appreciate how much pet owners in Alameda love their companions. Working as a Veterinary Technician on the island has allowed me to be a part of many well cared for animal’s lives, but I jumped at the chance to help out Tina, Jackie, and the numerous pets in Alameda. Becoming a part of the cooperative team that is Island Pets has really been great. Jackie and Tina work hard to take care of some very important family members and it has been my delight to join them.
While getting my foot in the door in the veterinary industry in Los Angeles, I had opportunities to sit some great animals. I did a little dog walking and I even got to sit a tarantula while her owner was away. Now that I’ve been working with Tina and Jackie for more than a year, I can honestly say that the pets of Alameda are some of the happiest and well cared for animals out there and I am honored to be a part of their lives.

Aubrey's Companions

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