Meet Our Team

Hi my name is Kris. I’m a pet sitter and dog walker with many years experience. It all began with helping out my massage clients, friends, and family and morphed into a professional business.

I’m proud to be part of The Zen Pet team. I am particularly called to the zen pet Beyond The Walk program where money from the business is donated to local rescues. I have 2 rescue fur babies of my own and spend my spare time volunteering for the San Diego Human Society.

In addition to my work with animals I am a massage therapist and Reiki healer. I practice yoga and meditation, love my book club and love hiking in nature.

My dream one day is to have an animal shelter or sanctuary for cats, dogs and farm animals. I want to be able to help as many animals as I can. I am very grateful to be a part of The Zen Pet team and I look forward to meeting your pets!

Hello all! My name is Ren and I’m a pet-sitter with over 5 years individual experience, but now I’m so excited to be a part of the Zen Pet team! If you’re curious about me and what I like to do: I enjoy spending my time singing and performing part-time as a singer, learning foreign languages such as French and Spanish, playing Dance Dance Revolution with friends, and sharing cheese and fruit with my pet rat named Bean.

My favorite part of my job is truly just being able to work with animals and children (I also babysit). I believe our precious animals are so SO therapeutic for the soul, so I take honor and pride in giving your pets as much love as humanly possible while you’re away from home. If you’re interested in booking me, please contact Zen Pet and tell them you’d like to work with Ren.

Over the years I have dogsat for friends, family, and former bosses, which included walking their fur babies as well as playing with them and giving them TLC. I am excited to be part of an awesome team of dog walkers and sitters, and I feel honored to be entrusted with caring for fur babies.

Overall, I am very confident with any and all dogs and cats. I rescued my sweet girl Indie in 2020 when she was found on the streets of Mexico and she came to me with severe separation anxiety. Therefore, I understand how every dog has different needs and I am willing to go the extra mile to ensure that both you and your pets are comfortable and happy with my service. I am open to any and all requests and I look forward to meeting and caring for your fur babies!

Since Paola was six years old animals have been a part of her life. At one point, living in the country, her family had 13 dogs. Growing up she’s had dogs, cats and birds. Paola has witnessed puppies and kittens being born and raised baby birds fallen from their nests. She cares for all creatures and she
not like to kill anything. She has rescued dogs from the streets, fostered them and taking in elderly dogs that nobody wanted.

I enjoy caring for dogs and cats so much for all the pleasure and laughs and hugs and kisses I get to give and receive. I feel so much joy when the dogs are running and playing with each other and having the times of their lives.

I want to thank you for entrusting them in my care.rward to meeting you and your fur babies!

Learning the characteristics of animals that make each of them unique is very interesting to me and with the work that I do for ZenPet, I am given perfect opportunities to observe and learn the animals while providing space for them to feel comfortable in their home or on our walks. I love being outside and walking, I love being with the animals,

I love taking photos to share and I also love to know that I am caring for the home as a whole when I am caring for the pets. This truly is the best work I could be doing, of service to families and their animals I am very happy to be a part of this team.

Marilyn grew up with pets, she is very patient, kind, and an extremely loving person, dogs and cats sense this from Marilyn. Marilyn is steadfast and sweet, the pets just love her and so do we.

Kim is a current volunteer at the San Diego Humane Society. Kim
has two dogs of her own. For many years Kim has provided pet sitting for, clients, friends and family as well as Zen Pet . Her would not be as fulfilled without animals ! They always bring a smile to her face and she values the tome spent with caring for all of the zen pets.

Allie’s love and natural way with/ for animals started when She was a little girl, her dad always made sure they had a dog her family could grow up with, he taught Allie and her siblings to respect and to love animals; She has a fondness for dogs because they are so innocent and so easy to fall in love with!

As a zen pet dog walker Allie is so thrilled that she gets to do that every day and She enjoys her time with the pups more than words can describe— for Allie it’s always hard to say good bye to the puppy eyes when the walk is over, but if there is a walk the next day and they greet her with happiness as they always do- her day is complete.

We are so fortunate to have Allie on the Zen Pet team she is a great asset to the team, she cares for the animals greatly & we couldn’t be happier with her!