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The PSI Member Spotlight introduces you to the proud, pet-care professionals that comprise the ranks of our membership. This is a fun and friendly peek into the personalities of our featured members.

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This week's pet sitter is ...

Samantha Pfaffinger
Crazy Critters Pet Care
Las Vegas, NV
Years as a Professional Pet Sitter: Eight
PSI Member Since 2000

Likes: All animals, especially Labradors and parrots
Dislikes: Animal abuse, fake people, Las Vegas drivers
Favorite Color: Pink and purple
Favorite Food: Hawaiian and Chinese
Favorite Movie: So many! Some of my favorites are Wedding Crashers, 50 First Dates, Sixteen Candles
Favorite Song: Right now I likeFergie "Big Girls Don’t Cry"
“Tricks of the Trade:” Join a networking group; limit your service area so you don’t spend half your day driving
Favorite Dog Name: Delilah
Favorite Cat Name: Nico
Favorite “Alternative” Pet: Parrots and ferrets. I do a lot of volunteer work with the local parrot rescue.
Favorite “Downtime” Activity: Getting pedicures, sleeping, watching movies, hanging out with my husband and pets
Best Pet-Sitting Experience: It’s always nice when a client appreciates the little things you do. Recently I went to one of my daily appointments and the owner had left the hose running in his koi pond. If I wouldn't have noticed it and turned it off, all his fish would have died and his backyard would have been completely flooded. He still thanks me for that every time we talk.
What accomplishment are you most proud of? Being the president of the local networking group forover fouryears; proving to the skeptics that you can make money pet sitting;becoming a PSI accredited pet sitter
What kind of car would you drive if money were not an object? A VW Tourage
What is your “Dream Vacation?” I would love to visit Australia and see all the native wild parrots
Finish this sentence: “If I hadn’t become a pet sitter, I never would have… met so many wonderful people and their pets.”

Favorite Quote:
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
- Anatole France