Leanna & Jay Gautney
Country Critters Pet Sitters
Poulsbo, WA
Years as a Professional Pet Sitter: 20
PSI Member Since 2007
Likes: Pets that are well taken care of, the outdoors, (camping, fishing, sunshine), travel, Spring and Fall
Dislikes: When people don’t take care of their pets, rain, being lied to and deliberate laziness
Favorite Color: Purple and cobalt blue
Favorite Food: International dishes, fruit, wine…and my mom's homemade biscuits!
Favorite Movie: Titanic and What Dreams May Come
Favorite Song: Too many to list just one – I have a musical past with a very musical family
“Tricks of the Trade:” I carry a camera to visits and take pictures of pets for the owners. I have built good client/pet sitter relationships this way.
Favorite Dog Name: Harley
Favorite Cat Name: Heaven
Favorite “Alternative” Pet: Big wild animals - like tigers, panthers & zebras! (It’s the native side of me, I guess.)
Favorite “Downtime” Activity: Hanging out with my kids and husband - doing whatever comes to mind
Best Pet-Sitting Experience: I sat for one of my clients while they were on vacation in Hawaii. They live in a home with a beautiful view of Puget Sound, near private beach access and have two well-behaved corgis. Each day, I took the corgis out at sunrise and sunset. It was like I was in Hawaii with my clients and their pets! They brought me back a gift from Hawaii –and just pet sitting for them made me feel like I had visited Hawaii myself!
What accomplishment are you most proud of? Raising my three children into the wonderful people they are today - and surviving the "teen years" with no real hassles...(yet!)
What kind of car would you drive if money was not an object? A Delorian or a Hummer...the bigger the better!
What is your “Dream Vacation?” If money was not an object, I would like to take a guided trip through the Holy land.
What does your PSI Membership mean to you? I first started my pet-sitting business with a PSI membership back in 2005. It means I can access all the new and valuable tools available for pet sitting to help make my business a success. I'm also able to boast about the network of pet sitting assistance available to me. This reassures my clients - and potential clients - of the quality of care I provide.
Finish this sentence: “If I hadn’t become a pet sitter, I never would have… considered quitting a $42,000.00/yr job with the government to run my own, full-time business and home school my three children like I've always wanted.”
Favorite quote:
“We can't solve the problems of today by using the same level of thinking we used to create them.”
-Albert Einstein
“If He brings you to it, He’ll bring you though it.”
-Unknown
