Garden Oaks pet sitting in your home, in your neighborhood.
When you travel, your pets stay home in Garden Oaks — in their own space, on their own schedule. Dogs get their morning walks through 1940s ranch homes, mature live oaks, and the easy pace of a true neighborhood. Cats get litter-box care, fresh food, medication, and company on their own terms. We walk the deep-shaded blocks off North Shepherd, swing through Garden Oaks Park, and know which windows belong to the dogs who love a peek through the curtains to say hey.
What you get in Garden Oaks
- Overnight in-home stays: your pets never leave home
- Every sitter is a trained, background-checked W-2 employee, never a stranger from an app
- Daily photo + note updates while you're away
- Insured, bonded, Fear Free Certified
- Comfortable with medications, senior care, anxious dogs, and cats
- Yard access in older Garden Oaks homes is kept as part of the morning and evening routine — not replaced with a sidewalk loop while you're away
- Garden Oaks Park and surrounding blocks stay in the overnight schedule for dogs who walk them regularly
In Garden Oaks
Garden Oaks households often have real yard space — 1940s ranch homes with actual outdoor area. During overnight stays, we maintain the full yard routine morning and evening, not just a quick sidewalk loop. We know Garden Oaks Park and the surrounding blocks well enough to keep dogs who need park time on their regular schedule, not a compressed version of it.
Why Garden Oaks pet owners pick us
Sixteen years walking Houston dogs. Owned and operated by Kristen Parkhurst, Fear Free Certified Professional, Certified Professional Pet Sitter. Insured, bonded, and built around an employee-based team that actually shows up.
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832-868-8430Kristen's team handled a week of overnight care for our anxious rescue while we were out of town. We came home to a dog who didn't even seem to notice we were gone. That's the bar.
Garden Oaks · Frequently asked
What Garden Oaks pet owners ask about in-home sitting.
Do you provide in-home pet sitting throughout Garden Oaks?
Yes — Garden Oaks is one of our core service areas. We've been doing in-home overnight stays in this neighborhood since 2010. Your sitter comes to your home in Garden Oaks, follows your dog's exact routine, and stays the night so your pet never has to leave.
Will my dog actually stay in my home the whole time?
Yes, always. We do not board dogs at another location or take them to a sitter's home. Your dog sleeps in their own bed, eats on their own schedule, and gets their morning and evening walks from the same familiar sitter the whole time you're away.
Can you handle medications or a senior dog?
Absolutely. We're comfortable with oral medications, eye drops, insulin, and specialty diets. We're also experienced with senior dogs who need slower walks, more frequent potty breaks, and extra patience. Just tell us the details at the meet & greet and we'll build the care plan around your dog.
How do I get started?
Send us a note through the contact form, call 832-868-8430, or email contact@shaggychicpetservices.com. We'll schedule a free meet & greet in your home — your sitter comes to you, meets your dog, and walks through your routine before any booking is confirmed.
Our dog is used to yard time every morning and evening — will that continue during an overnight?
Yes. Yard access is one of the real advantages of Garden Oaks homes, and we keep it in the routine during overnight stays. Morning yard time, evening yard time, park loops when the schedule allows — nothing gets compressed just because you're traveling. We confirm the full outdoor routine at the meet & greet.
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