My name is Roben Kennedy, and years ago, with full support from my family, I decided to follow my passion and made caring for pets my full-time career. Since I had been pet sitting and animal training informally for family, friends & neighbors since my preteen years, it was an easy transition. I am fully insured through State Farm and I am a proud member of The Association of Professional Dog Trainers, APDT, (a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education), and National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS).
Always a student myself, I still regularly attend classes with my own dogs and each of my dogs eventually earn at least the AKC Canine Good Citizen title. I've taken numerous training courses over the years, in many venues such as Barn Hunt, conformation handling, obedience, tracking, clicker training, agility, Therapy Dog, animal behavior, dock diving, etc. and my personal dogs have earned titles in several of those events as well. I am a licensed Family Paws Educator, am currently a student at the Victoria Stilwell Academy,the Dunbar Academy and AKC to become a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. I am continually furthering my education on training and behavior with several organizations who use the LIMA (Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive) training techniques. (as recommended by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, APDT) such as The Fenzi Dog Sports Academy (FDSA) and Ikonic Canine.
I have lived in the same Northeast Fresno, CA (almost Clovis) neighborhood for over 30+ years and have owned pets my entire life. Over the years our family has shared our lives with numerous dogs, birds, cats, rabbits, tropical fish, frogs, lizards and even a pet toad!
My philosophy as a a trainer, pet sitter & dog walker is that I am an extension of my human clients, which is the reason I call myself a Pet Concierge! Medications, special diets and reasonable care, exercise or training requests are never an issue. I truly love my pet clients like they are my own; I rejoice when pets get positive test results and I grieve when a pet leaves this world. I've taken pets to their veterinarian appointments for routine check-ups, consoled clients as their beloved pet crosses The Rainbow Bridge and have also had to run pets to the vet with emergencies when the pet's owners were out of town!!! (Thank goodness I make sure every client completes & signs my client paperwork!)
I also welcome regular contact with folks while they are away; I'll text a cute photo or send a quick story to clients so they know their pet is doing well. With permission, I often post photos on our Instagram and Facebook pages as well. Whenever my clients return, they have written notes about their pet(s) activities and I include anything else important that may have happened while they were away. Of course anything I feel may be emergent is reported immediately! From something as simple as sprinklers flooding the yard, a swimming pool overflowing, or a pet is limping after we're done playing ball, I will contact the client ASAP. The health, safety and security of my clients homes and their pets is always my primary focus.
In my spare time, I enjoy working with our dogs in Conformation showing, Barn Hunt, Obedience, Agility & Trick Training & Tracking. We are currently owned by: Bandit (Rottweiler), Penny (Chocolate Labrador) and Jax & Libby (Standard Dachshunds). Additional entertainment is provided by the "The Vultures" (aka our 14--yes 14-- parakeets), several freshwater aquariums with various types of animals & live plants, and an outdoor pond with koi and goldfish.
My other hobbies include most anything to do with computers, crochet, crafts, sewing, photography, and DIY home improvement projects. But my favorite "hobby" is spending time with my family: Curt, my husband of 30+ years, being "Nanny" to my grand daughter and Mom to our adult children.
I look forward to having you and your pets becoming a part of my Pet Concierge family!
Always a student myself, I still regularly attend classes with my own dogs and each of my dogs eventually earn at least the AKC Canine Good Citizen title. I've taken numerous training courses over the years, in many venues such as Barn Hunt, conformation handling, obedience, tracking, clicker training, agility, Therapy Dog, animal behavior, dock diving, etc. and my personal dogs have earned titles in several of those events as well. I am a licensed Family Paws Educator, am currently a student at the Victoria Stilwell Academy,the Dunbar Academy and AKC to become a Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. I am continually furthering my education on training and behavior with several organizations who use the LIMA (Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive) training techniques. (as recommended by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, APDT) such as The Fenzi Dog Sports Academy (FDSA) and Ikonic Canine.
I have lived in the same Northeast Fresno, CA (almost Clovis) neighborhood for over 30+ years and have owned pets my entire life. Over the years our family has shared our lives with numerous dogs, birds, cats, rabbits, tropical fish, frogs, lizards and even a pet toad!
My philosophy as a a trainer, pet sitter & dog walker is that I am an extension of my human clients, which is the reason I call myself a Pet Concierge! Medications, special diets and reasonable care, exercise or training requests are never an issue. I truly love my pet clients like they are my own; I rejoice when pets get positive test results and I grieve when a pet leaves this world. I've taken pets to their veterinarian appointments for routine check-ups, consoled clients as their beloved pet crosses The Rainbow Bridge and have also had to run pets to the vet with emergencies when the pet's owners were out of town!!! (Thank goodness I make sure every client completes & signs my client paperwork!)
I also welcome regular contact with folks while they are away; I'll text a cute photo or send a quick story to clients so they know their pet is doing well. With permission, I often post photos on our Instagram and Facebook pages as well. Whenever my clients return, they have written notes about their pet(s) activities and I include anything else important that may have happened while they were away. Of course anything I feel may be emergent is reported immediately! From something as simple as sprinklers flooding the yard, a swimming pool overflowing, or a pet is limping after we're done playing ball, I will contact the client ASAP. The health, safety and security of my clients homes and their pets is always my primary focus.
In my spare time, I enjoy working with our dogs in Conformation showing, Barn Hunt, Obedience, Agility & Trick Training & Tracking. We are currently owned by: Bandit (Rottweiler), Penny (Chocolate Labrador) and Jax & Libby (Standard Dachshunds). Additional entertainment is provided by the "The Vultures" (aka our 14--yes 14-- parakeets), several freshwater aquariums with various types of animals & live plants, and an outdoor pond with koi and goldfish.
My other hobbies include most anything to do with computers, crochet, crafts, sewing, photography, and DIY home improvement projects. But my favorite "hobby" is spending time with my family: Curt, my husband of 30+ years, being "Nanny" to my grand daughter and Mom to our adult children.
I look forward to having you and your pets becoming a part of my Pet Concierge family!
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