About Rose

Rose spent over two years searching for work after losing her job — sending applications, waiting, and watching the search drag on longer than anyone should have to bear. It was our daughter, Faith, who saw what the rest of us had missed: “Mom, you’re amazing with animals. Why don’t you try pet sitting?”

Rose took the leap. Her first client came from a neighborhood app. Then another. Then another. Before every booking, she visits the home in person — not a video call, not a form, an actual meet-and-greet — to make sure she’s the right fit for the pet, the owner, and herself.

She’s said yes to nearly every pet she’s met. She brings the same gentle, attentive care she gives our own three rescued pugs to every home she visits — drop-in feedings, overnight stays, and boarding right here with us when owners travel.

Word spread the way it always does when someone does something well: one client told a friend, who told another. People weren’t just hiring a sitter. They were hiring someone who gave them real peace of mind while they were away.

Gentle Paws exists so Rose can keep doing exactly that — without an app deciding what her work is worth.