Friendly Visits, LLC has been officially operating since 2003 and is a member of and insured/bonded through
Pet Sitters International.

They are members of Professional United Pet Sitters, the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters and the North Metro Denver Pet Sitters, in addition to other groups and educational forums.

Friendly Visits, LLC is based out of Westminster, Colorado and their service area includes neighborhoods in Westminster, Broomfield, Superior, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Thornton, and Northglenn.

All Associate Pet Sitters have had reference and background checks.

Calvin & Hobbes, Chinchillas

Anthony and Jennifer have always had pets, and whether their own pets or someone elses, or even nature's creatures they have found them fascinating. This is why they own and work for Friendly Visits -- to be with what they know and love!

Anthony and Jennifer work full time for Friendly Visits. This is their livelihood, and not just a hobby! In addition to pet sitting, they handle the managerial and administrative tasks such as phone calls, emails, scheduling, and consultations.

Jennifer graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Information Systems and Anthony is formally of the U.S. Army. Anthony had secret security clearance during his service (2001-2005), and also received USPS security clearance in 2007 and 2008 (includes drug screening, criminal history, citizenship, and fingerprinting).

Anthony & Jennifer are both certified in Pet First Aid, and are dependable, trustworthy, and have a true love for animals, both their own and yours!

Their own furry family consists of Neisa, an Australian Cattle Dog, (adopted from Second Chance Animal Shelter in Texas where they volunteered before moving to Colorado); Darcy, a Border Collie (from the Rocky Mountain Border Collie Rescue); Hobbes, a chinchilla; and various foster dogs from the Western Border Collie Rescue.

Jennifer currently participates in flyball with Darcy, and agility with Neisa.

In the past 2 years, they have fostered over 39 dogs that have gone on to find forever homes!

Anthony & Neisa

The Associate Pet Sitters

Amelia is the proud owner of a spunky five-year-old Maine Coon mix named Vida, and recently welcomed in a new arrival to her family this year. She adopted one of her fosterees, a Hurricane Katrina dog that came to her via the Longmont Humane Society. Shika is a gentle three-year-old Basenji mix. The cat and dog exist mostly coharmoniously, sharing opposite sides of the bed at night, and a couch occasionally by day.

Amelia also enjoys working closely with people at her full-time job in the Housing field. She is bilingual in English and Spanish. In her off-time she is a free-lance writer, enjoys hiking, performing at open-mikes, and meeting new people.

Cyndi:
Cyndi has been an animal lover her entire life and hopes to one day open and operate an animal rescue operation. She has been caring for animals since she was a little girl and is frequently called upon to watch over the pets of family and friends while they are away. She is the proud mother of Holly Berry and Cali Magnolia, two long-haired miniature black and tan dachshunds, as well as Toby Bartholomew, Samantha Avery, and Anastasia Genevieve, three wonderful kitties who are full of personality, and four parakeets (and yes, the birds all have first and middle names as well!).

Cyndi believes in showering your furry, feathery, and scaly family members with lots of love and care while you are away and will always respect your wishes and your home. Cyndi is a native Coloradoan, freelance writer, and full-time animal enthusiast. She has been married for nearly seven years and is very happy to reside in a home she loves that once belonged to her grandparents, two of the finest people to ever walk the earth.

"Being an animal lover and proud mother of several furry and feathery children myself, I know how hard it can be to leave your loved ones at home and entrust their care to another. I want those we serve to rest assured that they have absolutely nothing to worry about. We are doing this because we truly care and we will treat their pets as if they were our own."

Jackie:
Jackie is a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder pursuing degrees in Integrative Physiology and Psychology, so she learns all about the functioning of the mind and body. While it sounds time consuming, there is still room in her schedule and in her heart for pets. While away at college, owning your own pet is difficult to do. Because she no longer takes care of pets she can call her own, she has plenty of energy and need for love and compassion from a furry friend. This makes her the perfect surrogate mother for other people's pets!

After growing up surrounded with dogs, there was no question that pets are family members, even from her earliest memories. Once, when Jackie was very young and still being pushed in a stroller by her mom, she threw quite the temper tantrum - insisting that the family dog, Mackie, get equal rights to the stroller. She refused to be pushed herself and screamed, “Mackie's turn! Mackie's turn!” repeatedly until the dog got a turn to be pushed in the stroller. Today, she may not give her driver's license to a pet dog, but she still sees pets as more than just animals. She harbors a love for pets and considers them a part of her family.

Jody:
Jody was taught from a young age to respect and share the world with all living creatures. Jody has always lived around animals from the farm yard type to several exotic animals. She comes from a family that has always included animals as part of her family. Jody has in the past owned and operated a dog walking service in CO. She has spent the majority of the last 25 years residing in CO and is a mom of four children and two rescue pets, a female rat terrier and a tuxedo male cat. Jody loves all animals and even has to transport insects from the house outside to a safer location. Her favorite quote is by Gandhi, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way they treat their animals”.

Karen:
Karen grew up here in Colorado and has a great affection for animals of all kinds. She has owned everything from dogs to guinea pigs to hermit crabs – anything she could talk her mother into letting her keep! She has done volunteer work for the Boulder Humane Society and regularly is called on to care for her friends and relative’s pets when they are out of town. A while ago she and her husband and two boys went to pick out two new kittens from a shelter after their cat of many years had passed away. There were too many cute ones to decide between, though, so they ended up coming home with 3! Felix, Stanley and Smokey keep the family busy and entertained!

Karen looks forward to being a veterinary technician sometime in the next five years, and is very excited for the opportunity to love and care for your pets while you are away.

Kristy:
Kristy moved to the Denver area at the end of 2009 with her husband and loves every second of living in Colorado. She is originally from Branson, Missouri and remembers her parents taking her on several trout fishing trips as a young girl. Her grandparents were farmers, so Kristy grew up with a true love and admiration for all animals.

Kristy graduated from Graceland University in 1996 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology, minor in Sociology. Not long after graduating, Kristy began working in her first veterinary clinic and loved it so much she decided to go to veterinary technician school. She graduated from Palo Alto Community College in 2003 with an Associates of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology and passed her national and state board exams to become a Registered Veterinary Technician. She now has 13 years experience in small animal and specialty practice, and is currently working part-time at a local feline clinic.

Pampering pets is Kristy's true passion. She loves to give belly rubs, kisses, and hugs to all of our furry, feathered or scaly friends. She is very dedicated and trustworthy and will do everything she can to make sure your pet is happy and healthy while you're away from home.

Kristy lives with her husband, James, and their 4 cats (Lily, Daisy, Dahlia, & Minnie) and 3 dogs (German Shorthair- Sammie, English Bulldog- Hagar, and a Chihuahua Mix- Queso). In her spare time Kristy enjoys spending time with her husband doing activities such as fishing, camping, & hiking with their dogs in the mountains.

Lisa:
Lisa has worked with animals since she was in middle school, mostly on a personal level or through volunteer work. She has been pet sitting for various families for over 20 years, from fish to reptiles to dogs and cats. Her love for animals is shared with her entire family.
Her and her kids are currently proud owner of 4 dogs, 2 Chihuahua's that are brother and sister, and 2 labs that were all adopted from the local shelter. She also has 2 cats, also adopted from a shelter, and 4 fish. Over the past years they have also had frogs, rats, guinnea pigs, hamsters and birds.