Eleven Things I Learned as a Professional Pet Sitter in San Francisco

you can’t please everyone & most things are about poop

Whittie enjoying a chin-scratch break on her routine walk. Description: a sleepy looking small black fluggy dog sits on a patch of dry grass receiving a chin scratch.
Flower the Chihuahua enjoys a nap. Description: a small red/brown and white Chihuahua sleeps curled up on a light blue quilt.
The Bengal biting the rubber sleeve of the author’s water bottle. Description: a housecoat with a coat that looks like a jaguar lays on a tan couch with his mouth open in the process of chomping down on the turquoise rubber sleeve of a glass water bottle.
A photo of Doggy Playgroup eager to get treats. A-hole dog not pictured. Description: two small scruffy dogs, and two curly-haired dogs look different directions while awaiting treats.
Juma the dog out on a walk on a sunny day in North Beach with his hearty green leash. Description: a scruffy gold and black dog with one pointy ear and one tipped over ear sits on a hilltop in San Francisco with his mouth open and tongue visible, making him appear as though he is smiling. He wears a thick green leash.
The author’s dog, Pepper, enjoying a nap in the afternoon sun. Pepper’s Instagram handle is @pepperthescruffer. Description: a small white dog with a black ear lays backwards across a dog bed with its head resting on a multicolored carpet.

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San Francisco born and raised, currently living in New Jersey. Welcome to my non-fiction practice. Fairly personal. Mood permitting.

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Evelyn Levine

San Francisco born and raised, currently living in New Jersey. Welcome to my non-fiction practice. Fairly personal. Mood permitting.