Sara Gurgen
Sara’s PAWSitive Pet Sitting Service
North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Years as a Professional Pet Sitter: 5.5
PSI Member Since 2001
Likes: Animals, dancing, walking, swimming, reading, writing, editing and good food and wine
Dislikes: Cruelty, dishonesty and prejudice.
Favorite Color: Lime green
Favorite Food: Salads with lots of healthy and interesting ingredients
Favorite Movie: Wings of Desire, a 1987 award-winning film directed by Wim Wenders
Favorite Song: No Woman, No Cry, by the late, great reggae legend Bob Marley
“Tricks of the Trade”: No tricks; just treat other people’s pets and homes as you would want yours treated
Favorite Dog Name: Mambo
Favorite Cat Name: Baci
Favorite “Alternative” Pet: Spider monkey
Favorite “Downtime” Activity: Watching the TV shows “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Project Runway” and “Desperate Housewives”
Best pet sitting experience: My first one. I started pet sitting when I was 10 years old for my next door neighbors’ Shetland sheepdog, “Thane.” I felt very important to have such a responsibility. Not to mention, I simply adored the dog.
What accomplishment are you most proud of? Creating the life I have. I’m able to run a pet-sitting service and still have time to do freelance writing and editing.
What kind of car would you drive if money were not an object? The same one I drive now, a lime-green Volkswagon Beetle.
What is your “Dream Vacation?” To visit U.S. landmarks and cities of interest with my boyfriend
Finish this sentence: “If I hadn’t become a pet sitter, I never would have…
… had the good fortune to be around so many special animals and never would have met so many wonderful people—my human clients!”
Favorite quote:
“Life may not be the party you hoped for; but while you’re here, you may as well dance.”
—Anita Ryan
