OWNER AND MANAGERS

Owner – Kara Jenkins

Kara Jenkins was born in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, where she and her family raised many animals, including cats, dogs, birds, gerbils, fish, mice, and horses. One of her loves was helping her mother breed, train, and show their Golden Retrievers. While growing up, she worked at her mother’s boarding and grooming kennel, where she learned about the different types of cats and dogs as well as their behaviors. She also helped with all facets of the kennel’s operations including walking dogs, training, grooming, and marketing.

Kara graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Special Education and a minor in Exercise Sports Science. While attending college she cared for several of her friends’ pets whenever they were away, including some exotic species such as an iguana, a boa constrictor, and piranhas.

In 2001, Kara started TLC House and Pet sitting service and has continued to provide professional pet sitting services to TLC’s customers in their own home environment ever since. Inspired by her love of animals, she continues to keep up to date with new developments and share her own experiences through volunteer work. She has served as the President of Arizona Professional Pet Sitting & Associates (www.appsa.net), and was on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters for 7 years (www.petsitter.org).

As a leader in pet care, Kara has been featured in many newspapers as well as in a national magazine. Kara has received her Pet CPR certification, oversees an annual donation campaign for sheltered pets and attends regular conferences for pet sitting professionals. She is well-known in the animal care industry, and has built long lasting relationships with veterinarians, groomers, trainers, rescue groups and other vendors in the community.

Kara’s main objective is to never stop learning about animals and their behavior to merit her clients’ trust and ensure their peace of mind.

Kara loves spending time with her family, her grandchildren, and her own pets: Niko, a Golden Retriever who died 2010, and Brownie, a rescued Chocolate Lab who died 2010, and Hunter a rescued Lab/Golden.

Kara’s philosophy for running a successful business is that to gain a client’s trust, she must offer pet care and open communication backed by experience and continued education, to provide exceptional service for each client and their pets. 

MEMBER OF:

• Arizona Professional Pet Sitter Association
• NAPPS- National Association Professional Pet Sitters
• Humane Society of United States (hsus.org)
• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (aspca.org)

• Pet Sitter International, Member

Office Assistant – Tori

Tori grew up in southern Illinois with her family and pets, including dogs, cats, a hamster, and fish. When she and her husband moved to Arizona to be closer to family and job opportunities in 2016, Tori brought her customer service and office administration expertise to work with Robyn to help keep TLC up to date and organized. Since she was little,  she she has been learning the pet sitting side of the business, so that she is versed in every facet of TLC’s day-to-day operation.