OWNER AND MANAGERS

Owner – Kara Jenkins

Kara Jenkins was born in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, where she and her family raised many different animals: 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.

Kara helped with all facets of the kennel’s operations including walking dogs, training, grooming, and marketing. She 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 would take trips. This included some exotic species such as: an Iguana, a Boa Constrictor, and Piranhas.

In 2001, Kara started TLC House and Pet Sitting Service in Arizona and has provided professional pet sitting services to TLC’s customers in their own home environment. With her love of animals she continues to keep updated with new developments and share her own experiences. She been the president and VP of the local pet sitting organization, Arizona Professional Pet Sitting Association (www.appsa.net); she  was a board member for the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (www.petsitters.org), and she has been written about in many newspapers as well as in a national magazine. Kara  has received her pet CPR certification and oversees an annual donation campaign for sheltered pets and attends regular conferences for pet sitting professionals. Kara’s main objective is to continually gain knowledge and experience about animals and their behaviors to ensure her clients’ trust, and peace-of-mind.

In addition, 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. When she is not running her business she loves spending time with her family, and her own pets: Niko, Golden Retriever who died 2010, Brownie, a rescued Chocolate Lab who died 2010, and Hunter a rescued Lab/Golden. Kara’s philosophy on running a successful business is: to gain the customer’s trust, provide personalized pet care, offer experience, continued education, open communication and most importantly to provide exceptional service for you and your 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)

Office Assistant – Tori

Tori Molloy was born in a Chicago suburb.  From there she moved to southern Illinois with her family. Tori grew up with dogs, cats, a hamster, and a fish.  In 2016, Tori and her husband, Ryan, moved to Arizona with their two kids to be closer to family and for better job opportunities.  Tori is Kara’s (owner’s) step-daughter and has been working on and off with the company for several years. When she moved to Arizona, it was natural that she would be working with TLC.  Tori has been working in the office handling administrative items since 2006. She also has several years of experience in customer service.  Tori has shadowed Kara on pet sits, and has learned all facets of the business.  Tori works in the office ensuring that all paper work is up to date and helps Robyn, the office manager, on a daily basis.