About Us

Janet Bennett

Janet is the owner of My Favorite Pet Sitter and has worked with companion animals since 1997. She and her husband founded Folsom Feline Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing homeless and abandoned felines.

Janet holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. She decided to leave her high-stress career as a project manager to pursue her love of animals. Besides owning a pet sitting business, Janet is also a high school math teacher. She owns several cats and a dog, and her "extended" family consists of dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, and guinea pigs.

Job Opportunities

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Our Staff

•  Carol Arena  • Kelie Eitel • Denise Girardi • Jessica Rogers • Karen Tolan • Sandy Zaboukos

• Carol Arena
  
  Growing up with five siblings and two animal loving parents, Carol has been exposed to many pets, including snakes, owls, and rats. She had a Doberman Pincer as a nanny when she was young. As an adult she has handfed Rosella Parrots and loved Two Vizsla dogs (you cannot have just one Vizsla!). She currently serves two cats in her home: India, a Polydactal grey, and Beko, a large golden-eyed black cat.
  
  Carol became a semi-retired chef when she came back to Sacramento to care for her mother. After a degree in art she attended The Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, N.Y. and made her passion her career. She trained mainly on the east coast but worked for a while in San Francisco in one of her most fun jobs with the Tassajara monks at the restaurant Greens.
• Sandy Zaboukos
  
  Sandy has always had a love for animals and has never been without one.  She graduated from CSU Sacramento with a BA in Psychology and a MA in Criminal Justice and worked in Law Enforcement for six years. She has been pet sitting for four years, has experience working with feral cats and fostering cats and dogs for adoption, and has completed emergency rescue training through United Animal Nations. She has experience with many animals including; dogs, cats, rats, birds, hamsters, fish, rabbits, and has even owned a chinchilla at one time.
  
  Sandy is currently a stay at home mom and along with pet sitting works part time in the birth field. She is the mother to three human children and three furry children who include two dogs and a cat. Sandy loves being able to bond with all of the animals she cares for and believes that each pet is unique and special.

• Karen Tolan
  
  Karen, is a lifetime owner and caregiver of pets including dogs, cats, rabbits, turtles, parakeets, finches, parrots, cockatiels, frogs, freshwater fish, hermit crabs, hamsters, guinea pigs, and rats. Growing up, she spent time tending to the animals on her grandmother’s farm including chickens, peacocks, turkeys, roosters, and cows.
  
  She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Also, she is a Certified Medical Transcriptionist and is fluent in French and American Sign Language.
  
  Currently, she volunteers for two cat rescue groups serving as a foster home and assisting with adoptions. Karen doesn’t believe pet sitting ends with food, water, and the quick walk. Each pet in her care is always treated humanely with love, respect, affection, undivided human attention, and the play time they crave and need. She looks forward to giving every animal the quality care they deserve and treating them as if they’re part of her extended family!
• Kelie Eitel
  
  My name is Kelie Eitel and I can’t remember a time I didn’t have a pet. Whether it be dogs, cats, birds, fish, rats, rabbits, iguanas or snakes, we had a house full of pets and love all the time. I have a real passion for helping others and have worked as a preschool teacher, interpreter for the Deaf at ARC and am almost finished with my BA in Liberal Studies with a focus on education through Chico State.
  
  I am currently a stay at home mom raising my two school age children and while they are in school I spend my time volunteering in the classroom, crocheting for Project Linus and Beanies in a Beanie, swimming, spending time with my family, and pet sitting for My Favorite Pet Sitter. 
  

• Jessica Rogers
  
  Jessica is a true animal lover who has been working with animals since 2000.
  
  She graduated with her BA in Psychology from Sac State, where her coursework included such classes as Animal Psychology and Animal Behavior. She was a volunteer for Placer SPCA from 2000 to 2003 and has participated in fundraising events such as BBQ & Blues and Santa Paws, and has assisted in their Animal Adoption program.
  
  Besides pet sitting, Jessica works full-time as an administrative assistant in the construction industry (although it can’t compare to her love for pets!). She has a 2-year-old Chihuahua named Hurley who goes almost everywhere with her and loves to dress up.
• Denise Girardi
  
  Denise is a lifetime animal lover. During her childhood she grew up with a variety of pets including dogs, cats, horses and even raccoons (rescued and then included in the household).
  
  Denise went on to serve in Army Intelligence and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. She then graduated college with an Associates degree in Electronic Engineering and became an Electronic Engineering Technician for IBM until leaving to become a full time Mom. 
  
  Denise has spent years volunteering at Animal Shelters (originally at the Humane Society and now currently at Agee Memorial Animal Rescue). She lives with her husband, two daughters, two Basenji’s, two cats and one granddog.