Meet the Owner
Backyard Pet Services was born out of a traveler’s dream. As a pet lover with a demanding job, I traveled for years but yearned to be home with my plants, animals, fish, and flowers. I was lucky to have loving care for my birds, cats, dogs, and fish while I was on the road but many of my colleagues forewent the love of a pet (or even plants!) for lack of someone to take care of the house three days a week. Now, in retirement, I am living out my dream here in McKinney. I live at home with my pets and help you take care of yours as well.
Meet our Staff
Our Sitters
Andre
Sitter
Andre has a passion for pets and loves every animal he meets. In additional to being a rockstar sitter, he is also working his way through college.
Cadie
Sitter
Cadie is a McKinney native and has a love for pets. She now lives in the Allen area and cares for all of our Allen sitting clients (plus some McKinney ones too)!
Claire
Sitter
Joshua
Sitter
Tori
Sitter
Izzy
Sitter
Izzy has a passion for pets and loves taking care of them. In her spare time she also nannies!
Kate
Sitter
Kate is from McKinney but attends college out of the area. She has a love for animals and is so happy to care for your fur-babies.
Carson
Sitter
Carson loves working outdoors and enjoys being around dogs! He is a McKinney native and loves to help out anywhere he can.
Athena
Sitter
Athena enjoys being outdoors and loves taking a few pups along with her! She is a McKinney native and loves to help!
Our Groomers
Lisa
Lead Groomer - Currently Out on a Leave of Absence
Lisa is our Lead Groomer and has 17 years of grooming experience. She has also volunteered with rescues for many years. She has her Grooming Certification through Petsmart and came to us all the way from Arizona!
In her spare time Lisa volunteers & supports Dachshund Lovers of Texas!
Sabrina
Senior Groomer
Sabrina came to us all the way from Colorado with about 15 years of grooming experience. She has worked in, managed, and owned a pet salon during this time.
In her spare time Sabrina volunteers and supports Texas Pawprints!
Mary
Groomer
Mary has 5 years of experience as a groomer. She received her certification through Petsmart Grooming Academy in 2019. Mary also helped establish the Backyard Pet Grooming service line in 2020.
In her spare time Mary volunteers and supports the SPCA of Texas!
Alexis
Groomer
Alexis has 3 years of experience and comes to us with a mobile grooming background. She trained under a master groomer
Te'Aer
Groomer
Te’Aer joined our team in 2024, but has been grooming for about 5 years. She comes to us from Petsmart and has fallen in love with the mobile aspect of grooming.
In her spare time Te’Aer volunteers and supports Operation Kindness!
Melissa
Groomer
Melissa joined our team in 2024, but has been grooming for about 14 years. She has previously worked as a groomer in a veterinary office and has owned her own mobile grooming company.
In her spare time Melissa volunteers and supports Lone Star Bulldog Rescue!
Savannah
Groomer
Savannah has been grooming for 4 years and has enjoyed every second of it. She took her love of pets and was able to turn it into a rewarding career.
She got her start at Petsmart, but has spent the last few years as a groomer for a Vet clinic.
Max
Bather & Grooming Apprentice
Max has a passion for working with animals and has experience with many different dog breeds. He has been working with and around dogs for many years, including experience as a vet tech. Max also does some pet sitting for us so you may find him taking care of your babies while you’re out of town!
In his spare time Max volunteers and supports the Love Pit Rescue!
Our Pooper Scooper
Carson
Pooper Scooper & Sitter
Josh
Pooper Scooper & Sitter
Andre
Pooper Scooper & Sitter
Our Trainers
Hooper
Hooper joined our team at the beginning of 2024 as our new dog trainer. He has over 4 years of experience in training dogs. From puppy training to behavior modification, he has seen (and trained) it all.
In his spare time, Hooper likes to volunteer & support the Collin County Animal Shelter.
Our Admin Team
Kristin
Office Manager
Deidre
Scheduler
Ceara
Scheduler
Zachary
Customer Service
