Lenny the mini-Bernedoodle!
Introduction
Single, professional, female, living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I do a lot of traveling with friends and for work, sometimes long weekends, and sometimes 10 days, but mostly 4-5 days at a time. I work remotely from my home for a large global company as a senior leader within their Talent Acquisition department. My mini Bernedoodle, Lenny, has lots of foster friends that have been taking care of him while I am traveling. Using TrustedHousesitters so that Lenny can stay in his own home while I am away. Ideally, our Trusted Housesitter would be able to work remotely, using my home office, so that someone is with Lenny for most of the day. He is just used to me being home most of the time, but does fine on his own for six hours if I’m out running errands or have plans with friends. Everybody loves Lenny!
Show more...Home & location
Beautiful 2800 ft.² one story home with a finished basement. There are four bedrooms (two on the main level, two in the finished basement level) and three baths (two with showers, one with a tub), open space concept kitchen and dining area, two living rooms (one on the main floor and one in the finished basement), an office, laundry room, and workout room with an elliptical machine and massage table. It’s a beautiful space and although we’ve only lived there for three years, I’ve taken great pride in creating a beautiful, inviting and comfortable space for friends and loved ones to gather. Lenny loves the fenced in back yard and I enjoy hosting friends on the backyard patio and enjoying all the flowers and landscaping that makes it a very cozy environment. We are within walking distance to Cedar Lake and within long walking distance or biking to Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska, and Lake Harriet. Within a two block walk to Starbucks, and a three block walk to a fantastic neighborhood restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, called YUM! (also great coffee and baked goods!) Easy access to the main highways that will take you to downtown Minneapolis, Saint Paul, or the Mall of America. Minneapolis is known for its food scene with a huge number of fantastic restaurants! There is also a big theater presence with lots of local theaters that put on great performances, and of course the world renowned Guthrie Theater. Minneapolis and St. Paul also host a number of professional sports teams including the Minnesota Vikings football, Timberwolves basketball, Lynx ladies basketball, United FC soccer and Wild hockey. Explore Minnesota in all seasons, taking advantage of our 10,000+ lakes for fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, boating and sailing. In winter, add ice fishing, ice-skating, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling to that list! Minnesota is one of the best ranked U.S. cities for biking in all seasons, with designated bike lanes and lots of bike trails that go around the lakes and can take you far and wide in and outside of the metro area. My home is in a very safe and walk friendly neighborhood with fantastic neighbors across the street and next-door and all along the blocks surrounding me. We are a very tight-knit community and should you need any assistance during your stay they will be extremely helpful.
Show more...Responsibilities
Provide Lenny basic needs that include twice a day meals, twice a day walks, play time, belly rubs, and love. He is currently on some allergy meds so give a half pill (I've already halved them) once a day in the Greenie Pill Pocket as a treat. Before you leave the house, just have Lenny go outside via the side door by the mulch area to “go potty” and you can leave him in the house alone for up to eight hours, although I strongly prefer six if possible, as he is used to someone being home. Keep the front window blinds up so he can look outside. He likes to sit on the back of the couch. Before bedtime, I say "time for bed" and "lets go potty" and then I let him out the side door and stand there until I see him pee. Then we go to bed. He likes to sleep with people and typically will hang out at the bottom of the bed on top of the bedspread so he shouldn't crowd you. If you don't want him to sleep with you can put him in his kennel and close it. He will likely bark for 10 minutes but will eventually stop. You can also just close the bedroom door but he will scratch at the door a while. My neighborhood is great for walks! A block away is Fern Hill park where there is a small walking route around the soccer fields. Cedar Lake is just 6 blocks away and lots to walk there! Lenny's walks are for sniffing/brain exercise and for body exercise so I try to remember it's about him and allow him to explore the boulevards (I keep him off people's lawns). When we get back from walks I let him into the backyard to get the ZOOMIES out! Then we go back into the house. If it's wet outside then please wipe him off (especially paws) with the towel by the back door (another towel is on his crate if he comes in from the side door). Try to keep blankets all over the couch when it's raining outside so that if he comes inside and is still wet that he gets the blankets dirty not the couch. If there are potted plants on the front step area or back door patio area, please water if hot. I have a few plants in the kitchen and one inside the front door, just water if really dry. Otherwise they are fine. There is a watering can above the fridge. If you stay over on a Sunday night, then please note the garbage is picked up early Monday morning, so please bring the green lid small can to the front curb area with the wheels facing the house. The brown lid small can is organics and the big blue lid can is recycling which comes every other week. If you aren't sure what week it is, look at what cans Katherine puts out across the street from my house.
Show more...Meet the pets

Lenny
3 years
Sitter Reviews (7)
Homeowner Reviews (1)
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Being invited to this housesit was a dream come true. Liesl, the homeowner, was just completely welcoming and organized, and made us feel completely at home immediately. We arrived the night before and ordered pizza, so had a nice visit before her departure the next morning. The house is amazing. It has a beautiful yard and then there is Lenny. Lenny is a loving pet who loved walking, petting, chasing balls and toys and we enjoyed every minute with him. We truly feel like we have made great friends in both Liesl and Lenny and will jump at the chance to return. Thank you for having us
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We love so much to pet sit in your beautiful home, 10 ⭐️. Since our first interview we have sure to meet a sweet person with a kind heart and cute and loving dog 🐶. We are like two angels who were meant to meet, so much in common, we will keep this friendship for long time. Liesl your home is perfect, so organized and clean, thanks for receiving us with some candy. We love it 😍 Lenny melt our heart since arrived in your home, so sweet dog and smart too. Really we can’t described how amazing time we had with Lenny and after with you too. We hope we can do again someday. Thank you so much for your hospitality! God bless! 😊
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Taking care of Lenny was a delight and our interactions with Liesl were so positive. Liesl is warm, generous and very responsive if we ever had a question about Lenny. Her home is lovely and the location in the Twin Cities area is picture perfect if you enjoy the main attractions of the city, but want to be in a quiet neighborhood. Liesl and Lenny are the reason Trusted House Sitters is a success. We are grateful that we were able to connect with Liesl and highly recommend getting to know Lenny and her.
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Liesl is such a kind and considerate host. Her dog Lenny is a sweetie and loves to cuddle and go for walks. I so enjoyed this stay and would definitely do it again. Liesl is great with communication and has an amazing welcome guide!
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Liesl
Sophie was immediately engaging with me and Lenny, as she is a very positive and fun loving person. Lenny adored her! He got regular walks and lots of playtime (lots!). Sophie was completely self-sufficient and the house was left very tidy, and Lenny was in great spirits. Recommend Sophie for a house/dog sit! 🐾
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