Who We Are
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Mission statement / value statement
Comfort, Quality, & Companionship for every dog…
Dogs N Digs LLC is a small female-owned Pet sitting and walking business that specializes in excellent, individualized care for pets whose owners are on the go. We provide dog walking, check-ins, pet sitting, pet transportation, and more. Check out your specified cities tab for a detailed description of each and every service we currently offer in your area!
-Vision Statement - The most trusted and transparent pet sitting` business in Indianapolis and Raleigh.
-Mission Statement - We are your pet’s best friend while you’re away.
Dogs N Digs Competitive Advantage: Our company has a service-driven focus as a means to highlight our strengths and stand out amongst the competition. This ultimately means we focus on the added value we bring to each and every one of our services.
Proactive - We take precautions to prevent incidents before they happen. (Training, communication, applying dog knowledge)
Individualized attention - We are able to spend our time focused on your pets one-on-one for long durations of time.
Honest - We cannot stress this enough - this is the biggest scare in the dog industry! We have integrity and vow to always be honest to our clients.
Dogs N Digs Values:
The safety and happiness of dogs and clients.
Transparency, authenticity, and attentive care.
Honesty from beginning to end. (We are their advocate!)
Connecting the community through the love of dogs
Education about the dangers of mass-boarding facilities and lack of regulation
Maintaining / increasing quality of life in pets through our pet care services.
Michelle Burnham - Owner
Michelle was born and raised in an outskirt of Charlotte, NC. Her household growing up had two miniature poodles and as she got older, she relocated to the town of Brownsburg, Indiana to continue her college education at IUPUI. While attending school, Michelle’s mother encouraged her to get a part time job in addition to caring for their yorkie-poodle mix. She worked at various kennels around the city and ultimately found her passion. Michelle changed her major to Communications with a Business Minor to pursue a career in the dog industry. For the last four years since graduation, she has continued to work around different dog daycare and boarding facilities around the city to gain experience, learn the ins and outs of the industry, and ultimately learn what care works best for dogs and their owners. Michelle has worked at over 4 different dog daycare facilities around Indianapolis. She has managerial experience managing staff and up to around one hundred and seventy five boarding dogs in a facility at once. During her time at these kennels, she has worked as receptionist, daycare attendant, kennel attendant, shift-lead (aka management while general manager is not scheduled), and some grooming assistance here and there. Michelle’s passion is to be able to advocate for dogs by raising the bar for dog care in all environments - not just pet sitting. Her ultimate goal is to build a community of dogs and dog lovers alike while being able to provide a livelihood for herself as well as a solid, animal-loving team!
Nick Gray (Indy)
Nick has lived in Indianapolis his whole life and grew up loving animals and having dogs in the home. A huge influence comes from Steve Irwin and his enthusiasm for wildlife expertise and love for all animals. Nick has worked at various kennels around Indianapolis the last 8 years gaining experience in and specializing in large-breed daycare groups. He managed the daycare department at the Range Pet Lodge in Carmel in 2016 as well as shadowed certified dog trainers in the facility & at In-Home visits. With his knowledge in basic training, body language, and consistency, Nick brings a sense of stability and dog enrichment to our team.
Daisy Nichols (Indy)
Daisy is a certified dog trainer through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. She has had a love for animals since she was young and originally wanted to pursue the veterinary side of animal care until she began fostering for a local shelter and fell in love with training and behavior.
While attending Purdue University, Daisy interned at a local animal shelter and worked for a pet sitting, dog walking and training facility where she got hands on experience learning about dog body language and training. She finished her master's degree in educational psychology where she focused on the application in canine behavior.
She moved to Indy and began working as a puppy trainer and worked with various breeds and parents in teaching and preparing owners for their pups. Daisy took over as the head trainer and expanded the program to include adolescent dogs as well. She is looking forward to honing her skills by doing more private lessons and board and trains.
Daisy is currently working toward her Fear-Free certification and is interested in becoming a trick dog and canine fitness instructor. She also has a passion for nosework.
When she's not training, Daisy volunteers at the Indianapolis Zoo in the animal care department. Daisy also volunteers with local rescue groups and fosters dogs in need. She enjoys crafting, hiking, plant care, cooking fantastic food, and hanging out with friends.
Daisy shares her life with her pit mix, Tux, her first foster fail, and her fiance. Daisy and her fiance are hopeful that once home renovations are on their way, they will be able to have more animals to share their life with.
Kaelyn (Indy)
“Hi there! My name is Kaelyn and I live in Indianapolis. I work full time in the public safety grant world and also volunteer with Animal Care Services here in Indy. I enjoy taking care of other peoples’ pets because it’s so interesting to see other dogs/cats and their personalities. I also just love animals of all kinds! I have 2 cats of my own and I love to read, travel, watch competitive reality shows, and try new foods! fun fact about me: I have been dogsledding in Alaska!”
Becky Fellows (Indy)
“After using Dogs N Digs for care of my own pet crew I knew I wanted to be part of a team that allows Pet parents to vacation and have no cares for their fur kidzz while away! As a kid I was raised around many different farm animals & as an adult foster so many different breeds of dogs but specifically Great Danes in the latter 10 years. I’ve worked for Community Health Network as a billing specialist for 20 years & now work remotely which allows me to take my work to the homes & hang with your pets. I work 12 hours a week for a small business owner in Cumberland to serve our local community neighbors! My passion is to serve others, other capacities I do this in are a food pantry and celebrate recovery program I run as well as partner with many in their health journey as a health coach! I’m married, have two amazing adult kids with amazing spouses & two fur kids, 11 year old Dane/lab mix Jett & 9 month old Great Dane Luna!”
Sarah Galt - Charlotte Manager
Sarah has been a dog lover ever since she can remember. She cared for 5 family dogs of various breeds, levels of care, and walks of life throughout her childhood and early adulthood. She also volunteered at the SPCA in Richmond, Virginia in high school. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 2020, Sarah pursued roles in sales and operations around Maryland and Virginia. After longing for a change in her lifestyle and career, Sarah moved to Charlotte in the summer of 2023 and revisited her love and passion for caring for dogs. Sarah has cared for over 30 dogs and a couple cats through Rover and another local Pet Sitting company. She has experience boarding, house sitting, walking, check ins, and transportation. Sarah takes pride in her care through promptness, communication, integrity, transparency, attentiveness, and love.