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Quality, Loving Pet Care, in Your Own Home - Serving Cloverdale, White Rock, Surrey, North Delta, & Langley, BC, Canada

About Me:

My name is Lawana Quest, and I'm the Owner and Chief Critter Sitter, in charge of the crew and operations at Cat's Cradle Critter Sitter. (You can read about the rest of The Team further down this page :-).

If you're considering inviting me into your home to look after your pets, I thought you might like to know a little bit about me!

Animals are truly my life.

From the day I was born, I've had room in my heart for a special cat...    (Sin, my very 1st cat!)

…and this love continued throughout my childhood… (Chi-Chi, with me for the first 15 years of my life!)

                       (Chi-Chi and Puccini - our "Italian-French Poodle"!)

I was the kid in the neighbourhood known for taking in the stray cats and rabbits (much to my parents' chagrin!), and catching the neighbours' dogs when they escaped and raced through the sub-division.   I spent many hours after school hanging around Brighouse Pets in Richmond, and I later spent my adolescence pet-sitting for neighbours in my apartment complex.

I've never been without a cat or two (or three!) to love…    (Skunki, Thai, & Chiki)

                             (Ninja & Minx)

          ...and no, it's not just Siameses I love!          (Whiskey, the acrobatic wonder...)

     I've also shared my heart and home with dogs...    (Thai and Maddie - what a life!)

                      (It's a tough job, but someone has to keep the cat's feet warm!)

                                                                          …and horses...    (Cherry and Teresa)

     …and even birds...       (Mandy, my Mom's Cockatoo, who is an absolute HOOT!)

Two very special cats in my life were Chiki and Pickens, who are still very dearly missed.

You can read more about Chiki and Pickens (and other treasured pets who have left this life to lie in the sun and chase bugs at the Rainbow Bridge) on the Memorials page...

Flash-forward to the present…

…in my spare time, I enjoy my volunteer work at C.A.R.E.S. - a wonderful "no-kill" cat rescue society in Langley (that is always in need of volunteers and donations!) - as well as horseback riding, gardening, and reading. Best of all are the long walks in parks and woods, that I spend with my energetic and goofy 9-year-old yellow "Labracat", Kady (who truly does believe she's a cat!).

(Kady is a very special dog - in more ways than one! - she is a "retired" Blood Donor with the Vancouver Animal Emergency Blood Donor Program.   For more information about this amazing program, please click on the link above.)



Kady and me, on her first birthday.

(Kady's breeders own Imagemakers Photography in Aldergrove, and I have to say,this is my favourite picture of myself, ever - good job, Rob!)

In May 2005, we adopted CC from C.A.R.E.S. - a now-14-year-old female "Colour-pointed British Shorthair" (looks like a Siamese), who is truly a gem, and very quickly let Kady know who's the boss!



Over the past few years, I've come to the growing understanding that, in order to truly be happy, I need to "follow my bliss" - and my bliss is all about animals! I'm happiest when cuddling a cat or dog - any cat or dog: I cannot pass a cat without trying to persuade him to come to me for a little love (and I'm usually successful), and I'll always cross a street to pet a dog! As a matter of fact, I have a hard time going on vacation myself, because I miss my pets too much while I'm away...

So, after 17 years in the maintenance department at "a major Canadian airline", I made the decision to leave the insanity and stress, and to follow that bliss.   In 2003, I went back to school to become a Veterinary Assistant, and I've never looked back.

Please rest assured that I will love your pets as if they're my own - and they will soon come to love me, too!



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About the Team:

(For the record: all of our Pet-sitters are covered under the company's Liability Insurance and Bond,               have passed a criminal record check, and are really great people! :-)

Heather has been "animal crazy" all of her life, and presently owns one adult beagle, Tango, who currently has a litter of little ones, one 5 month old beagle pup, Salsa, and a cat named Kiko. In the past, Heather has also owned hamsters, gerbils, fish, lizards, and a cockatiel. Raising four boys (Dylan, 16; Luke, 14; Logan, 11; and Hunter, 8) has given Heather the necessary organizational and nurturing skills, as well as the compassion, sense of humour - and patience! - to care for the pets of others. Experience in a kennel has also added to Heather's knowledge base in the business of caring for animals. In her free time Heather loves to relax while gardening or reading a good book - when the kids and pets will allow her the time for it! Heather likes the flexibility that pet-sitting offers, leaving her time to taxi her boys around town, with their various social and sporting activities. Heather lives with her husband Chris in South Langley, and has covered pet-sitting in Aldergrove & Langley for Cat's Cradle since 2007…

Valori has also loved animals all her life (of course!), and currently shares her home with two rescue dogs - a Newfie cross named Teddy Bear, & Boo Boo, a Lhasa Apso cross - and a pondful of fish. Valori's dogs are loved so much, they're fed nothing but the best - no commercial dog food for these two! Along with her husband, Valori owned and ran a company that manufactured and sold pet treats, but has decided she wants to be more "hands on" with animals. In her past, Valori has cared for birds, turtles, hamsters, guinea pigs, and horses, and has been on several annual bird counts in Whistler. After living in Penticton, Michigan, California, Ontario, and Whistler, Valori and her husband have settled in Surrey, which has been her pet-sitting territory with Cat's Cradle since she joined the team in 2007.

Shacara is our newest team member - as a Registered Veterinary Technician/Animal Health Technologist, and with 6 years experience working in animal hospitals, you can be assured your special needs or elderly pets are well cared for. Shacara keeps busy with a 1 yr old black lab named Ivy (and their agility classes!), as well as 4 cats - Charlie, Simon, Calvin, and 3-legged Joey. She's had cats and dogs all her life - "couldn't live without 'em" - as well as horses, hamsters and mice (oh my! :-) She is known at the vet clinic where she works, as the "orphan kitty mommy", every year taking into her home anywhere from one single kitten, to whole litters along with mom-cat - and then "rehoming" every single one. Shacara also enjoys snowboarding, music, and hanging out with friends and family, and her pet-sitting territory covers Cloverdale, Surrey, and Langley..

Rhonda has lived in South Surrey forever, and for the past 14 yrs has enjoyed life on the family farm. Her gang includes two boys, and Dexter the schnoodle. Rhonda has always had dogs and cats in her life, and firmly believes that "A home is not a home without animals". Not only does she love all domestic/farm animals, but she also enjoys all wildlife, and sea mammals as well. Rhonda has been a certified Dental Assistant since 1985, and enjoys being in the kitchen, gardening, reading, camping, and simply hanging out at home, as well as her sons' various sports of the season - mostly hockey! Rhonda's pet-sitting territory covers South Surrey, White Rock, and Cloverdale.

     (pic to follow soon!)

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