At-Home Pet Care was founded by Barbara R. (known as Max) in 1993, as she completed her M.B.A at U.R.I. She combined her love of all animals with an untraditional career, and wrote a business plan for pet sitting.

After completion of her degree, she opted to continue the pet sitting business in lieu of engineering. A member of the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters, Max now serves as President of the Southern New England Professional Pet Services Association, SNEPPS.

SNEPPS has very strict requirements for membership.
Each pet sitter must:

	Be in business for at least six months
	Be bonded and insured
	Have at least 3 letters of recommendation from professionals in the industry (veterinarians, groomers, etc)
	Have three client recommendations.

Each member is then carefully interviewed and screened before acceptance by experienced, well-respected, professional pet sitters.

Max and her family have 7 animals, including a horse, 3 dogs, and 3 cats. She has a wealth of resources for pets, from vets to groomers to all-natural food to homeopathic remedies to animal telepathy. Just ask.