About | The Mindful Pet

Our Story

Established in 2016, The Mindful Pet is a woman-owned, insured and bonded pet sitting company created by a mama with veterinary experience. After Cierra welcomed her first child and transitioned to being a stay-at-home mom, she sought a way to still care for pets while being available to her daughter. The Mindful Pet became a perfect blend of both worlds! It's been wonderful to watch her children and company grow.

About The Mindful Pet

Your pets will love that you hired a pet sitter who will maintain their familiar routines from the comforts of your own home, and you can relax knowing that the things most important to you are just as important to us. We are a small close-knit team of honest, reliable, and nurturing sitters with decades of combined pet care experience. We are also mothers, fathers, managers, and teachers — we take our responsibilities (and yours!) very seriously. We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with both pets and owners by being mindful of the details. We use a handy Portal system for all of your information and preferences, and while you're away you can expect timely communication, and cute Report Cards with photos and GPS maps of walks after every visit.

For more insight, please see our detailed FAQ page and Blog!

We thank you so much for allowing us be a part of your family!

Meet The Mindful Pet Team

Cierra

Owner, Pet Sitter, Cat Lady

Cierra is a lifelong pet lover with a unique relationship and understanding of animals. She has prior veterinary experience and has been working with pets for over a decade now. In her time away from The Mindful Pet, she is a mama of 3, a yoga teacher, loves reading, gardening, creating, cooking, and anything outdoors.

Stacy

Pet Sitter, Dog Mom

Stacy is a mom, former teacher, and has 17 years of pet sitting experience. She's amazing with animals, loving, detail oriented, and her communication is delightful. When she has a moment free, she loves to spend time with her husband on the lake! You'll love having her as a part of your family!

Aaron

Pet Sitter, Dog Dad

Aaron has been with The Mindful Pet since 2022. He is a compassionate animal lover and excellent caretaker. During his time outside of pet sitting, he’s a web developer and manager, dad of 3, he loves spending time outside, making and listening to music, running, and enjoying great food around Austin.

Amy

Pet Sitter, Horseback Rider

Amy is a lifelong animal lover and devoted pet sitter. Animals sense her calm, caring nature right away, and she treats every pet like family. When she isn’t caring for your pets, she is spending time with her two cats and two dogs, she loves horseback riding, and going to the beach with her two daughters and husband.

Jill

Pet Sitter, Nurturer

Jill is a mother and kindergarten teacher with many years of pet sitting experience. She spends every day nurturing in one way or another! She's an absolute delight, and wonderful caretaker. You'll likely see her helping out during busy summer and holiday times. She has a 2 Goldens, a cat, and a husky. She also loves to get her steps in with mindful walks.