Animals have been owner Kim Tank's passion since adopting her first cat at the age of eight. She is a registered veterinary technician, having passed her state board exam in 1981, and has over 13 years experience working in veterinary hospitals. During her time of employment, she was asked to take care of animals belonging to clients on a regular basis. It was then that Kim had the idea that this could he more than a sideline. She founded Apronstrings Pet Sitting in 1990 while still employed in the field of veterinary medicine. In 1992, with the birth of her second child, she quit her last job to pursue her pet sitting business full time. She and her husband of 25 years, Howard, now have four children, two dogs and two cats. Howard left his job in 2001 to join Kim in running the business.

Pet sitting is a wonderful job, but the responsibility is seven days a week.

Recognizing the need for occasional time off, but wanting to provide availability to her clients, Kim decided to hire her first employee in 1996. She now enjoys sharing many wonderful pets with seven employees. All are dedicated to providing excellent pet care and great customer service.

Lyn is a teacher who enjoys pet sitting on weekends and in the summer. She has been with Apronstrings since 1997. She lives with her husband, Dan, two sons, two dogs, a cat and assorted other creatures.

Cheryl joined the team in 2000. She is a full time sitter who handles many of the midday dog walking assignments as well as many of our vacation visits. She loves pet sitting when not spending time at home with her dog.

Kelly joined us in late 2002. She loves walking dogs and the dogs love her too!

Karen
Karen has been a cat lover for many years and presently has four lovely felines at home. She has adapted quickly to caring for the many other types of pets for which we care, and is having a great time being a pet sitter.

Amber
Amber is a college student with volunteer experience from the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. She enjoys helping us during her breaks from school.

Jenna
Jenna joined us as a weekend pet sitter in June 2007. She has owned a variety of pets and is comfortable with all of the furry friends who have come her way on the job. She keeps very busy between her work and her studies at DVC.

Michele
Michele, our most recent addition, is a mom of three who has previous pet sitting experience. She had heard favorable reviews of our service through several sources and said ours was the company she wanted to work for. We are very happy to have her on board and so far, the comments from the pets have been wonderful!