Introduction: Lynda Mortensen, the owner of Bay Area Pet Pals, has been a small business owner for over 26 years. Her love of animals has remained with her throughout her childhood and prompted her to learn various pet care techniques and how to administer pet first aid. Lynda has opened her heart to adopt many pets over the years and she loves helping other pet owners care for their own pets. She trains each Pet Pal employee to follow specific guidelines. You will never have to worry about re-schedules due to sickness or vacations – there is always an equally trained Pet Pal available to ensure that every appointment and pet visit is covered.
Bay Area Pet Pals is a licensed, bonded, and insured company. Each and every pet is screened to see if there are any special needs or issues that need to be addressed. We keep detailed records to ensure that each pet gets the best care possible. Information such as the animal’s medical condition, medications, habits, fears, likes, dislikes, and their overall routine is very important. Bay Area Pet Pals also maintains a network of emergency vets and we provide pet first aid training for all of Our Team Members.
Choosing a pet sitting service can be difficult. At Bay Area Pet Pals, teamwork and professional service is what you can expect. We do not use independent contractors who perform a job “here and there”. We hire actual employees and thoroughly screen, background check and train them to meet our standards of caring service. Each Pet Pal must meet our requirements of punctuality and respect – and each much possess a big love for animals. Our employees follow a system of communication that keeps each pet owner updated and no pet left anxiously waiting.
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Bay Area Pet Pals owner, Lynda Mortensen began with “Super Scoopers” in 1989. Her business was one of the first doggie yard clean-up services in existence.
Shortly after opening, word spread that such a service existed. “Super Scoopers” was soon asked for interviews on station KNBR 68’s Frank and Mike radio show, the Alex Bennett show on KMEL and several other local stations.
Eventually, Steve Rubenstein, reporter for the SF Chronicle, heard of the service and asked to ride along for a day. He wrote a full column about Lynda’s business and her service for pets. As the “Super Scoopers” business grew, customers asked for more. “Super Scoopers” then added pet and house sitting services, pet food & supply delivery, dog walking and pet taxi services.
After taking a few years off to raise a family and succeed at other endeavors, Lynda and her crew are ready to share their experience and expertise in pet care once again – as Bay Area Pet Pals!
Lynda knew at an early age that she would eventually work with animals. As a child, she was always the one to bring home various stray animals or take in pets that friends could no longer keep. After high school, Lynda attended school for veterinary assistants. She eventually realized that a daily dose of suffering and sick animals would not be the best way to share her love of pets.
Lynda completed volunteer work for a few local animal shelters, and ended up adopting many pets with the hope of saving them from euthanization. Unfortunately, it proved to be stressful and she stopped after taking home 13 cats and four dogs.
Bay Area Pet Pals is Lynda’s dream of working with animals on a daily basis. It is a joy for her to assist people with their loved pets. She gets a daily pet “fix” and loves every minute of it.
The Mortensen Family
Lynda’s husband, Eric, works for a commercial property management company in Menlo Park as the Controller. In his spare time, he shares Lynda’s love of animals and occasionally helps with Bay Area Pet Pals customers.
Lars and Anthony also love animals. They have many years of experience caring for their own pets as well as working for Bay Area Pet Pals during school breaks.
Oldest son, Lars, graduated UC Davis in 2013 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a 4.3 GPA. His new career will be designing HVAC systems for a large company in the Bay Area. Lars is also an Eagle Scout, and Lynda and Eric are very proud of his achievements. Lars’ love for the family pets and the outdoors means he is a great help with Bay Area Pet Pals when he is available.
Youngest son, Anthony, graduated Carlmont High School in June of 2012 and is currently enrolled at a 4 year CSU and enjoying his classes and the dorm life. He has over seven years of experience playing alto saxophone with his school’s band and taught himself how to play the guitar. Anthony was also a Boy Scout and has proudly attained the rank of Eagle as of November 2011. His love of the outdoors and pets also make him a great help with Bay Area Pet Pals whenever extra hands are needed on school breaks.
Lynda
