Personalized Pet Care

At Relax & Heel Pet Care, we provide professional pet sitting and certified canine massage therapy to ensure your furry friends are relaxed and healed. Our devoted team offers drop-in visits, dog walking, and overnight stays tailored to your needs. Currently serving the Northern & Eastern sides of Grand Rapids and their extended cities.

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We Care for Your Pets Like Family

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We Care for Your Pets Like Family

Founded by a passionate dog lover, Mandee Hernandez. Relax & Heel emerged from the desire to provide not just a service, but genuine care for pets. As a certified canine massage therapist, Mandee offers healing techniques to assist your furry friends, while her attentive pet sitting service ensures your pets are loved and safe in their own home environment.

Current Pet Sitting Areas

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Current Pet Sitting Areas

At this time, we are servicing the northern and eastern Grand Rapids area and its surrounding cities. We will work with clients on an individual basis for Dog Massage needs beyond this service area.

Our Services

Remedial Canine Massage Therapy
Massage is one of the original forms of treatment used for people and dogs, before machines and gadgets became commonplace. It has many powerful healing properties for both the giver and the receiver of the treatment. Our certified massage therapy offers therapeutic relief for a variety of dog ailments, including Arthritis, Elbow dysplasia, Hip Dysplasia, neck & back pain, spondylosis, limb amputation, senior care, post-surgery care, and more.
Relaxing Canine Massage Therapy
Our certified massage therapy offers therapeutic relief for your dogs, easing tension and promoting overall wellness. Great for easing muscle tension, anxiety, and stress, or for a calming time for your active dog.
Dog Walking
Keep your pet healthy and happy with our reliable dog walking service. We cater to their exercise needs while you’re busy. New to using Relax and Heel? Share your name, email, and a little bit about you and your pets, and we will respond within 24 hours to schedule a meet & greet to get started.
Drop-in Pet Visit
We'll care for your pets at home with personalized drop-in visits, ensuring they feel safe and loved while you're away. New to using Relax and Heel? Share your name, email, and a little bit about you and your pets, and we will respond within 24 hours to schedule a meet & greet to get started.
Overnight Pet Sitting
Our overnight care service ensures your pets are looked after in the comfort of their own home while you are away. This comprehensive package includes approximately 12 hours of dedicated pet care and home monitoring, providing peace of mind during your absence. You can trust us to keep your pets safe and happy in a familiar environment. New to using Relax and Heel? We will respond within 24 hours to schedule a meet & greet to get started.

Once you're in, you're in!

Schedule your pet's massage, walking, or sitting service directly through our easy booking system. Click the link below to get started or to log in to your account.
Relax and Heel Booking - PetPocketBook App

What our customers are saying

Mandee is GREAT! I highly recommend having her care for your pets. She is a great communicator, takes fantastic pictures, and my boys loved having her!

Emily

Cooper & Scout

Mandee was great! She was dependable and reliable. She communicated every day with plenty of pic’s. She was all about time with the girls and snuggles. I could see how happy they were with her. She gave me peace of mind to be away on a work trip.

Angela

Clarabel & Remi

Mandee was very reliable and sent updates with each visit. She got my anxious dog to warm up to her and kept them happy.

Jon

Scout & Lexi

Highly recommend Amanda. True dog lover!

Diana

Johnny & Eli

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We'd love to hear from you! Click the link below to fill out our review form to let us know how we're doing with your pets' care. We want to ensure that you and your pets are well cared for and happy.
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616.287.2202
contact@relaxandheel.com
Northern & Eastern Grand Rapids
Flexible custom schedule

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Frequently Asked Questions

Massage is one of the original forms of treatment used for people and dogs, before machines and gadgets became commonplace. It has many powerful healing properties for both the giver and the receiver of the treatment. Benefits of Canine Massage: - There are many benefits to be had by the canine patient who receives massage as therapy. These include - Increased relaxation through activation of the sympathetic nervous system- this can reduce anxiety - Improved circulation- assisting in removal of waste products and assisting healing - Reducing muscle tension that causes pain - Addressing compensatory muscle tightness and soreness through altered postures following injury or surgery - Improved muscle length leading to improved joint range of motion - Accelerated recovery following exercise - Scar re-education following injury or surgery - Maintaining and prolonging mobility in senior pets through ease of motion and reduction in pain - Helping the owner connect with their dog

Orthopedic - Arthritis: improves ease of joint movement and reduces secondary muscle compensatory soreness - Elbow dysplasia: reduces tension and soreness in muscles in close proximity - Hip dysplasia: reduces tension and soreness in muscles in close proximity - Neck and back pain: reduces muscle spasm and pain - Spondylosis: improve spinal mobility through reduction in muscle tension - Limb amputation: ease compensatory muscle soreness - Senior pets with generalised stiffness and soreness Neurological - IVDD: surgical or conservative management- management of compensatory muscle tension in non–affected limbs, and maintain circulation in affected limbs - Wobblers: management of compensatory muscle tension and soreness in the cervical spine - Degenerative neurological conditions: management of compensatory muscle tension and soreness, and increasing circulation to affected limbs

Yes! Mandee has a certificate in Canine Remedial Massage Therapy. She earned her certificate after a year of remote study with Michelle Monk's Canine Health & Wellbeing Academy, based in Australia. To learn more about this program, go to: https://caninehealthacademy.com/about-canine-health-and-wellbeing-academy/

As a new client, we always schedule a meet & greet with you and your pets to ensure we are the best fit for your pet's needs and to learn about your pet's care, home setup, and other need-to-know details. After we determine that we are the best fit, we will get you set up in our booking tool. We use a platform called PetPocketBook. Similar to tools like Rover, you will sign up as a user and will be able to book and cancel requests as needed.

Yes! We are fully insured for your pet sitting, house sitting, and dog massage therapy needs.

Our most up-to-date prices will be in our booking app, PetPocketBook. Once you are set up in the system, you will see all of the prices as you make booking selections. We offer a variety of prices depending on the length of the event and the number of pets. We have listed our overall price range below. Dog Walking = $30-$45 Drop In Visits = $20-$40 Overnight Stays = $70-$85 Relaxation Massage = $45-$60 Remedial Massage = $50-$70

Relax and Heel

Quality, loving care for your pets.
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