Rawhide & Catnip is based in Echo Park and services Downtown L.A., Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz. Our company is insured and bonded and all of us are certified in pet first aid through the American Red Cross.  We’re also proud members of Pet Sitters International and the Echo Park Chamber of Commerce.
 

	Bettina Jeszenszky is the owner and operator of Rawhide & Catnip. A native of Las Vegas, she moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to attend USC. In 2004 she left her corporate job of international record sales to pursue a more fulfilling lifestyle. Dog walking quickly followed as the ideal blend of two of her most avid interests: hiking and hanging out with her German Shorthaired Pointer, Jaeger. She is a resident of Echo Park, where she lives with her husband Janos and their baby daughter Sophia.
	Arik Martin is a dog walker and writer from Chicago who has been in the pet sitting business for five years. He studied theatre at Florida State University, where he attended on a National Merit Scholarship. A recent transplant to the Los Angeles area, Arik finds that long hikes with his furry buddies are great for recharging his imagination, and visits to the dog park provide ample opportunity for people watching. Arik also has ties to the L.A. music scene, and is a die-hard Cubs fan.
	Carrie White is a dog walker and handbag designer from Dallas, Texas. She and her husband Eric moved to Los Angeles 5 years ago after 6 years in San Francisco. Carrie took up the dog sitting business because of her love for animals and being outside in the sunny Southern California weather. She studied Textile design at Rhode Island School of Design, and has started a designer handbag business, Chlorine of Los Angeles, which refurbishes and embellishes vintage handbags. She has two dogs of her own, Dickie and Pancho, that love to partake in the hikes at Elysian Park.