Meet The Owner
Hillary Rich
Owner & Sr. VP, Belly Rub Operations
Hillary is originally from New York, where, as a little girl, she rescued her first kitten.
That kitten was promptly named Pepsi because Hillary had decided that Pepsi would become best friends with the cat of a close family friend, whose name was…
…you guessed it! Coke!
As it turned out, Coke was a bit of a loner and Pepsi got tired of always having to pick the kibble on movie night, so the friendship was short lived. Hillary’s love for animals, however, was clear even way before the Coke & Pepsi debacle of 1978.
The pet store at the local mall served as a surrogate babysitter for Hillary’s mother. Hillary would stand, for what seemed like hours, in front of the glass wall that housed all the puppies and kittens for sale, hoping to make eye contact with just one.
She was literally mesmerized by the abundance of cuteness in front of her. Her mom knew she could set Hillary up in front of that glass wall, go return her dress at Macy’s, pick up the latest Linda Ronstandt album at Sam Goody, and thirty minutes later, Hillary would be right where she left her.
Prior to making Cary, North Carolina her home in 2003, Hillary lived in San Francisco, where she volunteered at the San Francisco S.P.C.A. as a cat & dog socializer, as well as an adoption counselor.
It was the San Francisco S.P.C.A. that brought Hillary together with the two kitty loves of her life, Charlie & Chelsea, when they were just ten weeks old. Sadly, 14 years later, Chelsea went over The Rainbow Bridge, and a few years later she was there to greet her 18 year old brother, Charlie.
Hillary now shares her home with her white kitty, Lacy, and her little mixed-breed pup, Lexie, also known as the love of her life.
Hillary graduated with a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Cortland. After spending more than 20 years in “corporate America,” and never feeling professionally fulfilled, something had to give. Prior to launching Best in Show Pet Sitting, Hillary was a Healthcare Finance Analyst with UnitedHealthcare. As her 10 year anniversary with the company approached, Hillary got her “blessing in disguise” in the form of a lay-off.
At long last, Hillary knew this was the right time to pursue her dream of working with animals for a living. A big thanks goes out to Janie Ebner with Love’m & Leave’m Pet Sitting in Durham. Janie hired Hillary as a pet sitter and midday dog walker and really showed her the ropes of the business. Hillary dove right in and very quickly knew professional pet sitting and dog walking was the career for her.

Hillary Rich
Owner & Sr. VP, Belly Rub Operations
Hillary is originally from New York, where, as a little girl, she rescued her first kitten.
That kitten was promptly named Pepsi because Hillary had decided that Pepsi would become best friends with the cat of a close family friend, whose name was…
…you guessed it! Coke!
As it turned out, Coke was a bit of a loner and Pepsi got tired of always having to pick the kibble on movie night, so the friendship was short lived. Hillary’s love for animals, however, was clear even way before the Coke & Pepsi debacle of 1978.

The pet store at the local mall served as a surrogate babysitter for Hillary’s mother. Hillary would stand, for what seemed like hours, in front of the glass wall that housed all the puppies and kittens for sale, hoping to make eye contact with just one.
She was literally mesmerized by the abundance of cuteness in front of her. Her mom knew she could set Hillary up in front of that glass wall, go return her dress at Macy’s, pick up the latest Linda Ronstandt album at Sam Goody, and thirty minutes later, Hillary would be right where she left her.
Prior to making Cary, North Carolina her home in 2003, Hillary lived in San Francisco, where she volunteered at the San Francisco S.P.C.A. as a cat & dog socializer, as well as an adoption counselor.
It was the San Francisco S.P.C.A. that brought Hillary together with the two kitty loves of her life, Charlie & Chelsea, when they were just ten weeks old. Sadly, 14 years later, Chelsea went over The Rainbow Bridge, and a few years later she was there to greet her 18 year old brother, Charlie.

Hillary now shares her home with her white kitty, Lacy, and her little mixed-breed pup, Lexie, also known as the love of her life.
Hillary graduated with a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Cortland. After spending more than 20 years in “corporate America,” and never feeling professionally fulfilled, something had to give. Prior to launching Best in Show Pet Sitting, Hillary was a Healthcare Finance Analyst with UnitedHealthcare. As her 10 year anniversary with the company approached, Hillary got her “blessing in disguise” in the form of a lay-off.
At long last, Hillary knew this was the right time to pursue her dream of working with animals for a living. A big thanks goes out to Janie Ebner with Love’m & Leave’m Pet Sitting in Durham. Janie hired Hillary as a pet sitter and midday dog walker and really showed her the ropes of the business. Hillary dove right in and very quickly knew professional pet sitting and dog walking was the career for her.

Hillary Rich
Owner & Sr. VP, Belly Rub Operations
Hillary is originally from New York, where, as a little girl, she rescued her first kitten.
That kitten was promptly named Pepsi because Hillary had decided that Pepsi would become best friends with the cat of a close family friend, whose name was…
…you guessed it! Coke!
As it turned out, Coke was a bit of a loner and Pepsi got tired of always having to pick the kibble on movie night, so the friendship was short lived. Hillary’s love for animals, however, was clear even way before the Coke & Pepsi debacle of 1978.

The pet store at the local mall served as a surrogate babysitter for Hillary’s mother. Hillary would stand, for what seemed like hours, in front of the glass wall that housed all the puppies and kittens for sale, hoping to make eye contact with just one.
She was literally mesmerized by the abundance of cuteness in front of her. Her mom knew she could set Hillary up in front of that glass wall, go return her dress at Macy’s, pick up the latest Linda Ronstandt album at Sam Goody, and thirty minutes later, Hillary would be right where she left her.
Prior to making Cary, North Carolina her home in 2003, Hillary lived in San Francisco, where she volunteered at the San Francisco S.P.C.A. as a cat & dog socializer, as well as an adoption counselor.
It was the San Francisco S.P.C.A. that brought Hillary together with the two kitty loves of her life, Charlie & Chelsea, when they were just ten weeks old. Sadly, 14 years later, Chelsea went over The Rainbow Bridge, and a few years later she was there to greet her 18 year old brother, Charlie.

Hillary now shares her home with her white kitty, Lacy, and her little mixed-breed pup, Lexie, also known as the love of her life.
Hillary graduated with a degree in Communications from the State University of New York at Cortland. After spending more than 20 years in “corporate America,” and never feeling professionally fulfilled, something had to give. Prior to launching Best in Show Pet Sitting, Hillary was a Healthcare Finance Analyst with UnitedHealthcare. As her 10 year anniversary with the company approached, Hillary got her “blessing in disguise” in the form of a lay-off.
At long last, Hillary knew this was the right time to pursue her dream of working with animals for a living. A big thanks goes out to Janie Ebner with Love’m & Leave’m Pet Sitting in Durham. Janie hired Hillary as a pet sitter and midday dog walker and really showed her the ropes of the business. Hillary dove right in and very quickly knew professional pet sitting and dog walking was the career for her.
We recently had Hillary pet sit for us while we were on vacation for a week. This was the first time that our two dogs and cat were left at our new home. Hillary did an awesome job in keeping us posted on how our fur babies were doing the whole time. Our anxious dog was off to a rough start, but with my guidance and Hillary’s persistence, Darcy became calmer.
Morrisville, North Carolina
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