You are handing over your house key and your fur babies, so it’s fair to ask who owns Furriendly Critter Sitters. Jennifer “Jen” Jasmin founded the company in April 2022 with co-founder Corey Jasmin, and both are U.S. military veterans. Here is the honest, no-filter version of who is behind the company and why it runs the way it does.
Quick Answer
Furriendly Critter Sitters is owned and led by founder Jennifer Jasmin, who started it in April 2022 with co-founder Corey Jasmin. Both are U.S. military veterans. Jen has pet sat professionally since 2021, is Fear Free Certified, and runs the Pet Care Team Training that each sitter on her team of four completes.
How Did Jen Jasmin Start Furriendly Critter Sitters?
Jen began pet sitting professionally in 2021 through pet care apps, then took the steps that turned it into a real company: she got business insurance and established Furriendly Critter Sitters LLC. Her own telling of that story, including what pushed her to start, is on her Meet The Owner page.
New clients start with a meet and greet at home, so the first visit is never a first meeting.
Jen and Corey founded the company in April 2022, and Furriendly now serves Titusville and Northern Brevard County with a team of four pet sitters.
Jen and Corey are both U.S. military veterans, and that background shows up in how Furriendly Critter Sitters operates day to day. Accountability and follow-through are habits they carried over from service. They show up in small things, like arriving when they said they would and following the details of a pet’s routine.
A Lifelong Animal Person, Including the Unusual Ones
Jen’s own history with animals goes well beyond dogs and cats. She has kept sugar gliders for about ten years, and she has had rabbits, ferrets, birds, and fish throughout her life. That personal experience is part of why Furriendly cares for exotic pets that many local sitters won’t take on.
The same comfort with unusual animals carries into equine and farm animal care, which covers feeding, water, and mucking stalls for goats, chickens, cows, and horses.
Medicating dogs and cats is part of Jen’s continuing education, and her years with sugar gliders and other exotics mean small, unusual pets are familiar to her. The details for each pet get worked out at the meet and greet.
After each visit, you receive a photo update and a visit report.
What Credentials Does Jen Jasmin Hold?
- Fear Free Certified. Trained specifically in reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in pets during handling and care. See Fear Free’s overview of its certification programs.
- Pet Sitters International (PSI) member. PSI is the professional association for the pet sitting industry, and you can read about it at petsit.com.
- Pet First Aid & CPR certified. Emergency response training for the moments nobody plans for.
- Multiple nutritional certifications, plus continuing education through Pet Center International, including coursework on medicating dogs and cats and recognizing heatstroke.
Jen’s nutritional certifications cover pet food nutrition and raw dog food nutrition. She treats continuing education as part of the job, so the coursework on medicating dogs and cats and on recognizing heatstroke is work she keeps adding to, and it informs the training she gives her team.
Jen was also featured in OrlandoVoyager’s Community Highlights series, and you can read her story in the full Community Highlights feature.
Jen leads Furriendly’s team of four pet sitters and runs the in-house Pet Care Team Training they complete. Every sitter on the team is bonded, insured, and background-checked. Certifications like Fear Free and PSI membership are Jen’s personally.
What Booking With Jen’s Team Looks Like
New clients sign up through Time To Pet, schedule a meet and greet, and book their services at the meet and greet. From there, Furriendly covers in-home pet sitting, dog walking, overnight and live-in care, equine and farm animal care, and dog training, all at your home or on your property.
Furriendly posts its rates openly, and The Cost of Pet Sitters in North Brevard County, FL walks through what pet sitting costs here.
Beyond the Business: Critter Sitter Companions
Jen and Corey also run Critter Sitter Companions, a nonprofit arm of Furriendly that provides free pet care for low-income seniors and military veterans in Northern Brevard County. For a veteran-owned business, helping other veterans and seniors who might struggle to afford pet care is part of why the company exists.
Military families booking with Furriendly also receive 10% off services, a discount listed on the Furriendly FAQ page.
Why This Matters When You’re Choosing a Pet Sitter in Titusville
You are deciding who walks into your home when you’re not there. A founder with veteran-grounded accountability, formal training in low-stress animal handling, and years of hands-on experience with dogs and sugar gliders, and a company that cares for horses and farm animals, tells you a lot about how a business runs day to day. If you are still comparing options, Furriendly Critter Sitters Reviews, Rates, and Credentials in Titusville, FL lays out the rates, credentials, and comparisons in one place.
The Space Coast adds its own wrinkles. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and Florida heat from May through October changes how walks and visits work. Furriendly’s Hurricane Pet Safety Guide covers storm planning for pets, and it is a good read before you book fall or holiday travel.
If you are comparing sitters, a short list helps: confirm insurance and bonding, ask about background checks, and ask what training the sitter has completed. Furriendly’s answers to those questions are on this page, so you can check them against any other company on your list.
Furriendly is based in Titusville and serves the surrounding Northern Brevard County area, including Mims and Port St. John, along with Cocoa, Rockledge, Merritt Island, Viera, and Suntree. A lot of Jen’s clients work at Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where launch schedules and shift work don’t always line up neatly with a pet’s dinner time. That is part of why flexible, reliable coverage matters so much here, and why Jen built the business around being someone families can count on when their schedule shifts at the last minute.
Frequently Asked Questions About Who Owns Furriendly Critter Sitters
Q: Who owns Furriendly Critter Sitters?
A: Furriendly Critter Sitters LLC was founded in April 2022 by Jennifer Jasmin and co-founder Corey Jasmin, both U.S. military veterans. Jen has been pet sitting professionally since 2021 and leads the company’s team in Titusville and the rest of Northern Brevard County, FL.
Q: How did Jen Jasmin get started in pet care?
A: Jen began pet sitting professionally in 2021 through pet care apps. She then got business insurance and established Furriendly Critter Sitters LLC, which she founded in April 2022 with Corey.
Q: Is Furriendly Critter Sitters really veteran-owned?
A: Yes. Both founders, Jennifer and Corey Jasmin, are U.S. military veterans. The company was founded in April 2022 and operates with the same accountability and follow-through they carried over from military service.
Q: Who runs the Furriendly team’s training?
A: Jen runs the in-house Pet Care Team Training for Furriendly’s team of four pet sitters. Every sitter is also bonded, insured, and background-checked.
Q: Does Jen have experience with exotic pets?
A: Yes. Jen has kept sugar gliders for about ten years and has personal experience with rabbits, ferrets, birds, and fish, which is part of why Furriendly cares for exotic pets that many local sitters won’t take on.
Q: What is Critter Sitter Companions?
A: Critter Sitter Companions is a nonprofit arm of Furriendly Critter Sitters that provides free pet care for low-income seniors and military veterans in Northern Brevard County. Jen and Corey run it as part of how the company gives back to the community.
Q: Does Furriendly run a boarding facility or offer grooming?
A: No. Boarding, daycare, and grooming are not part of what Furriendly does. Jen and Corey built the company around in-home care, so every visit takes place at your home or on your property.
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Meet Jen and the Team in Person
The best way to know if Furriendly is the right fit for your fur babies is to meet Jen and the team yourself. Book your free meet and greet through Time To Pet and see the training and accountability in action.
