Get to Know the Paws Up! Team

WHO IS PAWS UP! ?

We are an amazing team of highly respected, responsible, and reliable pet care professionals providing midday dog walks and in-home pet care for pet parents in North Charleston and surrounding areas!

OUR MISSION

To enrich the lives of our busy clients by delivering exceptional pet care that they confidently recommend to family and friends, while fostering trusted relationships and spreading joy with every wag and purr.

Kimberly Layman,
Founder & CEO

After working in the corporate world for many years, I found that wasn't my true calling. I realized I really wanted to do something that I was passionate about. My love of animals and my desire to provide them with the care they deserve inspired me to leave my corporate job and become a professional pet sitter. I founded Paws Up! (formerly Kimberly's Kritter Care) in 2016, and have been providing North Charleston and surrounding areas with dependable, knowledgable, and loving pet care services ever since.

In my spare time I love to hang out with my fur family and my partner, Josh. I also enjoy volunteering at local animal shelters and fostering kittens.

I am a proud mom to four rescues: a black lab mix named Buddy, a mountain cur named Molly, a tuxedo cat named Callie, and a rambunctious tabby cat named Charlie!

At Paws Up!, we truly love animals and have years of experience working with them. We are all Pet First Aid and CPR certified. You can trust us to provide a safe, comfortable, fun, and healthy environment for your furbabies. Whether it’s taking them for walks, administering meds, coming by to feed and let them out, or providing in-home care, we’ll watch over your pets as if they were our own.

We can't wait to meet you and your furry, scaly, and feathered friends!

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MEET THE TEAM

Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.

- Steve Jobs

Allison Bednar, Pet Care Specialist

Hello! I'm Allison and I am so excited to be a part of the Paws Up! team.

I'm originally from Pennsylvania, and have lived in Charleston for almost 5 years.

I have always had a soft spot for animals of all kinds. Growing up, my family had dachshunds. I started pet sitting as a teenager and have taken care of animals for many families over the years.

I'm incredibly happy to be a part of this team!

I am also pet first aid and CPR certified!

Taylor Lane, Pet Care Specialist

Greetings! My name is Taylor, and I am incredibly excited to be a part of Paws Up! team. I was born and raised in South Carolina, and I recently earned my Master's of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. I will soon be pet first aid and CPR certified. Throughout my life, I have always had pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, turtles, fish, and even sugar gliders! Life is simply more fun with pets, and being a pet parent has always felt very rewarding to me. I do not have children, but I do have 3 cats - Luna, Coco and Jack, and a dog named Rogue, and I definitely consider them my babies! In my free time, I enjoy traveling, going to concerts, spending time in nature and kickboxing. I dream of one day opening my own animal rescue/sanctuary. I look forward to meeting and providing excellent care to your precious fur babies!

Briana Fox, Pet Care Specialist

Hello! My name is Briana and I’m super excited to start working with the Paws Up! team. I was born and raised in South Carolina and have had a love for animals for as long as I can remember. I grew up having 2 schnauzers at home and a beagle. Now I have 1 schnauzer and 1 cat. I love being outdoors and exploring nature. It’s my dream to one day have my own animal sanctuary on a large property of land. I promise to take care of your fur baby as if they were my own and I’m looking forward to caring for them!

Alaina Crothers, Pet Care Specialist

Greetings and salutations, I am Alaina! I am super stoked to be a part of Paws Up! I was born and raised in the Charleston area and am truly a southerner to the core. I love animals of all kinds, to the cute and fluffy, to the feathery and scaly, and even to the creepy and crawly. I grew up with cats and dogs and a fascination with the world of nature around me and a priority of understanding and compassion. I currently have one cat named Danni, and he is my heart and soul! I've been doing pet sitting for friends and family my whole life, and enjoyed every moment of it. Pets are such an important part of our lives and families, and they have so much love to give. There's no better feeling than the love from a beloved pet, knowing that they trust you with their safety and wellbeing. I promise to give your precious pets the love and compassion they deserve, and to care for them as if they were my own.

Lilli Neal, Pet Care Specialist

Hi! My name is Lilli and I'm very excited to be a part of the team at Paws Up! I moved to Charleston in August, 2021 from Indiana. As long as I can remember I've always had a passion for animals. We always had animals in the house growing up and as soon as I was old enough to work I jumped on every opportunity to work with them. I have worked with animals in a variety of settings including doggie daycares, boarding facilities, and an animal hospital over the past 5 to 6 years. I currently have two fur babies. Bentley is a 2 year old Australian Shepherd and Cinnamon is a 1 year old Border Collie. I know how important pets are, they are family and I promise to treat your pet as if they were my own. I have completed training in animal behavior and other pet related courses. I am currently taking a course for CPR and pet first aid and will soon be certified in both. I'm very excited to meet everyone and their wonderful pets!