Safe and Sound Home Pet Care is dedicated to providing safe, reliable and affordable pet care in your home. We aim to provide peace of mind and keep your pets Safe and Sound when you're not around.
Owner Todd Perlman joined the world of pet care after a nearly 20-year career in journalism. He teamed with wife Diane Livoti, owner of Metro Dog in Richmond, as Metro Dog's director of Home Services following the birth of their daughter in 2010 to create a truly family-owned company that is heavily invested in the community. Metro Dog Home Services was born out of Diane's original company, Dog Tired!, which she started in 2001. As of January 2020, Safe and Sound holds exclusive rights to provide Metro Dog clients with in-home care.
Todd completed the Dog-Tec dog-walking academy course in 2010 and manages a team of care providers that range from North Berkeley to Richmond North and East. With every moment of spare time he can find, Todd attempts to play bluegrass banjo.
Assistant Manager Svea Johnson has worked in the pet-care industry since 2013 and has been passionate about animals her whole life. She started in pet-care retail after graduating high school, then made her way into the world of doggy day care and boarding at Metro Dog, and dog-walking and pet-sitting for the Metro Dog Home Services division. She has love for all types of animals - furry, feathered, and scaled; and currently has a family that consists of dogs, cats, a ball python, and a tank of fish.
Svea is a California certified Massage Therapist and likes to bring her Zen-like qualities to her pet-care life. She loves working with your pets hands-on (with a little bit of pet massage, of course), but also enjoys working in the office doing client communications and other secretarial duties. Her No. 1 goal is to provide peace of mind for clients when they are away from their beloved pets. When Svea isn’t working, you’ll find her painting, sewing, or doing embroidery in the company of her pets.
Jylly is new to the Safe and Sound family. She absolutely loves animals and looks forward to wagging dog tails and snuggly cat head bonks.
She has a bachelor's of Fine Arts in Dance and a bachelor's in Elementary Education from the University of North Texas.
While only performing now about once a year, she uses her degrees for managing City Dance Studios in San Francisco and helps facilitate their kids program. And, being a “Jylly of All Trades," she‘s just a girl that’s super excited to meet and care for new fur children and dance through this thing called life.
Tatiana has had a passion for animals since she was a child. She attended veterinary school in Brazil, where she worked in a veterinary clinic for 4 years. She has experience working at the Berkeley Animal Shelter, and has been a Metro Dog/Safe and Sound dog-walker since 2017.
She can't wait to meet you and your pets!
Working with animals is one of Katie’s life-long passions. From volunteering at wildlife rescue rehabilitation and release programs, once pursuing veterinary training, to working walking and training dogs for more than 7 years. An interest in rehabilitative therapies for animals and children led to working with students doing art therapy, then studying childhood development and nannying long term with families for more than 8 years. She has recently focused on an art career, helping to create and work on public art installations in Temescal for the past few years along with other talented artists and local studios. She believes that a huge focus on community, whether through beloved pets or art, brings us all together.
