Last Updated on July 5, 2025
Pet Group
Otto Greul, Registrar
Carolyn Troy, Secretary
Elsie Kemp, Publicist
A support group for pet owners and other interested residents. The group supports the MD SPCA with fund raising activities and used pet supplies.
Pet Owners Table at the September 2023 Fruits of Our Labor.
| SCHEDULE | TIME | LOCATION |
| 4th Tuesday (September-June — except December) | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM | Brookside Classroom 2 except February, March, and April 2024 when the meeting will be in the Cross Creek Card Room. |
There are no meetings in July, August, and December.
Pet Group Building Reps
| Buildings | Charlestown Residents | Number of Pets in Building | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FH, MT & NC | Anne Belcher & Carl Miller | 9 pets | ||
| AS & CY | Ginger Branville | 17 pets | ||
| EW & GC | Karen Thomas | 16 pets | ||
| CC & PV | Donna Seeley | 25 pets | ||
| CR & HV | Barbara Grondahl | 11 pets | ||
| St.C | Marty White | 17 pets | ||
| HR | Elsie Kemp | 39 pets | ||
| BR | Carolyn Troy | 33 pets |
Contact information can be found in the Resident Directory, available online in MyErickson.
Pet Resources
Last Updated 27 May 2024
| SERVICE | COMPANY | ADDRESS | PHONE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vets: | ||||
| Arbutus Veterinary Hospital | 4901 Leeds Avenue | 410-242-1882 | ||
| Catonsville Cat Clinic, Dr. Pam Nesbit | 1114 N. Rolling Road | 410-869-0800 | ||
| Paradise Animal Hospital | 6350 Frederick Road | 410-744-4224 | ||
| Homevets (mobile veterinarian) | www.homevets.net | 410-715-8900 | in your apartment or in hospital | |
| Westview Animal Hospital | 5800 Johnnycake Road | 410-744-4800 | ||
| Thrive Urgent Care | 32 Mellor Avenue | 410-788-7040 | Sun-Fri 8a-10pm | |
| Emerg Animal Hospital | 10270 Balto Nat'l Pike, Ellicott City | 410-750-1177 | M-T 6p-1a F-M 6p-8a | |
| PET+ER Emergency | 10000 Old Columbia Pike, Columbia | 410-441-3304 | ||
| Twin Oaks Animal Hosp 410-531-6330 | 13151 Tridelphia Rd Ellicott City | 410-531-6330 | no new patients | |
| Peaceful Passage Euthanasia | www.peacefulpassage.net | 443-956-2113 | see link | |
| VEG - 24 hour Emergency Vet | 6630 Marie Curie Drive, Elkridge, Maryland | 410-690-7170 | ||
| VEG - 24 hour Emergency Vet | 1858 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, Maryland | 410-793-4910 | ||
| Grooming, Boarding | ||||
| Pretty Pups Pet Salon | Mobile Service | 443-938-3266 | GOOD, per resident | |
| Pretty Pet Mobile Salon | no new customers | 410-465-8955 | ||
| There is no place like home mobile pet spa | They come to Charlestown | 443-538-7785 | ||
| Emily's Mobile Grooming | www.emilymobilegrooming.com | 443-251-4110 | ||
| Paradise Animal Hospital/ Board | 6350 Frederick Road | 410-744-4224 | BOARDING | |
| Catonsville Dog Co. | 25 Mellor Ave. | 410-744-7211 | ||
| Laura’s Pet Service | www.Lauraspetservice.com | 443-764-3191 | grooming, sitting, walking | |
| Homewood Pet Resort | 3001 Wilkens Ave | 410-568-8273 | Daycare and Boarding | |
| Petsmart | 6501 Balto. National Pike | 410-747-8570 | ||
| Petco | 3591 Washington Blvd. | 410-247-0491 | ||
| Walkers / Sitters / Dog Trainer | ||||
| Kevin Geldmacher | email geldermacher@verizon.net | 410-804-0330 | walk, board, sit overnight | |
| Laura’s Pet Service | www.Lauraspetservice.com | 443-915-4274 | no dog walking | |
| The KITTY Sitters - Chris Smith | thekittysitters@gmail.com | 443-220-6764 | ||
| Kathy Sewell | 1244 Locust Street | 410-242-2547 | sit cats/dog, walk | |
| Papritz Services -- Gary Papritz | Charlestown Resident | see Resident Directory | feed cats/dogs, no walking | |
| Barbara Norris | Charlestown Resident | see Resident Directory | can text her | |
| Happy Dog Boutique Pet Services | happydogbaltimore.com contact form on website | |||
| David Simon | Dog Trainer | 1-877-500-2275 | ||
| Resident Helpers | Contact information can be found in the Resident Directory, available online in MyErickson. | |||
| Smith, Pam | Charlestown Resident | Will feed cats & scoop | ||
| Richardson, Judy | Charlestown Resident | Can walk dogs | ||
| Desmond, Christine | Charlestown Resident | Pet helper - will feed -- no walking | ||
| Malick, Mary | Charlestown Resident | Can walk dogs | ||
| Beman, Nancy | Charlestown Resident | sit cat short term | ||
| Montanari, Joan | Charlestown Resident | will sit cats | ||
| Brade, Lorna | Charlestown Resident | will care for cats | ||
| Thomas, Karen | Charlestown Resident | will care for cats | ||
| Papritz, Gary | Charlestown Resident | Resident Helper | ||
| Ryan, Barbara | Charlestown Resident | Will walk & feed pets, transport to vet | ||
| Sedlack, Marilyn | Charlestown Resident | will care for pets | ||
| Thomas, Theresa | Charlestown Resident | will walk, feed, care for pets | ||
| Norris, Barbara | Charlestown Resident | will feed cats in HV only | ||
| Fletcher, Madelaine | Charlestown Resident | will feed cats - not long term | ||
| Flaton, Sylvia & Pete | Charlestown Resident | will foster cat temporarily | ||
| Additional Pet Resources | ||||
| Maryland SPCA | 410-235-8826 |
Contact information can be found in the Resident Directory, available online in MyErickson.
Pet Group September 28, 2021 Minutes
David Elder, the Pet Group Chair, opened the meeting at 11 am.
Eleven members were in attendance.
Old Business:
Dr. Nesbit, the cat doctor who comes to Charlestown, will be here on October 8th, November 19th, and December 17th. Dates for 2022 have been scheduled.
Paradise Animal Hospital was here for the first time on September 16th and was very pleased to be doing something for the community. They will be here again on October 21st, November 18th, and December 16th. Dates for 2022 have been scheduled on the third Thursday each month. Call their office for an appointment.
The storage locker was cleaned out and the contents were donated to the Maryland SPCA.
At a previous meeting, someone asked about printed data we had previously handed out. The referenced material turned out to be the Maryland Pet Gazette. David Elder contacted them to get copies for us to distribute. They are no longer printing the magazine but will send copies of the 2019-2020 (final) printed edition which we will have available at the next meeting along with a Pet Emergency Infocard. They do have material available online at www.mdpetgazette.com
New Business:
Fr. Leo will hold the annual blessing of the pets on October 4th at noon at the statue of St. Francis in front of the chapel.
The Pet Group table at the Fruits of our Labor event was very successful. Several new current residents stopped by with various questions about the group. In addition, several people who intend to move here stopped by and took a tri-fold with them for future reference.
It was decided not to make 180 copies of the meeting minutes and the manpower to distribute them but instead to mail them to those in attendance at the meeting.
THE NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 26TH, always on the 4th Tuesday.