About Us

Get to know us even better when your personal caregiver comes to meet you and your pets!

Catherine Kung, Floppy Ears' co-founder and Chief of Fitness, is fulfilling a lifelong dream of working with animals and derives immense delight from providing animals with the care, attention, and love that they crave. She specializes in ear rubs, chin scratches, and vigorous outdoor romps; she's been romping since 1998 with Go, her own Kelpie/Whippet mix and the light of her life. College wrought a tearful separation between Catherine and Go, so she sought out professional pet care as a way to get her furry fix. It was hands-down the best job she had ever had, and soon after graduation she and Anna formed Floppy Ears! A former competitive swimmer and avid outdoors adventurer, Catherine would love an excuse to go on hillside or beach excursions with your dog (she'd be happy to take your other pets too, of course, but something tells her that most other animals don't enjoy being doused in cold saltwater). In addition to her personal and professional pet care experience, Catherine also led an award-winning group of four other students during an internship at the Taipei Zoo in 2006.

When she isn't persuading a cat to get off of her laptop or a dog to relinquish a tennis ball, Catherine enjoys surfing and playing the piano. She hopes to someday stop illegal wildlife trafficking and to see the Great Barrier Reef.

Anna Smith, co-founder of Floppy Ears, has always been a full-time animal lover. As a little girl, one of her finest moments was being declared the official on-set dogsitter for Buddy, the sports-playing dog of the movie Air Bud! The same animal addiction is with her today - she loves to get out in the fresh air with her doggy friends, and she will pet a cat or tickle a rat every chance she gets. And although having four legs, feathers, or scales is an automatic plus in Anna's book, her friends can attest that she is particularly obsessed with guinea pigs. She has had six of her own guinea pigs (Ozma, Prince Fuzzball, Penelope, Martin, Nanuk, and Ukpik), and will drop everything when she hears a piggie squeak.

Anna has a degree in English from UC Berkeley, and is Floppy Ears' resident photographer and dog-treat baker (with organic ingredients of course!). She loves to read, particularly children's literature - who says animals can't talk? - and is also a writer herself. With two years of professional experience in pet care, and seventeen years of personal experience in pet ownership, she is eager to continue learning and meet lots of new friends through Floppy Ears.

Miyuki Bierlein grew up as the only child among a bevy of animals. Dogs, cats, ducks, ferrets--she's seen and cared for 'em all. Living with allergenic housemates doesn't allow her a furry friend of her own, so she is thrilled to have the opportunity to care for the critters of others. Miyuki loves to see animals thrive in their environment and wants to make every cat she encounters purr and every dog wag their tail. When not melting into a puddle over adorable animals, Miyuki can be found in many a theater, putting her Theater and Performance Studies degree from Cal to good use as a performer and costume designer. And yes, she will consider making a tutu for your pug or calico.