Family-run in Conimicut
Rick spent 38 years with the postal service before he and his wife Cate started Take Me Out Pets in 2021. The job changed. The habits didn't: show up every day, rain or shine, and know every stop by name. Today the stops are living rooms and back yards across Warwick, and the ones waiting at the door have four legs, or wings.
Dogs, walks and overnights
Rick served in the U.S. Coast Guard and put in 38 years with the postal service. He has been a familiar face at the Warwick Animal Shelter since the 1990s, where he walked dogs and kept them active. He handles the dogs at Take Me Out Pets: the daily walks, the drop-ins, the overnights.
Cats and quiet company
Cate is a retired massage therapist and a long-time cat rescue volunteer and foster. She brings the patient, quiet care that cats often need, and she is the cat expert of the pair. When a shy cat has to be coaxed out from under the bed, that is her visit.
“We started Take Me Out Pets in Conimicut back in 2021, but our love for animals goes back much further. After spending 38 years with the postal service and serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, Rick decided to bring that same sense of reliability and discipline to the pet care world. He runs the business with his wife, Cate, who has spent years volunteering and fostering for cat rescues. Together, we are a family-run team deeply rooted in the Warwick community, and we treat every pet like they are our own.”
That's the whole business: a family-run team, rooted in Warwick, that treats a key to your house as something earned. See what a visit looks like on the services page, or read what the households on the route wrote back in Letters from the route.
Coast Guard to Conimicut
Service
Rick served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
38 years
A career with the postal service, rain or shine.
The 1990s
Volunteering at the Warwick Animal Shelter, walking dogs and keeping them active.
2021
Take Me Out Pets opens in Conimicut, run by Rick and Cate.
2026
Rick and Cate become members of the Better Business Bureau.
Dogs and cats from Warwick homes, in their own yards and living rooms.
Handing over your house key is a big deal. Take Me Out Pets is fully bonded and insured, and Rick and Cate are trained in pet CPR and first aid. In 2026 they became members of the Better Business Bureau. Visits run Monday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, across Warwick and nearby towns like Cranston, West Warwick and East Greenwich.