Hi! My name is Abaké or Aba is fine. I am a 23 yr old student from the DC area who goes to Pace University studying International relations. I had a Black Lab mixed (named Shabba) for 2 yrs but gave him up when i left for school, I've pet sat/House sat in the past for 2 dogs one cat and it came easy to me so I definitely don't mind doing it again! :) My past experience with housesitting for a family; I stayed for about a week ( Sat evening- Following Friday evening ) watching their white Shih Tzu while they were away in Canada kept to the routine they had for their dog, walked him, changed his pee pads, gave him belly rubs lol and face-timed with the owners so they could see their little bundle of joy and the assurance that he was A-okay. I didn't find my past experience with taking care of pets exactly like "work" because i do enjoy being able to be around the positive energy dogs bring and hope to continue to be blessed enough to do so! Hope to hear from you soon, and good luck on your search!