My name is Alexa and I've owned a dog since I was a little girl. I grew up with 3 different Labrador retrievers in my life. By growing up with a dog, I learned how to take care of it, such as puppy training, feeding, grooming, elder care, etc. I've been on Rover.com since 2016 (7 years) because I love animals! Unfortunately I had to watch the dogs I grew up with get sick and pass away. I understand how difficult it can be to raise a dog, especially when you're working, traveling, and supporting a family. I recently lived in NYC for 5 years and couldn’t own a dog in my apartment. This is how it all started, a passionate hobby to find some animal interaction on my free time. It then turned into something more than that as I really enjoyed helping the animals, working with their behaviors, and helping the people so they could go away. It is also a good side income gig, as I’m now saving for a long term investment. Now I’m back on Cape Cod, where I am a wedding planner, running my own business and working remotely. A few years ago, during the pandemic, I worked at an animal shelter in Brewster, caretaking the neglected animals. As I mentioned, I have a passion for helping animals and for helping with their behavioral problems. This was the most rewarding job I’ve had and I’ve applied many of the behavioral cues I learned to this job. My boyfriend, Eric, usually travels with me since I petsit too often it’s started taking a toll on our relationship. This was meant to be a side gig that I started on my own, and has really grown quite a bit since then. Now that I am in a serious relationship, being away for long periods of time has been challenging for us and I don’t want to end contributing to this good cause yet. I hope it doesn’t come to a place where I’ll have to choose. He is very loving and good with dogs and is with me at all times, meaning he wouldn’t be left alone in the house. I will be the sole caretaker, responsible for the well being of your pets, since this is my business. He will just be there for an extra hand and to keep the pets company. Eric is very trustworthy, clean, and respectful. He actually works a lot so really would only be around in evenings and nights. He leaves early to fish, sometimes at midnight. He gets a few days off though a week, as do I. He’s been coming with me for over a year now and there have been no issues or complaints. He probably will not be at the meet n greet, as his work schedule changes daily, making it impossible for me to plan meetings in advance with him. He’s a commercial fisherman, supplying all the restaurants we love on the cape with fresh scallops and lobster. I used to ask clients for their preference, but now I have sooo many clients that this side gig is making it hard to have a relationship and I don’t want to put pressure on the clients to have to decide. For shorter weekend stays, I suppose it can be client’s discretion. For longer stays, 1 week or more, it is no longer optional. So we now just travel as a couple. If it’s not a good fit, I completely understand, you do not need to book. We are both responsible adults and would never be irresponsible in your home. We are both in our 30s and own a condo in Brewster, so are very responsible homeowners. We do not need a place to throw any parties or invite people over to. That’s just not us, we don’t even entertain at our home or go out much besides for a nice evening dinner out.