Hello! My name is Alexandria and I am a 4th year Ontario Technology University Student who is studying forensic psychology. I have had pets all my life and am looking to help others with theirs. I currently have two cats (Stark and Mercy), and there is another cat who lives with us as well (Ollie). They are all spayed/neutered and have all their shots. I have mostly had cats in my life, but I do have experience caring for family members dogs (my in-laws pugs, Kennedy and Charlie, my sister's Shepard mix (Russ) and my mom's bullmastifs, Mercer and Titus). My mother-in-law's pug, Kennedy, is blind. So I do have a little bit of experience in caring for her, but if you do have a special needs pet please give me explicit instructions about their care and I will do my absolute best to abide by them. I have a very flexible schedule, allowing me to walk your pet or check in on them almost any time in the day. If your walk or check in falls outside of my availability or designated area, just send me an email or text and we'll see what we can do! While on walks, I can try to reiterate any training that you have been giving to your dog. I also am more than willing to go for a jog with them or play some fetch or tug of war. I have two parks not five minutes from my home, so if your dog is good off leash then taking them there would be nice. Otherwise, the Harmony Valley Off Leash Dog Park is about a 7 minute drive from me. If you are requesting I go there please let me know in advance so I can make sure I have access to my car (I share it with my long-term boyfriend). My house is a little small. I live in a semi-attached house on Taunton Road. The pet will be confined to the main floor and/or the backyard. The backyard is decent sized and fenced in. Small dogs would be able to run around in it but bigger dogs I would prefer to take to a park. If you want, I can send you pictures before you have your dog stay with me so you know how much space they will have. In terms of cat enrichment, I have two beds on the main floor, as well as a kitty condo and tons of windows that they can look out of. I also have lots of toys they can bat around (they're probably all under the tv stand though 😅). Full disclosure: my three cats have never done this before, so I do not know how their reactions will be to other pets. I do trim their claws regularly so there shouldn't be any risk of injury, and they have never injured each other with their teeth. My sister's dog used to live here and they all loved harmoniously, but Russ mostly stayed out of the cats way. If you have a problem with your pet being around them I am happy to keep them either in the basement or upstairs.