Alicia has had a genuine love of dogs from a very young age. She has a natural way of making dogs feel at ease in her presence. Even the ones that seem unapproachable at first. She is very passionate about dogs and dog training. She has a confident, gentle manner. She has also taken care of small animals: hamsters and budgies and reared them. She has nurtured and trained her own dogs to be loyal, obedient family members. One of her dogs came from another owner, who, in the early days of adoption was very nervous and had no toys to play with. Alicia, with her natural way, had a very calming influence on her and introduced her to many different toys. She began to love all her toys, but did have her favourites. She never destroyed her toys because of Alicia's training, commitment and love. She became a very loving, well rounded, loyal family member and was no longer anxious and on her walks, genuinely loved meeting people and being stroked. I can highly recommend Alicia to take care of your dogs,she understands the trust put into her to love and care for your dogs just as much as you do and treat them like family. She is highly trustworthy, reliable and responsible. She will undertake her role with passion and commitment. I have the utmost confidence in her abilities.