My family have owned dogs my whole life. I am originally from The USA, and unfortunately have not been able to own a dog while in the UK due to space issues. Our first family dog was a german shepherd. After his passing we bought a german shepherd/chow chow mix, and finally 4 years ago my dad bought himself an Aussie/Border Collie mix. I have experience walking dogs as well as visitng houses and house sitting for neighbours growing up. Some preferred that I sleep at theirs and some prefered sleep out help. I love playing with and loving fur buddies. I work on Saturdays and Sundays alongside my PhD studies. My husband and I's flat is too small to ethically keep an animal, which leaves me in a deficite of animal love. I occasionally go to guildford and back on a weekday to pick up or drop off my husband for work, which would generally be the longest I would be unavailable during the day. This is about a 2 hour trip. Other than that I am almost always available m-f to take your animals on day time walks, or generally check in on them. I am happy to stay wth your pets over night in your home. My flat is too small for pets (other than perhaps caged animals) to visit for an extended period. In the past some households have preferred that I merely visit the animals at night and again in the morning, but that is up to the owner's discretion. For overnight visits, my husband will generally come with me, but this can be negotiated if you are uncomfortable. If you are purely interested in dog walking or daytime check ups we can work out a schedule that works best for your animal. Your animals are your family members - I will treat them with just as much respect (although probably more) as I would another human being. All rules you have for your animals will be followed to the best of my ability. What is comfortable for you and them is comfortable for me.