Ashley has owned or been around pets of all types for her entire life, from dogs and cats to horses, rabbits, and even a tortoise and from a very young age she learned to be responsible for their care. From feeding and walking, to ensuring that they were receiving proper medical care. Ashley has demonstrated responsibility in every facet of her personal life as well. As someone pursuing a doctorate she has had to be responsible for careful time management and paying careful attention to the smallest details in her work. When Ashley takes on a task she gives her very best to that task, making sure that she is meeting not only the expectations of others, but also of meeting her own high standards. Ashley loves animals, and I know that she would make an amazing pet caregiver. She would treat the animals in her care with the same love and compassion with which she treats her own pets.

Ashley is an ideal pet owner and sitter. The following scenarios may sound fantastical, but are all true: She saved an abandoned kitten from a hole in a tree. She paid for and provided care for her ex’s cat who needed surgery. She loves taking dogs outdoors, including kayaking with her parent’s corgi and camping with their lab. She took in a horse who was ditched after a couple’s birthday celebration. She gleefully rewired a WiFi router when the family bunny chewed through it. She cried so much over an injured shrew that she burst a blood vessel in her eye. She pulls over often to guide turtles out of the street. One turtle turned out to be a glove. She is delighted by all animals (even guinea pigs, of which she is extremely allergic), and will prove very quickly to be an indispensable caretaker to your beloved animal.