I started my passion for animal care at the young age of 12. It was around that time that I started dog walking for my neighbors. It was my parents answer to, "when can we get a dog?" "You want a dog, take care of the neighbor's dogs first and show us you're responsible to walk them daily." They didn't have to tell me twice; I went next door, asked my neighbor Patsy to walk her dog, and started my first job walking dogs, caring for a big boy named Atticus (a gentle giant lab/german shepherd mix). I started pet sitting, mainly for neighbors and people I had established a relationship with by babysitting the kids, when I was 15 years old. Then, I carried that passion to my first teen job when I started working in the boarding facility of a local veterinary clinic when I was 17. While in college, I worked at an equine veterinary clinic as well at the local small animal emergency hospital as a veterinary technician assistant. During my professional schooling years, I did a bit of pet sitting for the resident veterinarians who worked at the vet school at Mizzou. I have continued my passion by caring for animals as a veterinarian. So, who better to care for your pets than a vet!? I'm getting back into pet sitting to earn a little extra to finish paying down my student loans.