Hello, and welcome to my profile! I am a pet sitting professional that can offer dedicated energy and attentions to your fur family member while you are away! Any work I do in addition to petsitting is done remotely, from home. I am located in the Glebe and surrounded by beautiful parks and lots of dog friendly options for on and off leash fun; Sylvia Holden Off Leash Dog Park is around the corner, the canal is a block away linking up with Patterson Creek park, and Central Park off leash area is just up bank street! A little about me: I started the journey of petsitting services as a side gig when I went back to school to complete a Masters degree. Seven years, a ton of fun and a small business later, working with animals has become a huge part of my livelihood and passion. It really is just the best thing ever to gain the trust and love of a furry friend. I simply couldn't trade it for anything! I grew up developing strong intuitive capabilities with both working and non-working animals as a Saskatchewan farm girl. Petsitting, and in particular dog training efforts, afford me the opportunity to tap into those long days spent with Border Collies as colleagues, and informs how I navigate the instincts of livestock guardian dogs like Great Pyrenees. Certifications: • Pet First Aid • Animal Reiki • Fear Free Animal Trainer • I have held volunteer positions with Street Cat Rescue Organizations inclusive of participating in trap, spay and release programs. I have boarded pets of women fleeing domestic violence with the organization Through Ruff Times, and I have spent summers living and rehabbing animals at the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Dog & Cat Mom: I myself have three rescue animals, two cats and one former Mexican street dog turned sidekick. Peggy is my eldest, who came to live with me at 3 years old and has your classic cat-titude – she is royalty, we are plebes. Eve is my second fur baby and is a former feral cat whom I caught and habituated. She was a kitten when I started doing doggie daycare and as a result, she thinks she is a dog – she plays fetch, jumps into the shower with me, etc. Then there's Tequila, aka TT. Lil T used to run the streets of Tijuana, now she’s a full-time petsitting employee – providing security for the house, providing play time and cuddles to the doggos who come to stay with us, sharing treats and charming pawrents with kisses at drop-offs/pick ups. Tequila has perhaps been my biggest teacher of all when it comes to working with dogs. When she first came to me she was a deeply traumatized lil soul with a highly dysregulated nervous system. She was not potty trained, was destructive towards the home and self-harming if triggered. She used to need a muzzle to leave the house given her leash aggression, and just aggression in general, was so pronounced. Now, with lots of trauma-informed behavioral work and bonding, she's a little sweetheart who zooms around with puppies, cuddles strangers at the park, and parkours into trees after squirrels. I adore her endlessly and am so proud of the progress she has made. Our journey together has allowed me to deeply relate to the struggles of pawrents with rescue dogs and/or special needs dogs as well as gain pertinent experience in training methods and practices. In Sum: Over the past seven years I have worked with a wide variety of animals, each with their own colourful personalities and specialized needs. I have gained a fur family and a network of pawrents and pet-services professionals that make the work I do part of a larger, supportive community that is invested in the well-being of our furry friends. It would be a pleasure to have you as part of the fun and adventures that continue to unfold! Quick Reference: • meet & greets are free of charge • I am home/ with your pet 100% of the time; this can be assumed unless I have specifically stated otherwise and these parameters are as we agreed upon before bookings are confirmed • all pawrents are welcome to view/ tour my home before confirming daycare and/or boarding bookings • I have a backyard, yes; however it is not fully fenced-in • re: having cats in home -> I have a gate system installed throughout my home specifically for the purposes of slowly introducing new dogs to the cats. It is a measured, incremental journey of positive reinforcement. Both cats are very used to canine friends, are friendly, and in the case of Eve, do dog things too! • Tequila is always at home, so even if I need to pop out quickly (say for groceries) during a long booking (7+ days) your dog will always have a friend/ company • instagram: @floof.seeker