In the 25 years that I've known Cheryl, she's cared for animals, professionally at the animal hospital where she works and personally in their owners' homes. She has the experience to handle the most timid to the most tenacious pet. Cheryl is responsible and reliable and will provide the service that your pet deserves. The feeling that, "nobody takes care of your pet as well as you do", DOES NOT apply when you are working with Cheryl. She has house/pet sat for me dozens of times. I have dogs, cats (one requiring insulin injections daily) and parrots and I've never been disappointed. I recommend Cheryl with confidence that you (and equally as importantly your dog or other pet) will enjoy spending time with Cheryl as much as she will enjoy her time with them. She's an animal lover through and through and has made a 30 year (and counting) career of it.