Christie J.
Christie J.
Highlights
Pet care experience
Devoted Devonian dog lover
Dog sitter internationally from Peru,Nicaragua, Mexico to UK for 1 weeks to 3 months. I grew up on a small holding in Devon, with every animal under the sun. I have a naturally affinity to animals, as did my mother the veterinary nurse/dog sitter/dog groomer. It’s second nature to me. I miss walking my dogs regularly as I was living away, i have now moved back up to Bristol so I’m looking to care for a dog like it’s my own. As you can see in the other section I have been dog sitting for a long time all over the world. Building trust with friends/communities and the dogs of course. I have done months on end (Nicaragua) and regular week long stays down in Dorset looking after houses/dogs. I miss going for walks and dog sitting so my cousin suggested this app and I feel very excited for the opportunity
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
I have a fenced in garden and big living room and kitchen. I’m happy for dogs to sleep in my room so they are close to me over night. I live next to 3 big parks (walking distance), I also have a caddy sized van so they can jump in front or back with me and we can do some quieter walks or longer depending on what you prefer your pet to do. I can also come and collect the pets. I just love going for walks and having a dog again to take on them would be amazing. All my pets are living with my family down in Devon so to be able to have a little bit of home from home would be amazing. My mum used to care for dogs we used to have up to 11 in the house at one time. She was originally a vet and the became a dog groomer so she had more flexibility with us. I have grown up with animals I understand them and how building trust is this most important part. I was living in Nicaragua were I became known as the one to look after peoples houses and dogs. I was trusted. I would do months on end with various different houses and dogs while working in the town. I loved it so much. From husky’s to Alsatian’s to Chihuahuas and poodles I cared for them all.
Ratings and reviews
Christie has been a great help over the years helping with my lively little pooch. She’s reliable, gives him lots of love and always happy to help me out of a dog sitting pickle. Cant recommend Christie enough.
Christie has cared for my dogs for some time now. They are very comfortable around her and I think we all appreciate her no nonsense approach. She is kind and gentle with them and they are always very excited to see her. I don't worry when I leave them with her which is quite an achievement on her part!
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Schedule
I work from home Wednesday and Fridays so those days I will be free to walk throughout the day. I wake up really early so I am available before and after work (9-4) to do any pet sitting. I work out early so I would love to replace that with runs/walks with dogs. I also go on adventures and hikes on weekends if anyone did want longer dog walks but if I’m in Bristol I’m more than happy to walk and do overnights on the weekends.
- 0 to 7 kg7 to 18 kg18 to 45 kgover 45 kgDogs over 1 year oldChristie can host up to 3 drop-ins per day
- Please let me know if they are good around people/other dogs or children. I can change my routes around this. I will keep dogs on lead until trust is built and/or you tell me otherwise. As many details about their routine so I can follow.