New to NOLA but I've loved animals my entire life (35 years). I've been pet sitting since I was old enough to walk to my neighbors houses alone (like age 7 or 8)! I started boarding my friend’s and family’s pets when I moved out of my parent’s house in 2008. Eventually I decided this would be the best job ever and since then I've pet sat over 500 animals and fostered hundreds more. I’ve worked with just about every breed or mix of breeds you can think of but every one has their own individual personality! I love getting to know them and at this point I have many more dog friends than human ones!! My house is made for dogs! They are allowed on all the furniture and there are more dog beds than mattresses!! There’s even a twin size mattress on the ground just for dogs and another with a bed frame. But my dogs and most of the dogs I babysit sleep in my big bed with me. There are toys galore and a nice size fenced in yard to sniff. I also have a huge second story deck that provides a great view of the neighborhood and lots of shade below. My youngest most active dog stays in a crate when I leave home. I also have extra crates if your dog doesn't usually have free range of the home. I want your pets’ experience to be fun and will try to make them feel as comfortable as possible. We will most likely stay up way past our bed time and eat a few more treats than normal, but that’s what vacations are for right? On a typical day I spent about 23 and a half hours home with my dogs 🤣 unless I've also got pups at someone else's house;) I've been watching dogs with Rover.com since 2017 and using an app bought out by Rover (DoggyVacay) before that! I have babysat hundreds of different pets and love and remember each and every one from hamsters to kittens to teacup poodles to great danes!! In Mississippi, I had clients that came over regularly for doggy daycare and clients whoms homes I visited often! I’ve spent Thanksgiving, new year's, game weekends, spring breaks with the same silly groups of pups for years in a row. I miss them all so much and I’m excited for them to come visit me in NOLA and to meet new babies to add to the pack 🥰❣