5.0

I have been working professionally with animals since early 2025, starting with dog walking and house sitting before exploring more about dog behavior and providing care that is behaviorally conscious. In that time, I have cared for dogs of a wide range of personalities, needs, and behavioral histories, multiple cats at once, and some birds. I work with or study animals every single day. In about a year's worth of time, I have spent over 5,000 hours actively developing myself in this career. I really put all of my time and effort into what I enjoy. Beyond direct client work, I volunteer at a local animal rescue where I work with dogs in a kennel environment; this includes a large amount and variety of dogs, rehab cases, and many situations that require reading behavior quickly with limited context. I have ongoing mentorship with experienced dog trainers that I work alongside regularly. Their experiences shared with me range from search and rescue, medical alert service work, sports, and everyday behavior modification. I practice the skills I learn and keep detailed notes about all aspects of my work. This reflects how I approach every booking, whether initially outlined to be simple or more complex. My background before pet care is in communication-focused jobs and working with people. I have done swim instruction, lifeguarding, tutoring, and cafe work. That experience carries over directly into how I talk with clients and work through any goals together. Shy, reactive, anxious, elderly, medically complex, or behaviorally challenging animals are welcome. For experiences that are challenging or unfamiliar, I am very motivated to learn and improve. I am Pet CPR certified. -Logistics- Prior to all first bookings, I require: - An intake form to be filled out - An introductory phone call - An in-person consultation that will be charged by my drop-in rate My house sitting rate reflects a base rate of 2 hours worth of active work. Active work may include: feeding routine, administering medication, play, specific training exercises, walking, cleaning, outdoor adventures, etc. Passive work may include: potty breaks, basic maintenance of behavior, basic housekeeping, cuddling, etc. - All of my services are customizable. - Walks and drop-ins are different levels of work, walks introducing a higher level of behavioral complexity and safety risks. - Generally, I will not offer 60/min walks. I consider my session started when I've parked at your location. Factors outside my control that add to that time such as gate codes, parking procedures, and building access, are counted as part of the booking.