I have a dog and cat of my own, so I know how important it is to have someone that you trust taking care of your animals when you can't! I work from home during the week, and have a second job coaching at a gym 3 days a week after my full time job. On coaching days, I would be gone for 4 hours at a time but otherwise, I would not be gone for any extended periods of time more than that. I grew up with a variety of animals including dogs, cats, rats, lizards, chickens, and rabbits. I also volunteer with a local dog rescue and have fostered over 15 puppies at my house until they found permanent homes. I went through professional training with my own dog, so understand how to maintain training with any dogs that I might be watching. I have a large fenced in yard, a crate available at my house if needed, and animals are allowed on couches and beds :)