Hello I'm Jackie! Dogs are my whole life. Before I owned my own dogs when I was younger I was always going round to neighbours to walk their dogs for them. I then owned dogs for 15 years; mainly german shepherd crossbreeds and a great Dane! Some of the best times I have had has been going on adventures just myself and a dog. Unfortunately I don't have my own dog just now as mine have all passed away recently and I am not ready for another just yet so I am more than happy to surround myself with other people's beautiful pooches! I adore and appreciate all dogs big or small, young or old and can assure you that your dog will be spoiled with love when in my care. Because of my passion for all animals I pursued a career in veterinary medicine. I am a fully qualified vet with experience of working with all animals for the past 15 years. I am currently not practising due to the emotional weight of the job and losing all my pets in a short space of time however I am still keen to work with animals. Please note that I cannot currently offer any veterinary advice whilst not practising, however, because of my previous training I am able to properly administer any medications required whether it is temporary or life-long medications (eg. insulin, pain meds, heart meds) and I am trained in first aid/CPR. I would also be suitable to care for a dog post surgery. I am happy to perform any required daily physiotherapies and I am obviously aware of signs of disease or distress so in the unfortunate event that your pet may be out of sorts whilst in my care I would act appropriatly and seek veterinary attention. I am responsible and can appreciate the various needs of every dog. Whether they require long walks, short walks or quiet and enclosed areas. I will only have your dog off the leash if you say it's okay. If your dog has any strict dietary requirements I completely understand the importance of sticking to these diets (2 of my dogs had food allergies). I am happy to practice any ongoing training through positive reinforcement should you be working on anything specific! I am patient with nervous dogs and respect their individual behavioural needs. I usually walk up in the glennifer braes country park or barshaw park, however if you live further from here I would usually chose somewhere similar to this. I will mainly walk one household of dogs at a time but if your dog is happy to have company I would consider walking with another dog. Also happy to house/pet sit for cats/small animals and have previously owned 2 lovely house rabbits. This can be arranged in your own home as a drop in service or house sitting. I am very snap happy with pets so will be keeping in touch with photos/videos and frequent updates for the duration of their stay! Happy to meet and see how your pet warms to me. The ginger dog in the photos is Nemo, my parents miniature labradoodle. The rest of the photos are my old dogs and the places I used to go with them around Scotland!