I was raised with dogs - pugs (my parents spent some time breeding them), a Beagle, a Pointer, and finally a Lab. We also had a cat, and a rabbit! My parents had dogs for 35-40 years, and so I literally grew up taking care of dogs, including puppies while we were breeding them. After I left home, my parents would get me to dog-sit if they were going away. As an adult, I have had other types of animals as pets, such as hamsters, rats, and small lizards. I have gone several years without having pets. In order to still get my furbaby cuddles, I started pet-sitting several years ago. I have looked after larger, active dogs (Husky, Pitbull, Great Dane, Mastiff), as well as smaller dogs, cats, and even a bird. I have also regularly house-sat a non-pet house that the owners don't like leaving empty if they go away for more than a couple of nights. I have also fostered cats a couple of times for extended periods of time until they could find a furever home. I can stay in your home, or just do drop in service once a day to feed your cats or other pets, scoop litter, and water plants if needed. I can also stick around for an hour or two to offer ear scratches if appropriate :) I am now retired and can stay anywhere within 50km of the city, and can stay with them any day - morning, afternoon, or evenings and on weekends/holidays if you are closer and you are just looking for somebody to come in for an hour or 2, to take your dog for a walk or to check in on your cat. Furbabies are an important and much-loved part of your family, and I will treat them as such! I will follow whatever instructions you provide. If your dog likes to go for walks, I will take them for long walks either in your neighbourhood, or I will put them in my car and go to one of my favourite parks for an hour or two. I will not let them off leash unless they are in a fenced area.