Hi - I'm Julie. I know from personal experience the challenges of finding the right care for a pet, especially when they are elderly or needing special treatment, so I'd like to offer the service that you need - I'm happy to customise as required. I have experience in caring for dogs that are elderly, blind, require oral medication, suffer from seizures etc. I will only board one dog (or up to 3 from the same household) at any time. I've had dogs most of my life though have not had one for the past couple of years. My 19 year old daughter (who is studying Animal Management) also loves dogs, so they are guaranteed lots of attention if that's what they like. I've been a volunteer in an animal shelter, working both as an adoption councillor and as a foster home for dogs not ready to go up for adoption yet. This has included caring for litters of puppies, pregnant moms, dogs awaiting or convalescing from surgery or other treatment, and dogs too stressed to cope with the shelter environment. I'm able to administer medication or other treatments as required. I live in a house with a good size garden which has plenty of shade. I keep chickens; they live in a secure pen and are not bothered by dogs at all. I am happy for dogs coming for day care or overnight boarding to find their preferred sleeping space in the house - kitchen, sofa, bedroom are all fine with me, or if they have their own crate we'll use that. I work from home so during the day dogs have free access to the garden plus my company, but I can't go for daytime walks; so I prefer not to take dogs that are very high energy/need a ton of walking. I'm more of a dog-strolling sort of person! For dog walking I generally walk locally - there's a nice park nearby, no need for any car travel. I'll work with you to accommodate any particular requests you may have, be it diet, treats/snacks, rules about being upstairs or on furniture, medical care etc. We are a calm, quiet non-smoking household.