I’ve taken care of dogs & cats since I was pretty young. I got asked to house sit quite a bit and to also watch them in our home. I did dog grooming off and on and I used to work as a certified veterinary assistant and I was training to do more veterinary technician work. During my time of employment, I was fear free (Level 3) certified, meaning I had the training to assess my patient’s (dogs and cats) fear, anxiety, and stress levels by observing their symptoms and behaviors then I would come up with a plan on what I can do to help alleviate their symptoms. Even though my certification isn’t active anymore, I still watch for signs of fear, anxiety, and stress in dogs and cats and practice what I’ve learned. I still put my training to good use and use those techniques to help alleviate their symptoms and behaviors. I was at that time going to school to earn my A.A.S degree in veterinary technology. When I had my first son, I decided to stay home. I now have 3 kids and still stay home full time. My oldest is 3, he’ll be 4 in January, my second is almost 2, and my youngest is 3 months. They have been around dogs since they were born. They are fun-loving and active. I know it can be stressful to board your dogs at boarding facilities, that’s why I want to help people out by watching their dogs in my home either as overnight stays or as a “doggie daycare”. During the day when you work long hours and don’t want to leave your dog home alone, I want people to rest assured their dogs are being well taken care of. I’m not like a boarding facility where dogs are placed in runs. My family and I provide a friendly family setting with lots of attention, structure, basic “good manners” training in our home. I’m more than comfortable with having 3 extra dogs in my care. We’re an active family with active kids. I can also take drop ins too. I want to offer a strong balance between play time, socialization, and teaching basic commands this is especially important in puppies. All dogs thrive on having enrichment meaning mental and physical stimulation such as exercise, toys such as kongs, playing with other dogs, etc. Having active kids makes it nice to take walks so I can definitely do that! For scheduled dog walks, I would prefer to stay in the Belgrade/Four Corners area as my kids come with me and it’s easier to stay close to home. As they get older I will expand the distance I can go to walk your dogs. I have 3 dogs of my own, a 7 year old Australian Shepherd named Jackson, a 12 year old Pomeranian named Gizmo, a 4 year old Golden Retriever named Elsa, and a 2 year old brown tabby cat named Pumpkin. All of them love other animals which makes things so easy for other dogs! My dogs love to play and chase each other around. My cat loves being around dogs too. Trust me, when your dog is here with me they won’t be bored. They always say a tired dog is a happy dog. I will also be offering grooming services such as baths, blow outs with a force air dryer (really helps get that undercoat out), trimming with scissors, snap on combs, complete shave downs also known as comfort grooms. I can also do nail trims and more! Just ask me for more details!