Hi Everyone - ***While I do love dogs, I am here on Rover as a Cat sitter. *** As someone who's had cats the majority of my life, I definitely understand wanting to find someone to look after them who is a good match. Along with my pure love for the fuzzy creatures, I think one of the most important things I can offer is my ability to attend to each individual cat and try to understand their special personality and what they might want or need from their time with me. This is something I've especially been working on with the two cats I have now (Marion and Damiel). They came from a hoarding situation, and while bonded themselves, each has needed some extra time to become more socialized and bonded with me, too. Initially very skittish, Marion is now a definite lap cat. And Damiel has gone from cringing away from pets to rubbing his chin on my hand and snuggling up at bedtime. I also have many friends with cats - all with different situations - and I completely get how different cats and their families will have different routines, and how incredibly important it is to try to maintain that routine for the kitties. And finally, I included a pic here of me with Apollo - a cat I met while visiting a new bookshop recently. When I knelt down to meet and pet him, he demanded some lap time, and I was forced to peruse cookbooks while he napped. :) But I appreciate that he trusted me so quickly and found me a welcoming...uh...bed. I share the pic here because that's pretty much how cats usually are with me. I look forward to meeting your kitties, too!