Hello! My name is Kendall, though I go by Amelia. I am a nurse currently working night shift and I have been missing spending time with dogs. I've loved dogs since my family rescued our first off the streets about 15 years ago. Now our dogs are going on 10 and 17 years old! While I was growing up, I was typically the go-to pet sitter for neighborhood families while they were away on vacation. In that time, I cared for anywhere from 1 to 4 dogs at a time with varying ages and needs. I moved to Baltimore in 2019 and when I realized I could not have a dog of my own due to unpredictable moves in the future (military), my two roommates and I decided to start fostering dogs from the Baltimore Humane Society. We fostered one dog through BHS before COVID-19 hit. Then, we decided to foster two dogs through Dogs on Deployment and cared for them for six months. Before I moved from Baltimore in May 2021, I had built up a solid group of clients for both dog-walking and dog-sitting. From May-June 2021, I worked for Critterwatch, a locally owned pet-sitting and dog-walking company in Spring, TX. While I was with Critterwatch, I walked and visited more than 10 clients a day. Some of my families I worked with had 5+ dogs and several cats. I am used to busy homes! I am a very active individual and love to take dogs on walks, to the dog park, or to play fetch. I have some experience with reactive dogs and do my best to avoid other dogs as well as use re-focusing tactics in these situations. I am personally a proponent of positive reinforcement training and am open to continuing an owner’s training while their dog is in my care. I am comfortable administering both oral and injectable medications as it is very similar to what I do as a nurse. I also have experience administering subcutaneous fluids in felines. As I mentioned, my family pets are both seniors, so I'm also comfortable with taking things slow and understanding the various needs your senior pet may have. I strive to accommodate dogs with quirks and try to keep change and their anxiety to a minimum. I believe in developing a unique care plan for each dog that will best suit the owner and their fur baby; I am flexible!