Chloe took care of my golden retriever over Thanksgiving, and she was so wonderful! She was very responsive and communicative throughout (including sending me photos of my baby!) as well as professional. My dog had a hot spot on her tail during the visit, and Chloe dutifully sprayed her tail every day and dealt with the cone as well! Cali was so happy and well cared for when I got back. Definitely recommend Chloe!

Laurelyn spent over 3 months, one summer, as an intern on a sled-dog farm in the Arctic working alongside a group of international guides whose job was to give care, attention and training to 150+ dogs. Each guide is given responsibility for the individual training needs of 15-20 dogs which are generally a mixture of normal sleddogs, very shy rescue dogs, boisterous husky pups, and old dogs. Each dog has an individual training plan depending on their needs to keep them physically and mentally stimulated through the non-working summer months. For the oldies, for instance, that might simply be some long walks or free running followed by massage to reduce stiffness. For the shy rescue dogs, it might be calm solo walks or clicker response training for positive interaction. For the pups, it is generally obedience, agility training or free running and for normal sleddogs, it is a range of the above + mush-specific training, eg in our labyrinth of hand-cut trails for training turn left and turn right. For Laurelyn, training was probably the highlight of her time with us and she excelled at it. You might think that anyone working on a sleddog farm would love dogs, but motivations for being here are wide and interest skills across the range of jobs available are also wide (building, running safaris, marketing etc). For Laurelyn, the dogs were her number 1 focus and she revelled in the time she was given to interact with and train with them. If there was ever a quiet moment, for instance, she could always be found outside with the dogs, cuddling or brushing them, (although she was also a very pleasant and well-liked member of the team and I am sure that you will enjoy interacting with her too!). Each of our dogs also has an individual feeding plan that is monitored and amended through weekly dog checks. This job involves an entire day of checking all dogs for any new lumps and bumps or hot spots or weight changes etc. It also involves thrice weekly heat and lactation checks, daily medication overview and a vast amount of associated paperwork. The role is huge and is generally given to just one person in the team since the linked paperwork is pretty complicated. During Laurelyn's summer with us, this became her role. It is one of immense responsibility since all of the feeding plans are driven by it and medical follow-ups, the timings of vaccinations, the giving of daily meds post operations etc, all fall under that person's care. We would not normally give the role to someone visiting us for just a short space of time but it was clear that Laurelyn was committed to working with dogs long term and we thought that she would benefit by learning from the tole. She will, therefore, be able to do a lot more with your dog than most dog care-givers. She will, for instance, be able to care for your dogs' nails and teeth, to check them to ensure that they have no mammary or testicular tumours developing, to monitor and give advice on their weight and to deal with basic wound care or to treat with basic meds in accordance to a prescribed veterinary routine etc. She will not only look after your dog well but she will enjoy doing so and the dogs will therefore enjoy the time she spends with them too. For her, dogs are a passion rather than a job and I can think of no-one that I would feel more confident entrusting the care of my dog to. Anna McCormack Hetta Huskies, Finland (Gold Award Winner for Responsible Sleddog Care, in the 2015 Responsible Tourism Awards).