4.9

I was a full-time dog walker during my time in NYC and now I'm getting back to it. One of the best things in life are our furry and feathered companions. I also keep ducks and have experience with care for birds. I've got two cats of my own, a flock of ducks, and currently care for one small dog. The house is very cat-ified, since I do have my own cats so there are multiple cat perches, cat scratchers, and cat beds, plus an array of large pillows cats also enjoy napping on. I freelance remotely and spend the majority of my time at home tending to the garden and the pets. I take my own pets to run errands so they don't have to be at home all the time and love frequenting dog parks and taking long walks. I have a fenced in backyard and a closed in catio for the cats that is above ground (a converted balcony), which has a cat door that goes back and forth from my bedroom to the catio. My current cats and I watch TV together and have tummy rub time. As a keeper of ducks and a couple of cats, I get up early most days to start feeding my little zoo and find that walking the dogs or letting them out in the yard to play, first thing in the morning allows them to work up a good appetite for breakfast. I'm at home a lot as I work remotely, so the feeding routines for the pets is regular and the ducks and cats always know when I'm coming with food based on the time of day. Dogs tend to adapt to this feeding schedule pretty quickly too. The backyard is fenced in and has plenty of space for energetic dogs to run around in. I generally try to keep dogs from different homes separate if they don't seem to like each other, especially during feeding time to reduce competition and to avoid any territory disputes. I generally don't mind pets sleeping on the bed, assuming they are cat-friendly, otherwise I crate the dogs after a relatively late bathroom break around 9:30/10:00 p.m. so they're nice and empty for bed time.