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*Now Accepting New Clients Again Starting August 2025!* Hello! Thank you for considering me to care for your beloved pet! Feel free to scroll through my profile and read a little bit about me. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a Meet & Greet with me! Note: - Day Care/Overnight Boarding Meet & Greet will be in my home. My address and other instructions will be given approx. one day before the Meet & Greet. - Please be advised that I am currently booking out Overnight Boarding and Day Care about one month in advance. Don’t let that keep you from reaching out though! I will do my best to accommodate your schedule and booking request 🙂 Background: Growing up my love of animals started at a very young age. From the time I can remember we always had dogs, cats, a goat, guinea pigs, ponies, horses, hamsters, and many other furry family members. The neighbor to our right also had a donkey and several cows that I spent too much time with every day! Before heading away to college, our last beloved family dog passed away - a 14 year old Chinese Shar Pei. This left us with two cats, one who is 13 years old and the other who recently passed away at the ripe age of 22; both of which I found outside as stay kittens, begged to bring home, and helped raise since they were just shy of one year old. Once I went off to college I think I experienced my own version of "Empty Nest Syndrome" since it was the first time pretty much ever that I had not had animals living with me or in my care. That did not last long - at all. I came across an organization on my campus that would allow me to full-time foster, socialize, and train dogs from eight weeks old until around two years old (give or take some time and fosters who needed a different setting to succeed). I immediately fell in love and started my Service Dog in Training (SDiT) fostering journey while attending engineering school. After four years of school, graduation, and eight foster puppies later, I found myself in an apartment again in a new city - with no animals. That is when I decided to adopt my 25 pound poodle-mix, Luna! Between her, growing up with animals, and my volunteer SDiT journey, I have spent countless hours in dog handling and behavior classes as well as I have a solid understanding of caring for any size dog, cat, or house pet! I have now been on Rover for a couple of years now and have built a diverse client base on (and off) the app. I care for dogs and cats of all ages and activity levels! Animal Care Knowledge: - 6 Years as a SDiT Volunteer Trainer - Consisted of monthly in-person classes addressing behavior and how to teach new commands - Had a live-in foster puppy (sometimes two) usually starting at eight weeks old until around two years of age. This consisted of training and socialization as well as taking the dog everywhere I went the majority of the time. - Keeps up to date with relevant dog knowledge pertaining to training methods, body language, behavior, and overall health and wellness. - Have taken multiple hours to learn how to properly fit and use different equipment that your dog may utilize such as e-collars, herm springer prong collars, martingale collars, long lines, harnesses such as an easy-walk or head collar (Gentle Leader, for example). - Have administered multiple medications using different methods as needed for individual pets