I’ve grown up looking after dogs. From 3 Alaskan Malamutes who I spent time with every day after school from age 5, to my grandad’s gorgeous old German Shepard, I’ve always adored dogs. My dad adopted a 3 year old Dogue de Bordeaux when I was 8, and she then had a litter of 9 pups who we helped look after, eventually keeping one of the boys. My mum allowed me my first puppy after begging for years at age 9, on the premise that I took care of him. We also had a few other dogs in the family who I looked after and spent a lot of time with. When I was old enough, around age 18 I began taking care of friends and family’s dogs while they were away, including a Labrador, a cavapoo, French bulldogs and a border terrier. I have been a member of Borrow my Doggy where I have walked and played stranger’s dogs. Unfortunately, my childhood dogs have recently passed away with age. Additionally, I have moved into my own home, so while I love walking and spending time with my dad’s new dogs, I don’t have a dog of my own in the home at the moment. I terribly miss being around dogs all the time, and jump at any opportunity to look after or be around dogs. I also have experience looking after cats. My Auntie, grandmother and grandfather have always had cats, so I have grown up around cats also. I have cat-sit for my grandmother on a few occasions, as well as regularly looking after two tiny kittens over the last two years, and catsitting for family friends.