I've taken care of dogs in a number of capacities. Growing up, my first chores were actually to take care of our Pembroke Welsh Corgi's dinner and walks, when I wasn't at school. Now, my parents—who live in Philly—periodically go on vacation and will have me pet-sit their current dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, named Ruby. Though Corgis and Cavaliers are both on the small side, they have drastically different temperaments. Every dog has his or her own idiosyncrasies. In addition to taking care of my family's dogs, I have also volunteered at animal shelters. While in high school and college, I volunteered at Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which entailed a lot of cleaning, dog walking and working adoption events. Though this mostly involved dog care, there was a customer service to this role as well. I will be a great dog sitter/walker because my time spent with dogs is blissful. I've always been that way. As a psychology major at Barnard College, Columbia University, I chose my advisor because she happens to be a world-renowned dog psychologist. I took her seminar in my time at Barnard (called Canine Cognition), which significantly contributed to my knowledge about dogs. In terms of hours, I'm flexible. I'm also mobile. I live on the Upper West Side but don't mind traveling. Given my psychology background, I'm as much of a people person as I am a dog person. I have a good response time when it comes to text/email and I'm always happy to climb on the phone. I want to care for your dogs in whatever way I can, but client satisfaction is just as important to me. I'm a resource and I'm committed to that.