Letter of Reference for Nicole Bourdon To Whom it May Concern, It is my pleasure to recommend Nicole Bourdon as a pet sitter, dog walker and provider of in-home dog boarding and doggy day care. Nicole is my daughter and accordingly I have a lifetime of watching how she treats the animals in her care. Nicole has never been without pets. Dogs and cats have been part of her life since she was a small child; it is genuinely rare to see her anywhere without one or more of her four-legged companions at her side. Nicole loves animals and is deeply attentive to them. She notices when a dog is anxious before it shows, when a cat’s appetite is a little off, when an older animal is stiff or needs a slower pace on a walk. She reads their needs and moods with sensitivity. Over the years, friends, family and neighbors have turned to Nicole when they needed someone trustworthy to look after their pets. People call on Nicole because they know their pets will not just be fed and walked, but genuinely cared for. Nicole is also an experienced foster dog volunteer, and through that work she has cared for many breeds, temperaments, and backgrounds – including dogs with special medical or behavioral needs. That experience has given her a practical, confident and calm approach that pets respond to immediately. Above all, Nicole is trustworthy and reliable, a loving parent to 3 adult children and a lover of all animals big and small.