I have been surrounded by family pets since I was 4 years old. Our beautiful shih tzu (sophie) recently passed away aged 18 and I have a 7 year old cat (ozzy) who is the most talkative creature I have ever met! I also have experience working with horses, pigs and cattle. I have experience with socialising abused/rescued and nervous/timid dogs, which many of my current clients are. From 1980 until 1994 I worked in the security industry where I gained some experience as a dog handler. I worked also for Pinkerton's security in charge of covert ops UK. I semi retired in 1994 to spend more time with my family, at which time I was employed as operations director for an exclusive security company. I returned to full time work in September 2007 until February 2018 working on behalf of my local authority delivering recycling products to local residents and business' as a note of point my last work within the security field was between 2012 and 2014 was working as over night companion and protector to a champion hack (spell) at the horse of the year show. I am always quietly calm and confident around animals and never feel the need to shout. I am available 7 days a week and providing I have no prior engagements at a moments notice.