Your pet is FAMILY, as ours always were. And when you can't be there for them, I can. In fact, growing up, not only did my family own pets - we owned pet stores. My first job was playing with puppies, and we had the whole mall to ourselves. Of course, that also included cleaning up after the pups, but it sure was fun. I still remember picking out my first pet at the pound in Long Island when I was 3 or 4 years old. Named him Limey. Over the years we housed that beagle, a Boston Terrier (Waffles), Sheepdog (Chauncey), Great Dane (Elliott), Sheltie (Lady -who we brought over from England), Samoyed (Dreamcloud) and others. Not to mention turtles, an iguana, gerbil, cats, fish - you name it. Also raised great children. And I've worked with such organizations as the S.P.C.A. of Erie and Niagara Counties. And companies like Dad's Dog Food (I wrote "It's a Dog Eat Dad's World") and Lyric Bird Seed, for whom I wrote my first jingle. Today, as a freelance business writer and consultant often on-the-go, my schedule precludes pet ownership. But being a sitter for your pet is the perfect way to keep pets in my life while helping you be sure your pet is cared for when you, too, are on-the-go. I look forward to meeting you and your pet.