Hi there, my name is Sam and I really love pets. We currently have a brindle dog named Fern and a black cat named Hilda. I have always been a huge dog person. I am a firm believer that being around animals, especially our furbabies, improves peoples' mood and reduces stress. I take good care of pets while their fur-parents are gone by taking them on walks, giving them plenty of playtime and cuddles. I have 15 years of experience in dog walking and pet sitting, from my time in undergrad, grad school and the years between. The first dog I professionally walked was a golden retriever by the name of Buckley, and he was a hoot. I would walk to his owner's house in between undergrad classes and give him a 30 minute walk every day. Buckley was a fan of sticks and we would sit in the lawn as he chewed at his stick (sometimes branch) of the day. I am a reliable and caring sitter, who treats pets like my own (I really love dogs).