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To my amazing clients and potential new clients! I can officially offer dog grooming as well! I earned my dog grooming certification from Masers Dog Grooming in Kenmore, Washington Graduated in April 2024 I am currently working on earning my dog training certification. I will keep you all posted on those details! Due to the new respiratory virus that’s effecting and affecting our loyal companions I will be limiting the amount of pups in my care and will be requesting current vaccination and current flea prevention prior to boarding. I apologize for the inconvenience. “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans!” - one of my favorite quotes! I am a dog lover and animal advocate. Dogs have always been a part of my life and I feel that each one has an amazing soul. I was a dogsitter, housesitter and substitute teacher before I had my daughter. I just need to make sure that any dog I dog sit is child friendly and will get along with my rescue. My previous rescue, “Shabah” passed away in 2016. Our new rescue, “Todd” has the same spirit of our previous old dog! I have a split level home (unfinished basement). Our home is a comfortable and cozy home that's dog and kid friendly. We have a large fenced in backyard. Our neighborhood is a dog friendly, kid friendly, cat friendly, chicken friendly neighborhood. All our neighbors are respectful of each other and watch out for each other. About this sitter: I’m a survivor of many things and 52 years young ( I stopped counting). I have an amazing, smart, funny and talented tween who consistently keeps me on my toes. I earned my BA in Photojournalism and Film from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. I love to travel and before my kiddo was born, I had the opportunity to travel to many different countries. I’ve had the opportunity to attend school at the University of Wales and travel throughout GB, Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Oman and the UAE and taught briefly in Salalah, Oman. Dogs are honest, sincere and loving creatures with the right environment. I want to make sure that you know your dog will be safe and loved while staying with me and my family. Why I love dog sitting: I have loved dogs my entire life. I have always owned a dog. From our first family dog, “George” who used to pose for the camera every time I would take my camera out! He would literally pause and stay still for the camera! I’ve always had rescues and they have all been amazing mixed breed mutts! 🥰🐶 If anyone ever needed help with their dogs, whether it was dog sitting, dog walking or helping rescue a dog in need I was always there to help out. I just have a special place in my heart for dogs. Meet my pets I had a 16 year old border terrier mix, “Shabah.” She was wonderful with children and took care of her little 'sis' since the day I brought her home from the hospital. Shabah passed away in 2016 and we continue to miss her everyday. It wasn’t until Covid that I broke down and adopted another rescue, “Todd.” Todd has come a long way since the day I adopted him. He was rescued out of a home in Eastern, Washington. I have worked on training him but continue to work with him daily. I have looked into getting certified to become a dog trainer and use those skills with dog sitting. Our Home: My daughter, dog and I recently moved back to our old house in Shoreline. I am working on remodeling the inside of the house and working on the front and backyard. Since I am doing all of this on my own, it’s taken some time and a constant work in progress. Please excuse the mess during this “construction” time. Do not worry! There’s only weeds and brown grass and dirt for the dogs to play around in. The inside of our home have plenty of places for your dogs to sleep. The dogs will also let me know what other spots they like too! A couple dogs I watched recently loved snuggling up underneath our entertainment center area. I’ve since put a cozy bed in that spot for them! 💗 Our home is approximately 1800 square feet, we have an unfinished basement (I’m working on remodeling), a large kitchen, dining room,l nook, living room and t.v. room. We also have 3 small bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms. The dogs are welcome anywhere they would like. I sanitize daily (dog and kid friendly sanitizers) and vacuum daily (as long as it doesn’t scare the dogs - otherwise it’s sweeping). It's important to me that my home remains a child friendly and dog friendly home. About my yard: I have a fenced in backyard. It's a durable backyard, meaning that it's o.k. that the grass gets torn up and if your dog is a digger. If you are someone who is trying to break the habit of your dog digging, just let me know. I can work on that while your dog is in my care. I will not leave the dogs unattended. With a fenced in backyard it’s easy to think they would be OK, my dog is a “Houdini,” so I make it a habit of never leaving any dogs unattended even with a fenced in backyard. My experience administering medication: Over the years I have administered shots and oral medication for my dogs and friends dogs and dogs I have dog sat for. I am available full time to dog sit and walk, your amazing pups! I do have a busy schedule with my kiddo and her after school activities. As long as you’re O.K. and the dogs are O.K. with car rides, we are all good! I won’t text and drive or take photos while driving! I have a fenced in backyard and brown grass (at the moment) for the dogs to play around in. It’s O.K. to mess up our yard since it’s a “work in progress” yard! I always monitor and supervise the dogs when they are playing in my front or backyard. My front yard is not fenced in yet, so the dogs would be on a leash at all times in the front yard. My schedule is quite chaotic and ever changing. Since I won’t leave the dogs unsupervised, they go with me. Each client I have had has been great with my busy schedule. I take the dogs with to drive my kiddo to school and take them with to pick her up. When she has after school activities - the dogs will come with me to drop her off and pick her up. I’ll take the pups on walks or small hikes or to a dog park with the owners permission. If the dogs are O.K. to be left alone for a short period of time - then I plan accordingly. I don’t like to leave dogs in kennels unless it’s absolutely necessary and becomes a safety issue. Otherwise, they are free to roam their new temporary environment. I can no longer house sit or dog sit in someone else’s home since I have a kiddo and my own rescue pup. In my home, I make sure the dogs are always safe and have a separate room for the dogs who are food aggressive during feeding time. If one dog plays too rough with the other dogs I will plan accordingly on which dogs are safest to play together. There have been times when I had to separate the play times between the dogs who played rough together, compared to the dogs who didn’t. It all worked out great. Dogs get to know each other’s play and personalities rather quickly . I make sure the dogs all have fresh water throughout the day. If it’s a dog that doesn’t monitor their own water intake, I will make sure to monitor the water intake in the evening. I need to sleep too and cannot be kept up throughout the night to let the dogs outside. I’ve had to do this for my own dog and he’s been fine. 😊🐾