Experienced caretaker with references. I have a decade of personal and professional experience caring for animals, including both dogs and cats. With a Master's in Nonprofit Management, I formerly worked as a Lead Educator with both The Arkansas River Valley Nature Center and Tulsa, Oklahoma Zoo. My former job responsibilities included educating the public, as well as caring for animals in a professional setting, such as feeding, caring for and training dogs and cats. I currently only care for dogs and cats. Professionally, I have also cared for a number of household dogs and cats, including my own. For nearly a decade, neighbors, friends and colleagues have relied on me to care for their pets while away on vacation: walking, feeding, bathing, training, etc. I have even cared for a stranger's dog while I was away on vacation. While staying in a Belgium Airbnb, I frequently walked and cared overnight for the host family's dog. For years, families have trusted me inside their homes and relied on my foundation of care.. while their pets relied on my bag of treats! I very recently put to rest my senior dog, Nellie-Mae, who has been by my side for over a decade. As a lifelong dog-owner, I have experience training puppies, and caring for both senior dogs and cats. My memorialized companion, Nellie, was also a registered service animal, who provided care for my grandmother while she was living with Alzheimer's disease.