When I see animals especially dogs, they just make me smile. I always stop to talk to them and want to pet them. Since moving to Florida I haven't had any pets in my home and really miss it, so giving some TLC to someone else's babies would be fun! I have loved and cared for pets for over 20 years. As a child, I had a cat named Bandit and a miniature poodle named Pierre. As an adult I had a mini schnauzer named Buddy although he was 35 pounds, and a rescued pitbull named Lady. In addition, I cared for my daughter’s dogs while they lived with me and attended college, and worked for over five years. They called me Grandma and I cared, loved and played with them, one was a large breed mix named Sadie weighing 90 pounds the other a German Shepherd mix named Pepper. I often walked the three dogs approximately 2 miles about five days a week. I also had two cats, Misty and Sheba. They were mostly outdoor cats but did live indoors with litter boxes for a period of time also, when I nursed Sheba back to health from a broken tail. In addition, I cared for my parents mini schnauzer whenever they traveled out of town. He was diabetic so at times I had to administer shots. Recently I kept two teacup Yorkie terriers, Thelma and Lady for 10 days and then again for seven days. I have a pet friendly home that is smoke-free, I work from home so am readily available to care for your pets. I currently have no pets of my own so having the opportunity to care for someone else’s pet is a joy. I have a screened porch for the animals to enjoy some outdoor sunshine, as well as a backyard that is fenced on three sides. I am hoping to enclose it soon, for the safety of our pet visitors. I have a dog park within two blocks of my home, if your dog is allowed and I thoroughly enjoy walking the animals. I am happy to come to your home and play with your animal, exercise it, love it, feed it or board them at my home.