* Raised in a family-run farm boarding and grooming kennel since I was 2 years old * Raised puppies, rescue dogs; fostered; and lots of housesitting/farmsitting experience * Patient, experienced and love to play with dogs at their level I live in Camarillo, where we have a 'nanohomestead' with chickens, rabbits, pigeons and ducks. I have experience also housesitting cats, birds, some reptiles (nonvenomous snakes, lizards, amphibians), all manner of small mammals, aquaria and farm animals (horses, goats & sheep, cattle, pigs, poultry). I'm a biologist and adjunct professor at California Lutheran University. I work part-time Tuesday & Thursday from first thing in the morning until 1 PM, and Wednesday first thing until 3 PM. I need dogs (and more animals in general!) in my life but our current home just isn't conducive to having a dog of our own, so I'm going to borrow yours. :-)