I'm 49 years old, married with 18 year old twin girls (all 4 of us are huge dog lovers!). I'm from Rhode Island. I was a hairdresser for about 25 years, but became allergic to the chemicals. Since I have always loved and owned dogs, and love to hike, caring for dogs with Rover is a perfect job for me! I've been sitting for dogs/pets for the past 15 years. My schedule is very flexible as I'm home full time. I'm also comfortable administering medication if need be as I've had to do so for my own dogs in the past and for dogs that I've cared for. In all of my years of being a dog owner, I've learned so much through dog trainers and classes and just living with both small and large dogs of different breeds. My husband, Chris, who dogs and children seem to flock to, also helps with caring for the dogs that stay with us. We're a great team, and it works out very well. Between the two of us, your dog will never be alone for long during their stay as there's at least one of us around most of the time. We also have a lot of experience with dogs that have separation anxiety as our previous dog had severe separation anxiety. We have no pets of our own right now. Unfortunately, my beloved dog, Ziggy, passed away a few years ago at age 16. Having dogs to care for is a welcome opportunity and we treat every single one of them as our own! I truly look forward to meeting and caring for your pets! I currently work part-time out of my home so I am home for most of the day. I take the dogs that we are boarding out for walks around the neighborhood three to four times a day. And at least once a day, I take them on a little adventure to hike the trails at many of our beautiful local parks. We only board one dog or one family of dogs at a time and up to 3 dogs per family. You are welcome to bring a crate if your dog needs it or just feels more comfortable having it. Otherwise the dogs that we board are welcome to cuddle with us on the furniture and have full reign of the house. For puppies or dogs that are still in training, we have gates to block off smaller areas of our house if necessary. We also have a good sized and fully fenced-in backyard. All dogs are always supervised when using our backyard. They are never left alone outside.