5.0

I am currently doing visits for cat owners and walking dogs. I strive to accomodate the preferences and needs of my clients and their pets and am happy to do extra things like water plants, or bring in mail, for example. I have some experience giving medication to my and a few other cats but I'm not very good at getting pills in them! I'm better at using a syringe. I always play with the cats unless they are frightened of me; in which case, I stay quiet and try not to further intimidate them. I am able to walk dogs weighing less than 40 pounds for 30 or 45 minutes. I've been with Rover since 2016. My background with dogs, prior to becoming a Rover sitter is as follows: We had a family dog from the time I was 8 to about age 20. I considered him my dog because I was the one who played with and walked him most often. He was a mixed breed - Springer spaniel and German shepherd - and so cute and full of personality. I have always been a dog lover though I haven't had one of my own since reaching adulthood. I take cared for my sister's dogs when she and her family went away. One dog had complex medical issues and ate a special diet, oral meds, and eye drops. I also house sat a Great Pyrenees on three occasions over a couple of years. She was aggressive with all other dogs except her own mother so she needed one on one care and extra caution while out on walks. With people and cats, she was calm and sweet. The longest I had her was 2 1/2 weeks and I loved it. For this same friend I also took care of her blind and deaf rescued Boston Terrier. I kept this little dog in one room, big enough so she could wander but small enough and with as few obstacles as possible. A few years ago I also had a neighbor just through the block and I did drop in visits for her two shelties. I took them for walks as well as checking on them and just keeping them company.