Thank you for clicking on my profile! I am a physical therapy student at UM, and alongside my passion for helping people I also love to help their pets. It all started as an Alaskan kid playing with family pets - two cats, two dogs - and caring for sled dogs in a tourism mushing kennel - feeding and watering, scooping poop, and performing basic health checks. In middle school, my sister and I cared for our own yearling team and worked up to 4-mile runs! In college, my passion for animal care blossomed as a veterinary technician and boarding kennel hand. I also have trained my own herding-breed Zip to be a certifiably fantastic trail companion, and am working on trail skills with my partner's two yearling dogs, Iris and Meeko. Because of my clinic experience, I am comfortable cleaning up messes and administering any medication your pet may need according to your own directions. Young and hyper dog who needs a pill? Geriatric grumpy cat who needs a shot? I'm your person! And, particularly in my work as a boarding kennel tech with anxious cats and dogs, I aim to be as stress-free and patient for the animal as possible. For dogs who need more exercise than a walk, I will take them on a jog from your home for up to 30min. Please send me a request if this is the case!