My proudest moment as a pet lover is this story. I stayed with a family who had two hyperactive small dogs and one very aloof cat. One night, the owner found all four of us snuggled up together while we watched the Traitors finale. She was shocked, especially with the cat who usually kept to himself! I grew up with two rescue dogs, one hamster, and several fish. I also spent a lot of time with my grandmother's cats. I even spent a summer volunteering at a bird rescue and rehabilitation center. These were great memories for me! I am an animal lover with a soft spot for rescue pets. I especially adore sighthounds - the last dog I had was a greyhound/lab mix and I just loved her strange greyhound behaviors! I do not have much professional pet care experience yet, and I am excited to start my journey here. I offer home visits and pet sitting. I would prefer to stay locally to Watford, although I have a car and am happy to travel further out. I am currently only house sitting for cats and small animals. My other employment requires heavy manual labor so I am often very sore. Due to this I cannot agree to caring for and walking big dogs or dogs who pull the lead a lot. If you have a small or easy to walk dog - we can discuss this- but my current preference is house sitting for cats! I am not comfortable working with pets with extensive health problems/conditions considering that I do not have much professional experience. If your pets require taking pills and if you show me how it works for them, I am comfortable doing this, but anything more would be outside my abilities. I don't feel comfortable handling highly reactive pets either, so I would recommend finding someone with better qualifications for this. Other than those restrictions I am very open! I am calm, patient, attentive without being overbearing. I am also very observant - I was usually the first person to notice is something was wrong with our pets when I was growing up. I am looking forwards to working with you!