Petal

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Dogs to me are such a joy and I am passionate about working with them and looking after them in the best possible way!

I have had the opportunity these past nine months to look after some wonderful dogs, each with their own sweet characters and ways, taking them in the car to enjoy long country walks, swims in the streams (where allowed by the owner), lots of thowing of sticks and balls and generally a lot of fun and exercise as well as constantly looking out for their safety and welfare and taking care around other dogs if needed as well as the occasional bath for the really muddy ones!

During my childhood and teenage I had the privilege of having over five different boxer dogs and two bijon frises. We loved dogs as a family and I certainly learned what it is to love, walk, feed, train and look after our dogs. I would regularly walk them on long stretches of beach with ball and stick or out in the open country side and I was used to the cheeky run away ones too!

A tired, safe, happy dog returning home after great exercise and some fun is of the utmost importance to me. Your precious pet is a loved family member and so I would do everything possible to make sure they were in safe, responsible, trustworthy hands, contactable at all times and responding to messages straight away and regularly updating with new photos too as if I were their owner. I would be happy to offer longer walks if required (up to 2hrs) to make sure your dog has enjoyed really great exercise returning home towelled down, safe, happy, fed and watered (as necessary), and ready for a good sleep! I would make sure I was fully aware of any procedures needed to be taken should they need to visit the local veterinary whilst in my care. I would want to make sure all requirements or stipulations given by the owners are completely adhered to and time managed really well.

I have also looked after some lovely cats too ensuring each one is well fed and on time as prescribed by their owners and sometimes in separate places to ensure each one gets their fair portion! Also some lovely rabbits, one of which liked her regular run around in the morning, sweet guinea pigs and gerbals too with regular food and necessary clearning out of their trays and areas as asked by their owners and regular top up of water.

These lovely experiences also afforded me the opportunity to take some super photos just capturing that special moment, which only you can if you are with them and enjoy observing them like I do. It has been lovely to capture these special moments and send them over to the owner who has enjoyed seeing their beloved pets from time to time carrying a big stick out on a country walk or running at top speed or jumping into a golden barley field on a sunny day or peering behind a leafy tree or capturing a rabbit on its back legs in the sunlight, reassuring the owners that they are happy and well fed, exercised and having fun in my care of them.

As a pet sitter/house sitter it would be great to arrange the necessary meet and greets to get to know your pet before hand also provide total care and attention of your beloved pets providing food, water, cleaning up, as necessary, providing regular toilet breaks and keeping them entertained and happy whilst keeping the owner updated well as required with care plans in place if needed and of course keeping availability all updated on the Pawshake calendar.

Just as I want the pet to enjoy being looked after so it's important to me that the owners enjoy their time away so I want to ensure their home is well looked after, that it's kept clean and nice, especially for the return from your trip, that all bin collections, watering of plants, feeding of birds, lawns kept clean and just general care for the home. From the return of a long flight and journey home, sometimes it's helpful to find fresh milk in the fridge and flowers on the table and these are the little things I like to do.

I would love to have the opportunity to do a good job and work for you to give you complete peace of mind that your pet is safe, happy, entertained, well exercised, well looked after and loved while in my care and I hope I may get the chance !