Ashlyn

Since joining university I am not able to own pets in my university housing due to landlord rules restricting this. I have grown up with cats and dogs within my own home for 10 years, as well as spending my summers working on farms with a variety of animals. I miss working with animals as it gave me a lot of enjoyment and feel this would be great to do alongside my university work. I would want a job that is balanced and can also work around university which is why I feel this would be a great job for me. I would want to know as much about the animal(s) as possible prior to give them the best possible experience, like dietary requirements and behaviour. I am great with all types of animals, given that I am given information about any specific requirements they may have. I would usually do house visits around midday if only one visit is needed and would stay roughly 45 minutes, or up to an hour if a walk is also requested. For twice a day visits, I would space out accordingly for instance one at 11 for 45 minutes and another at 3 for another 45 minutes. I am relatively flexible and can be altered to what suits your schedule best. For all day house sitting I would be able to come from 7:30 up until 5:30. I am comfortable taking dogs on walks and can cater to their activity level on whether they need shorter and less intense walks to more energy and faster paced to burn up excess energy. I would need to know if you would or would not be comfortable having your dog off the lead in a public space, so I can accommodate them. I often would go to pitshanger park for dog walks, but depending on the house location, I can go to walpole or Lammas park. If other small tasks like watering plants or clean up after the animal in the house are needed I can also do while on my house visit. I am comfortable feeding for both cats and dogs wet or dry food. Please let me know how much food you tend to give them and if you have any preferred timings when giving food as well. I am also comfortable giving oral medication, and it would be helpful to be given the best way to administer the medication for you specific dog or cat. I know some owners like to get an update of what their cat or dog are doing throughout the day, so please let me know if you want me to keep a diary/log any information or simply sending over some cute photos!