Claire

I love animals and have a lot of previous dog and cat sitting experience over many years, including house sitting for extended periods of time.

My partner (who doesn't live with me) has a cat (Molly the Maine coon, the beautiful ginger furball in my photos) and we both would like to have a dog in the future. In the meantime, I do dog and cat sitting for other people to get my fix!

I am confident getting to know animals and earning their trust and respect. I have the time, energy and desire to give them the love, exercise and attention that they need. In return, I get great joy from spending time with animals and getting to know their unique personalities. I find their company wonderfully soothing, and I would absolutely love to spend some time with your pets!

I will take time to learn what your pet needs in order to take the best care of them whilst you are out / away. I like to do a meet a greet with you and your pets as part of taking on a new client.

I am not licensed to take pets into my home, so only take bookings where I come to your home. I can do a walk, day home visits, or overnight home visits.

I am based in central London with parkland and Riverside walks nearby. I offer weekdays and weekends, subject to availability.

I have experience administering oral medication. I am happy to do basic grooming eg coat brushing or bathing (see my photo gallery for a picture of me bathing 11mth old Violet, the miniature wire haired dashchund). I offer dog walks of up to 4hrs per day (my current regular client (Bentley, the black lab / retriever) likes to do up to 10miles per day!)

I can spend all day on a sit (subject to availability) as I don't have other work to do. I offer any time of day, subject to availability. If there are additional chores you would like me to do such as water plants / receive post, I am happy to discuss and agree those with you in advance.

Rates for cats are different than for dogs:

One cat - £20 per day
Two cats - £25 per day

I can provide references from my current clients, on request.