Calm and observant, I'm ready to show your pets the care, attention and leadership they need! Having spent over 16.5 years with an extremely energetic shiba mutt who was a rescue with reactive tendencies, I am an expert at canine body language and reorientation! Indeed, I have a special place in my heart for sensitive and reactive doggies, ones who are in training and need a sitter to be consistent with that, and seniors with special diets and medications too. I love getting to know pets and understanding what they like and need. Hope to meet you & your furry one soon! (If you have any questions, please feel no hesitation in reaching out – I am a completely open book.)

Calm and observant, I'm ready to show your pets the care, attention and leadership they need. Having personally parented several cats, including one who lived to age 18 (and needed insulin injections his last few years), and shared 16 ½ years of companionship with an ultra energetic and reactive canine buddy*, my animal experience is quite all-encompassing. (*Please see my dog experience details below.) Through some friends who live in a remote part of BC, I’ve even helped teach a rescued Canada Goose to fly (via bicycle!) and assisted in building an enclosure for and entertained a rescued raven. I’ve also done several house sits that included pets, and I can share the link to my profile on a respected house sitting platform so you can view my excellent reviews. On the homestead side of things, I’m very quiet, feel best keeping things tidy in a home, and have absolute respect for peoples property as we all work hard in life for what we have. I'm fit, with lots of energy, and don’t mind getting dirty so am open to yard/outdoor work. DOG EXPERIENCE DETAILS Two and a half years ago, I said goodbye to my canine adventure companion of 16 1/2 years, Grace. A Shiba mutt I adopted when living in Japan, Grace was a forest creature at heart, and particularly so after we moved to British Columbia. It was so inspiring to see how much she enjoyed her senses in nature! Of course her sharp instincts and above-average default energy level did, at moments, pose challenges. Particularly when she was younger! Shooting her arrow into my heart via an adorable portrait on a shelter's website, G-dog (one of her many nicknames) was 9 months old when she arrived into my life. As a first-time dog parent, her abundance of energy coupled with reactivity typical of rescues posed a learning curve! But, with a journalism background, I'm a determined researcher/applier of knowledge and found solutions specifically suited to her personality and particular trauma issues. Same was the case with her health, in her latter years. Losing her was super difficult and I'm not ready for another companion but have tons of affection and/or respect (not all creatures love to be hugged!) to give to yours. This includes reactive doggies, ones who are in training and need a sitter to be consistent with that, and seniors with special diets and medications too! If you have any questions, please feel no hesitation in reaching out – I am a completely open book.