I grew grew up with a myriad of domestic animals and a few exotics. From the time I could walk I was out making friends with such unlikely creatures as raccoons and others . I was befriending and rescuing strays no other human could come near. I was taught from a very young age by my mother who was a serious animal lover to always respect animals and I always have. I grew up with many cats,dogs, small farm animals,birds and fish. I respect them equally as I do humans and part of my goal in life is to help humans have better relationships to all non human animals and visa versa. I began my official pet sitting stint when I moved to Hollywood California in 2002. I had great opportunities to provide pet and home care for many fascinating and talented people I met in the Art and entertainment industry that I was also a part of . The list of names is too long and really not so important only in that these individuals with their public persona's were very intensely private in their domestic lives and it gave me great pride to be trusted with their homes and beloved pets as I am exactly the same. Since returning to my hometown of Portland Oregon to care for aging family members , I have taken on a few regular clients who are also heavily involved in the art world and travel regularly in their perspective vocations who have furry and feathered family members who their trust in my care. Now , I am going full time and am open to new clients. All that has come my way has been word of mouth and to me that is the is the bees knees and the cats pajamas of referral . IN addition to all of this , I have taken animal first aid through Dove Lewis which was led by the same instructor who holds this course through the Humane Society. I can administer medicines , attend to some behavior pain or other issues. If you ask some of my clients , they may tell you I have a way with animals. Particularly cats that are anti social . I have no explanation for this , except that I pay attention and I do my best to make your pets feel safe and comfortable while you are away . I will keep you updated with photo's , video's and text messages to keep you in the know of what they are up to. Photo's of your pets will also appear on this page , unless you request they do not . My goal is to assure you feel comfortable while you are away , and I absolutely enjoy and love my work! Even if your pet is difficult . Thank you for visiting and I look forward to making your away time one without worry or stress . And of course , spending quality time with your beloved pet or pets.
