Shana

I grew up surrounded by animals, mainly medium to large size dogs, and I also had a cat and a hamster. I've always enjoyed spending time with them, playing and going for walks. My main motivation for doing this service is to spend more time with pets and look after them, rather than anything financial. At the moment, my home doesn't allow me to have pets and I really miss spending time with them.

This year, I did dog sitting in Belgium for friends of mine. I stayed at the owner's home, taking care of it during the day and going for up to three walks a day. As my job allows me to work from home twice a week, I was able to spend a few days a week working and looking after the dog at the same time. I really enjoyed the experience. It served as another reason for me to do more.

In this way, I take the pets for walks and look after them at the owner's house, both during the day and at night.