Andrea M. | Madison, WI
$10-15/hr • 10 yrs exp • 45 yrs old
Part -time Pet Mom
I started pet sitting when I was laid off from my full time job in 2009. Since then I have become known as the dog whisperer for dogs thathave issues with fear, anxiety, and general insecurities. I have a love of all animals and I treat them with respect and love as if they were my own pet. I have an 13-year-old West Highland Terrier that occasionally comes to "work" with me. He likes to take his dog friends on walks in area neighborhoods. I would say the best part about this type of job is the exercise and the time I get to spend learning the different personalities of the animals that I care for. I recently had to put down my 16-year-old cat. Toward the end she was receiving all sorts of medications and Sub Q fluids which I was administering at home under vet supervision. I consider myself very comfortable with giving shots, and other medications. I have taken care of a decent spectrum of pets from dogs and cats to fish, birds, ferrets, frogs, etc.
Since January of this year I have been maintaining two saltwater fish tanks complete with live rock, sand, flame scallops, corrals, several red legged hermit crabs, two clown-fish, two shrimp, one fire-fish, and one four stripped damsel. ... more