My maternal grandma, mom and myself have all been born into families with dogs and raised with dogs being a part of the family. When I was born, my mom had a 4 year old mixed bread spaniel named Nordik, a name he inherited from my great grandpas dog. I loved him from the moment I was able to understand what that meant, and kept loving him till he died peacefully of his sleep at age 16. We mourned him for a couple of years, but our house was not a home without a dog in it, which is why we adopted Spot, our 7 year old Springer spaniel.

I miss spot everyday as he is still living with my parents between Spain and Finland. I miss him so much anytime I see a dog in the street I always stop to ask if I can pet them, asking the owners about the dog's name and age. But I still feel like this is not enough, I truly love dogs. I love playing with them, petting them, walking them, talking to them and spending time with them which is why I want to become a dog walker/sitter. Even though they are not my Spot, I know I will enjoy spending time with the dogs and I think they will enjoy their time with me too.

As I have mentioned I have had dog in my life ever since I can remember, and we have dog sat for multiple other families in the short period between our Nordik and Spot. This is why I have extensive experience walking dogs, I can recognise their body language and understand their boundaries when it comes to human behaviour and other dog's behaviour. Both our dogs have been hunting breeds that pull a lot and are quite a lot to handle outside, but I have also dog sat and walked other breeds as big as a mix between a German shepherd and a English mastiff (my grandpas dog named Ray). Therefore I also know that dogs are very much like humans, they all have distinct likes and dislikes and need to be treated as individual with love and respect. For example, I love hugging my dog, but he is not always a fan so when he looks at me with whale eyes (the whites of his eyes are showing) I know nkt to stop. In this sense, if we are walking outside and a dog comes up to say hello, I know to pull him away gently if the fur on the back of his neck stands up and he gets tense, while remaining calm myself so he does not get more anxious.

While I cannot have dogs at my house as they are not permitted in my contract, I would more than happily go to the dogs home and sit with them or stay over. Likewise I am equally as happy to walk them any time, in any weather!