East London Pet Housesitting @ E2 Bethnal Green

Hi, I'm Kaitlyn! I'm an American transplant living in East London with my boyfriend in a nice, comfortable flat near Columbia Road. We unfortunately don't have a private garden (although our building does have a nice secluded grassy area in the front), we're right next to Haggerston Park and very near to London Fields and Victoria Park which make for great spaces to bring dogs to run around. I've grown up my entire life with family dogs (Golden Retrievers & Irish Setters) and always find myself gravitating to dogs. In my adult life I've spent time fostering dogs (sometimes extremely ill ones needing special care, medication, etc), sitting for friends/family dogs sometimes for extended periods of time and just generally surrounding myself with dogs whenever possible. I have extensive knowledge of caring for dogs, training puppies, general needs and just loving on them and being around them. Although I would love to have a dog of my own, I'm still not entirely convinced that my schedule and lifestyle would provide the type of life a pup deserves, so at the moment I've decided to turn what free time I do have into an opportunity to help out other people and their dogs. I don't discriminate, I love all sorts of dogs big, small and otherwise and would be happy to take your dog in for as long as needed, whether for a week or a weekend, or just an afternoon walk. I can be flexible with my schedule and work around your dogs needs, I'm just eager to find opportunities to have dogs in my life again, something which has been lacking a bit since my time in London. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have and meet your pup in person if they're wary of strangers :D

Skills and qualifications

Experience in training

Behavioral modifications

Able to recognise subtle signs of a problem

Skill to administer medications

Basic understanding of how to manage and care for pet