I've been a pet sitter for everyone I know for as long as I can remember! I spent almost 6 years volunteering at one of the largest animal shelters in the Pacific Northwest of the United States before actually working there in the customer care department for 3 months this past summer. I have years of experience working with dogs and cats of all kinds of energy and training levels which has provided me with patience and strong animal handling skills. My volunteering also helped me be able to read animal body language quickly and easily which helps in stressful situations. I have also spent lots of time working with kittens and gained knowledge of many symptoms to look out for in many animal diseases. As well as that I have experience working with guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters, and lizards. At home I am fortunate to have had a lot of pets. Currently my family has one dog, two cats, and two guinea pigs! I am also a current undergraduate student at the University College Cork studying a Bachelor of science in Biological, Environmental, and Geological Sciences.