I am passionate about pets and animal welfare and am keen on offering primarily dog sitting, but also cat and bird sitting. Currently I have time available to do so and hope to find some buddies to care for. My experience in Pet Care is from having my own pets and caring for friends, acquaintances and volunteering over the years. I am familiar with providing pets with food/water, administering medication, cleaning out litter boxes, cages, exercising pets as needed, and taking dogs out for regular walks. My own dogs (Dachshund and Australian Shepherd) I had from puppy age onwards, hence I am experienced through the dog’s life cycle. Especially with my Australian Shepherd I engaged in dog training and dog activities (obedience, man trailing, agility).
Other than dogs, I have had cats and budgerigars as pets. In the past, I volunteered as a dog walker at a dog shelter and for the recent 3 years I have been a volunteer at the RSCPA Wacol/Qld, working at the Wildlife Hospital and in the Adoption Team which provides me with lots of insight into animal care in general.
Occasionally, I am still working part-time in the health sector, but would love to dedicate more time to pet care, especially dog sitting and share my own experience as pet owner. Your animals will be well cared for with me as I treat them like I would treat my own. It would be great to meet you and your pet(s)!
Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.
No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.
Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone
Petra looked after our 11-month old dog recently staying in our house for 6 days/nights. (It was the first time we had left him so we were keen for him to be well cared for.) Petra showed herself to be an excellent dog-sitter in all respects. She was thoroughly reliable and, after meeting her, we felt confident to leave our dog in her care. She is clearly very experienced with dogs (including young ones), understands them well and responds to all their needs appropriately. Our dog seemed very much himself when we returned and we found everything around the house in order. She had kept us updated while we were away and we appreciated the feedback we received from her when we returned. We will happily leave our dog in her care again.
This is our second time booking with Petra and we are so happy we did. She is amazing at looking after our pets and is very good at communicating. Definitely would recommend and will use her again in the future!