Helping hands dog walking and pet services

In 1998 I started to volunteer at a birds of prey sanctuary and from that day on I knew I wanted to work with animals. Eventually, with a small group of people, we opened Northwest wildlife rehabilitation center and I was the head rehabilitator there until 2007. I eventually took a job at the local animal shelter in Bellingham Wa. and was the animal care and services manager for 5 years and then the outreach and humane education coordinator for the last year. The shelter is an open admission shelter which does not turn any animal away and so that means we took in not only dogs and cats but all small pets, rabbits, lizards,snakes birds, chickens, ducks and farm animals like goats, pigs, horses and cows. I have worked with 1000's of animals over the years and have experience medicating and vaccinating, worming and general care for the animals above. In my own life, I have 3 cats and a Great Dane which all came from the shelter. I have good knowledge of body language and behaviours. All animals have a unique personality and with that personality can come quirks. My dog is not happy to share her personal space with other dogs when she is on leash(better known as leash aggression) so I have ways to work with her when we are out walking and we see another dog who is off leash and approaching. This is why I want to focus on one to one time with pets.When working with dogs, not every dog will do well with a group walk or hike and even though people can be very responsible and knowledgeable, my feeling is that when you have multiple dogs together things can happen. I also want to focus on one to one because the goal is not just walking but also time to play and lots of TLC. With other pets the goal is good care with social time and TLC. I want to help you when you can't be there for your pet.