I love dogs - and most animals - and every time I come across someone else's, I just want to spend time with them. I feel calm, content and happy around them and the reverse is true. I have seen the power a dog can have with people with various physical and emotional needs and know just the level of confidence that people can achieve when there is a dog in their life.

Having my own dogs has meant that I have needed to find safe ways to leave them when I have to go away. After hiring my first dog sitter I haven't looked back. I was lucky enough to have a sitter who gave my dogs a blissfully calm and relaxing holiday. The puppy was taught some basics as the sitter was also a trainer. We were generally amazed at how happy the dogs were.

I know we were spoiled with our first sitter as she set a high standard to follow but it has been my aim to be just like her. I have trained as a canine dog trainer with CIDBT and enjoy working with a variety of sizes and breeds with little activities, so am happy to do some basic training.