Clara & Karen

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We are an animal-loving couple with several years experience growing up with and caring for pets.

Clara has pet walked/sat for the past two years in London, but we finally making the big move to Oz!

Since moving to Melbourne we have sat for two dogs over 6 weeks in Oak Park, 2 and a half weeks in St Kilda for two cats, and we're currently sitting for two dachshunds in South Yarra for two weeks.

Bit more about us:

Clara: I began caring for my own pets at home and then we opened our home to around 30 foster dogs over two years. This was an incredible experience being able to help dogs with training and feeling comfortable in a new environment before being adopted to their forever home. I grew up with Jack Russell Terriers and Dachshunds.

Since moving to the UK, I have been sitting and walking all different breeds. I have watched several senior dogs that need extra love and three highly reactive dogs that have needed me to work with the owner and trainer to create a cohesive plan for the dog. I have experience giving oral and topical medications as well.

Karen:
I grew up with dogs all my life and I was the family member who naturally took responsibility for them!

I love gardening, spending time outdoors with pets, and playing with pets. I also have experience watching cats for others and grew up with family members with cats. I also had two guinea pigs when I was young and they both lived to ten years old! We're both very tidy and respectful of homes we stay in (as you'll see in our reviews!).

A little info about us personally:
Clara enjoys embroidering and reading and walking in the park and going for swims and visiting museums. Karen loves a good run and meeting new people. She has been working in Parliament in the UK the past two years and we needed a bit of a change! We are both easygoing but love to plan big trips. We have wanted to have a pet of our own for several years now but we travel too much to make it fair on the dog. Instead, we pour all of our love into watching other people's pets!

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