I am a professional married woman from New Zealand. I have been living in Amsterdam with my husband Andy for 2 years and we have a consulting business in the Netherlands. We are in our early 50's, have no children, work from home and are major lovers of all pets and animals in general. I have loved my own dogs and cats throughout my life, and looked after friend's and family dogs when they are traveling. Since moving to the Netherlands we are unable to have our own pets as we are renting. So I am looking forward to taking care of other people's pets when they go away.

I served on the board of trustees for Mobility Dogs Trust in New Zealand for over 10 years and have an excellent knowledge base about animal behaviour, training, handling and caring for dogs.

I used Pawshake myself when we had our Labrador in New Zealand before she passed away. She had special needs in terms of medication and the extra care she needed in her older years. I am happy to look after dogs and cats of all ages (except puppies) and would treat your home as if it were my own. We have already looked after homes and pets in the Netherlands since moving here. References are available on request.