I have been a dog owner for the last 15 years. First in Mexico and then here in the Netherlands with my partner Jesper and his twelve year-old daughter Marie. We had a beautiful dog named Oele who unfortunately passed away last year. We miss her energy every day during our walks and holidays, but since we are not quite yet ready to adopt a new pet we would love to take care of yours.

The three of us love to go for long walks in the forest and the dunes. The two dogs I had in Mexico I also raised and trained by myself, and so was Oele trained and raised by my partner since puppy. Our kid grew up next to Oele and other dogs so she is also very good with them.

Some practical information:

Services:

• Since we are starting we don’t plan to take more than two pets at a time. Once we have familiarized ourselves with the pets and if they are social enough, we could go up to three.
• Dog walks can be 3 times a day around 30 min each, during the weekdays and up to 2 hours long during the weekend. We like to go to the forest, the beach, and the dunes, so it would be great if we can take the pets with us on these little adventures for long weekends.
• We could offer some basic training for dogs, depending on the dog we can set specific goals.

Availability

• I usually work in the studio or at home and I can bring the pets with me when I go to the studio. If a dog is staying with us the whole day we will probably go walk when we bring Marie to school, once after lunch, and once before bedtime.
• There could be brief times during the day when the pets might need to be alone at the house, but this wouldn’t exceed three hours at a time.

Home

• Our house is an apartment on the third floor, so pets having issues with stairs or having mobility problems might be a bit tricky to board, of course if they are small enough they can be carried up and down.
• In our house lives: Jesper, Marie (12) and me.
• Pets can sleep in the living room or if they get along, in Marie’s room.