Shannon G. Pet Care Provider in Peoria, IL 61607

Hi!

I'm Shannon and I am a student at UIC in the Applied Health Sciences College. I am a Rehabilitation Science Major minoring in Gender and Women Studies on the Pre-Occupational Therapy track. I come from a small town outside of Peoria and have grown up around animals my whole life. Since moving to Chicago, I kind of miss having my pets! (kind of is quite an understatement...)

Growing up at my father's house, I had up to 20 dogs in my home because my father trained Laborador Retrievers (and some) for AKC dog trials/ hunting. I helped teach the dogs how to sit, stay, heel and directionality commands. Honestly, training the animals taught me so much discipline and patience.

Growing up at my mother's house, I had lots of puppies and kitties because we fostered animals through a local shelter. The shelter wanted us to foster originally because my dog, Minnie, has no eyes and they needed someone to watch another dog with special needs too! We had Minnie since she was born, and I actually was the one to discover she was blind. I have such profound love for dogs with special needs because of the fostering system. I have worked with dogs that have been diagnosed with heart worm, to dogs who are just very skittish. We also fostered one kitten, Benny, who we found a forever home for quite quickly.

Currently, I live in Little Italy with three cats, one is mine and the other two are my roommate's cats. They are all very friendly with both cats but are frightened around larger dogs, so no overnight stays for dogs over 30 lbs, but I can come visit them!

I hope that I can spend lots of quality time with your furry friends!