Lisa L. Pet Care Provider in Tatum, TX 75691

Let me start off by saying I love dogs and I'm GOOD with dogs. After working in a boarding facility for 2 and a half years, I've come to realize there's a big difference. Since I've had this job, I've made the decision that no matter what I do as a career, it must include dogs. I understand them on a level that most people truly don't. I'm patient and intuitive, extremely important qualities to work with dogs. I've never pet sitted per say, but I do watch all of my family's dogs when they go out of town. I have 3 of my own, and they're definitely my kids. I have 2.5 years of boarding experience. I've handled as many as 40 dogs by myself, and up to 115 with only two coworkers. In my first 6 months on the job while working alone I saved a dogs life. I noticed a slight difference in a dog's behavior (a dog I didn't even know well), notified my manager. Turns out his stomach had flipped. When he got into surgery, the vet said it was the fastest he'd ever seen a flipped stomach. Because the first surgery was so successful, they were able to save him again when it flipped about two years later (he was at home that time). I can recognize and respond to heat strokes in dogs and have had experience in helping dogs get through seizures. I'm also trained in giving dogs shots, mostly for diabetes. Dogs are my life, and I wouldn't change it for the world. I put all my effort into making sure dogs are comfortable, because even if they're not mine, I recognize they're someone's baby.