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Camilla
Pet Sitter, Dog Walker Cambridge area
Behaviourist and Trainer Waikato region
Owner/manager All 4 Paws Ltd.
As far back as I can remember I have had a passion for animals. One of the biggest influences would have been the tiny Toy Poodle pup my family adopted when I was five, called Silky. Silky loved learning new tricks, which he picked up easily, and his repertoire was limited only by my imagination. Most of all, he was my best friend, and was always there for a hug and a chat. Those dark eyes were unfailingly faithful, and would forgive anything. Through his life he contributed much that has directed me to where I am today.
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Bree and I, on the day we brought her home
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Five years of University study provided a comprehensive understanding of both the mental and physical factors that can influence the behaviour and personalities of our pets and animals.
My degree focused on animal behaviour and psychology, with physiology, genetics and ecology. After this, two years of post-graduate study and tutoring university classes provided practical skills that now assist in teaching and helping you to understand your own pets.
Helping to care for and train the dogs at the SPCA is constantly teaching me about the different personalities and breeds that come through the shelter. My two dogs and I have been involved in doggy dancing (or if we want to be PC, 'heelwork to music'!) and companion dog training as well as obedience and agility training. Over the years I have had the honour of being surroundd by many animals; dog, cats, horses, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, fish, deer and chooks being a few!
Most of all, All 4 Paws is about something I have been aiming for my whole life, - to work with animals and help them live happy fulfilling lives in what must seem like a very strange human world. As the name suggests, it is all for the animals, and we hope that by providing the best care and working to understand their individual needs, our pets will give us four paws out of four!
I look forward to working with you and your special pets.
Camilla ♥
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Qualifications
Waikato University;
PgDipSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour
BSc
Massey University;
Principles of Canine Behaviour
Other Experience
SPCA committee member
SPCA temperament testing
Obedience
Heelwork to Music
Companion Dog Training
Agility
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Kiriana
Pet Sitting & Dog Walking, Hamilton area
Kiriana has her Certificate in Animal Care, and is studying towards her Certificate in Veterinary Nursing. She has experience with all types of pets and animals, including large animals and horses. She is a wonderful petsitter and looks forward to the chance of minding and caring for your pet, walking your dog, or visiting your lifestyle block.
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Qualifications Wintec
Certificate in Veterinary Nursing
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"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion" -- Unknown
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Tarah
Pet Sitting & Dog Walking, Matangi area
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My love of animals grew from when I was a toddler when we had a cat and a dog, and a budgie. We lived in town with a paddock behind us where there were a few sheep, one of which I was allowed to keep by the owner when the rest were taken away. Since then I have also enjoyed having a variety of animals, including sheep, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, budgies, ducklings, fish, tadpoles/frogs, a pony, cats and dogs.
After years of begging, for Christmas one year I was finally allowed to get a dog, Shine (Border Collie). I took an interest in Dog Agility, and joined Cambridge Dog Obedience Club, where I am now the Secretary, as well as an instructor in domestic obedience and agility. In 2006 it was time to get my second agility dog, so I bred from Shine and got Asta.
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Tarah with Asta (left) & Shine
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Volunteering at the Hamilton City Council Animal Care & Control Centre, where I spent some weekends visiting, bathing and walking dogs, as well as work experience at a pet shop in Cambridge has provided me with further love and knowledge of the care our pets deserve. This year I am studying “Principles of Canine Behaviour” by correspondence at Massey University, while working full time in Hamilton.
I look forward to meeting you and your furry friends and spending time with them so that they still feel loved and cared for while you are away, and you can have peace of mind knowing that they are safe until your return.
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring – it was peace.” – Milan Kundera
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Qualifications
Massey University
Principles of Canine Behaviour
(under completion)
Other experience
Obedience & agility competition
Domestic obedience & agility instruction
Animal shelter volunteer
Pet store work experience
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