We always had cats and dogs growing up and my children had pets when they were young. I enjoy and am very comfortable around them. I have house/cat Sat for the same homeowner for three winters in BC. I will be house-cat sitting at the end of July until the beginning of September outside Los Angeles, California, and house-dog sitting outside San Francisco from mid-Sept until mid-Oct. I take my house and pet sitting opportunities very seriously and will treat your home and pets as if they are my own.