House Sitter in Long Beach, California

My name is Alyne Rose Keller. I'm a quiet, tidy, non-smoking, non-partying, responsible 34 year old woman who's been doing pet-sitting and home care for most of my life, but as a business since 2010. I'm available to love and care for your home and pets (of all kinds) while you're away for any length of time. Because I don't have a "normal" job, and am at home most of the time studying human development and psychology online, and working on writing a book, my flexibility allows that I can give the pets I'm caring for the attention, love, and energy they deserve.  I look forward to meeting you, your beloved home and pets, to find out how I can be of help. *More about this sitter: Lover of animals of all kinds. I grew up in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California where my family always had dogs, cats, and ducks who were my companions and fellow adventurers until I moved abroad at 19 years old . I've mostly worked in the healing arts field doing massage therapy, Thai bodywork & Reflexology, NLP, Rapid Transformational Therapy, & Hypnotherapy, as well as elderly care until committing more solidly to doing pet & house-sitting in 2010 and starting a pet-sitting business in Seattle, 2013. I enjoy a quiet life full of reading, writing, walking, being in nature, meditating, hiking, dancing, giving foot massage, animal massage, studying health and psychology, travelling, hearing people's life stories, and otherwise enjoying the beauty of nature or culture of wherever I'm currently living. *Experience Caring For: Cats, Dogs, Fish, Chickens, Ducks, Hamsters, Guinea pigs,  Goats, and Horses....House Plants & Outdoor Gardens. *Quiet, Tidy, Caring, & Reliable, Non-smoking, Non-partying female who will provide loving attention for your pets, home, and garden while you're away. *Takes pleasure in giving people the opportunity to leave home with the assurance that their loved ones and private homes will be well taken care of by a responsible and trustworthy person. *Available for short and long-term positions. *Local References available upon request. How long have you been pet-sitting: Forever! From childhood I naturally began doing pet care for neighbors, friends, and relatives as I always had an affinity for animals and loved helping care for plants and gardens. Over time, my love of this work naturally developed into a small scale business which I've enjoyed over the last eight years in varying areas of CA and in Seattle, WA. *Tell us a story about your love of animals: What first comes to mind is from my time living in the South Pacific's Kingdom of Tonga, where I moved when I was 19. As a kid I adopted one of my favorite, most beloved dogs, Strawberry. She'd been abandoned on the side the road where my family discovered her on a long drive to the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite National Park. Strawberry was my best friend and companion until I moved to the Kingdom of Tonga . She passed away while I was teaching there and upon hearing the news I was so distraught that I missed a couple days of classes, excusing myself by telling everyone that one of my best friends at home had died. Dogs aren't usually loved or even befriended in Tonga. Instead families keep them for security purposes and at times dogs are eaten. I felt the Tongan teachers I worked with wouldn't understand my mourning over my dog, so I failed to mention that this best friend wasn't a person. I explained my situation in a way I thought they could best relate to. Strawberry was as dear to me as any person in my life, and I felt completely justified in saying that one of my best friends had passed away. I imagine many of you feel the same way about your beloved pets. They are often our best friends and companions in life.