Shannon

At your service!

City Beach
12 times favorited
2 recurring guests
Last contacted 4 days ago
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Dog walking
Min. 30-minute walks
15 AUD for each additional pet
35 AUD
/walk
All services and rates

About Shannon

Hi! 

I'm an Aussie from the east coast.

Being a dog lover and very experienced with a wide range of dogs, you can be sure that I'll treat your pets with great care.

Good pet parenting requires attention, patience, gentleness, being in tune with how your pet is feeling and what they need (wouldn't it be amazing if they could just text us to let us know what they want?). 

Pet sitting also requires the above, plus the ability to quickly develop a bond and establish trust - particularly with anxious pets. 

I also bring training skills. I love teaching dogs new tricks and games to keep their minds and bodies active.

On a personal level, I'm sensitive, caring and compassionate. I have my own private practice as a counsellor. I only do telehealth sessions, allowing me to WFH.

I mainly service the northern coastal suburbs.

Overnight pet sitting includes:

  • care for 1 - 2 dogs (or 1 dog + up to 2 cats)
  • up to 1 hour of walking and/or exercise each day 
  • the usual daily necessities including feeding, water refresh, medication (if needed), toileting, poop pick up/litter change, daily brush, company and affection, maybe an occasional ukelele session
  • plant watering, bin day, mail collection

Shannon's services

At your home

Dog Walking
An experienced dog walker will pick up your dog from your home for a 30 min walk
15 AUD for each additional pet
35 AUD
/walk
One home visit a day
Book a pet sitter to stop by your home to feed and play with your pet
30 AUD
/day
House Sitting
A sitter stays overnight in your home and cares for your pet
64 AUD
/night
Two home visits a day
Two drop-in visits for your pet
50 AUD
/day

Shannon also offers

Dog training
Pick up / drop off

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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House Sitting
Emma, 2024-10-04

Shannon has been the best sitter we have ever had. I was so impressed how she’d not only looked after our house but the level of care she gave our dog. She had clearly spent quality time with him, taught him new tricks, taken him on plenty of walks and kept in daily contact with updates on how things were going. I would highly recommend Shannon. She enabled us to go away without having to stress about how things were at home.

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House Sitting
Jessica, 2024-10-02

Shannon was great! Helped us out in a last minute rush, provided multiple updates with photographs and genuinely likes animals. House sat for us and looked after our 2.5yo tabby cat and would definitely recommend her

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Availability

Skills

Specific Skills

I speak English
+10 years of experience
Familiar with dog training techniques
I've previously had a dog with severe separation anxiety - this led me to working with a behaviourist in order to find training techniques and methods to help manage my dog's extreme levels of distress. Countless hours of dedicated training and a lot of patience were required to achieve success! While most dog training I've done has been out of necessity, I really enjoy training dogs in basic and fun skills which foster communication, connection and cooperation. For example, I've taught: - a silent rescue dog to find their voice by being able to "speak" on command - a water-phobic dog to swim (he was doing big belly flops and competing with his sister in no time!) - a counter-surfing dog to use self-control - a range of dogs how to use their paws and play a fun guessing game

Experience with

Rescuing pets
Behavioural problems

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Shannon

Shannon

At your service!

City Beach
Dog walking
Min. 30-minute walks
15 AUD for each additional pet
35 AUD
/walk
All services and rates
Contact Shannon

Cancellation policy: Flexible

Full refund if canceled before 12:00 p.m. one day before the booking, 50% refund afterward.

No refund is payable if the booking is canceled on or after the start date.

Note: All times are based on the sitter’s time zone

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