Meet my fur babies
I have been a dog owner for 25 years.
My children were raised experiencing the unconditional love of dogs all their lives and I truly believe that raising children with pets has a profoundly positive affect on their holistic development.
"Standard 10F: Animals
Where there are pets in the program home or other animals on the program property:
children must not have access to animal/pet foods or wastes;
children should not have unsupervised access to pets; pets must be vaccinated according to local veterinarian recommendations;"
Family Day Home Standards October 2022
In my dayhome:
- All of my pets are vaccinated and have annual veterinary checkups.
- Your child will not have access to their food, water, or waste.
- Your child will always be supervised around my pets
- The main area of the day home is inaccessible to both my cats and dogs
Meet Lily
Lily is an old lady (9 human years).
She is a Maremma/Golden Retriever Cross
Her main interests are having a nap after breakfast, sniffing the long grass in the farm field at the end of a busy day lying on the couch and barking at squirrels, and cuddles with Pete (her favourite human!)
Meet Barnacles
Barnacles (also known as Barney) is a youthful German Shepherd/Beagle Cross.
He loves nothing more than playing with his ball, running at the off-leash park to make friends with other dogs, and cuddles with Emma (his favourite human).
Meet Rory
Rory is a young puppy and she is my daughter's dog.
She is a chilled out lady who loves to goof around in the yard with Barnacles.
Meet The Cats
We have four female cats that share our home with us.
Willow (silver tabby) is 6 years old and a real cuddle bug. She also loves a good quality cardboard box!
Saffie (far left) is 6 years old. She is a quiet kitty and loves my son the most.
Poppy (middle) and Rosie (right) are 9 year old sisters. Rosie likes to steal the other cat's food.
Poppy is the shyest of all four.
All my animals are very friendly and have their own unique personalities.