About me
For 20 years now I have had the pleasure of looking after Kirkcaldy’s pets. From cats to dogs, rabbits to guinea pigs and fish to hens. Yes, hens are the new budgie it seems and certainly their eggs make for a better fry up!
Growing up we had the usual hamsters, tortoises, Links Market gold fish and maybe not so usual Great Danes, all of which were left to dad to clean out, feed and exercise of course.
Since then, my own pets over the years have been 5 cats, Remus, Rocky (aptly named), Dusty, Smokey and Max and my Golden Retriever, Barney who I miss every single day.
My first move from years of office work was to Elmwood College in 2002 for an HNC in Animal Care and to the SSPCA’s Middlebank Wildlife Hospital near Inverkeithing as a volunteer. Elmwood is a lovely college in lovely surroundings and while the theory was great, cutting goats toe nails and bathing an iguana was certainly something different and unexpected.
Sadly, the wildlife centre is long gone but the highlight for me was definitely washing the oiled birds and seeing their joy fluffing themselves up in the drying room after their ordeal. For those old enough to remember it was this centre that Anika Rice did one of her challenges, to build an outdoor seal pool for these beautiful creatures that passed through our care in their hundreds.
It was the bond with domestic pets however that lead me to dog walking and pet sitting and to later broaden my services to include dog behaviour and puppy training through my studies with Compass Education and Training and their Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour Management. A most fascinating and informative course, I couldn’t have asked for better tutors and content.
As well as my love for animals, I love getting out on my motorbike, Jujitsu and stone painting (an accidental lockdown hobby).
That’s pretty much me. Many of my customers I have had from day one and I am grateful to them all. I hope to care for their pets for many more years to come and I look forward to all new customers and their furry families. Hope to meet you all very soon.
Moira
Growing up we had the usual hamsters, tortoises, Links Market gold fish and maybe not so usual Great Danes, all of which were left to dad to clean out, feed and exercise of course.
Since then, my own pets over the years have been 5 cats, Remus, Rocky (aptly named), Dusty, Smokey and Max and my Golden Retriever, Barney who I miss every single day.
My first move from years of office work was to Elmwood College in 2002 for an HNC in Animal Care and to the SSPCA’s Middlebank Wildlife Hospital near Inverkeithing as a volunteer. Elmwood is a lovely college in lovely surroundings and while the theory was great, cutting goats toe nails and bathing an iguana was certainly something different and unexpected.
Sadly, the wildlife centre is long gone but the highlight for me was definitely washing the oiled birds and seeing their joy fluffing themselves up in the drying room after their ordeal. For those old enough to remember it was this centre that Anika Rice did one of her challenges, to build an outdoor seal pool for these beautiful creatures that passed through our care in their hundreds.
It was the bond with domestic pets however that lead me to dog walking and pet sitting and to later broaden my services to include dog behaviour and puppy training through my studies with Compass Education and Training and their Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour Management. A most fascinating and informative course, I couldn’t have asked for better tutors and content.
As well as my love for animals, I love getting out on my motorbike, Jujitsu and stone painting (an accidental lockdown hobby).
That’s pretty much me. Many of my customers I have had from day one and I am grateful to them all. I hope to care for their pets for many more years to come and I look forward to all new customers and their furry families. Hope to meet you all very soon.
Moira