Area:
Palmers Green, Southgate, Winchmore Hill, Muswell Hill and surrounding areas

At the moment I have my own 8-year-old black lab Holly who loves long walks anywhere!

I have plenty of time to give, and looking forward to looking after other people’s pets and walking other dogs with Holly.

Caz Madge & Jim Spencer
23 & 18 years

Area:
Hackney/Islington and surrounding areas

We spend our days dog walking come rain or shine because its great fun and we love all the walking! We hope to see you soon and will treat your pet with the care and attention it deserves.

Charlie Andersen
Managing Director
36 years old and from Denmark


Area:
Islington, North London and parts of East London.

I grew up in Tufnell Park, London with my mother, Grandparents and extended family and we've always had animals in the house! Dogs, birds and cats. Once, all at the same time... which was interesting!!!?
At the moment I live with my wonderful, 14 year old, beautiful, one eyed wonder dog Beau (a cross between a corgi and a beagle), and my gorgeous, charming when wants to be cat, Kitty!

For many years I have been looking after friends and family pets, several cats and for long periods at the time I would look after Bolingious the dog of my friend and her family. They used to spend the whole summer in Portugal leaving Bolingious to live with me, once or twice, after they’d returned, we found him on our door step – they were only around the corner and he kept sneaking out to see me ;-) They have now moved to Portugal permanently taking Bolingious with them and I miss him terribly.

I'm trying to be a singer/dancer/actress so I have plenty of time on my hands, time that I used to spend walking Beau but he is now very old and I miss our long walks together, and so walking other adorable dogs is ideal!! I love animals so much; I just don't know why I didn't think of this earlier!

Emily Devine
30 Years old and from Glasgow

Area:
Finsbury Park

I've always loved animals and have cared for a number of them as my own pets throughout the years; guinea pigs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, tropical fish, lizards,
toads and even geese.

My work as an artist www.myartstuff.biz means that I am at home most of the day so this gives me an ideal opportunity to care for and walk other people's pets.

I've always craved my own dog alas my mum never allowed us as children to have one so having a variety of dogs visiting and requiring walks makes me really
happy.

I have cared for animals in a professional capacity for over two years now and its a job that never gets boring as its always so much fun.. and
great exercise of course!

Emily Larkin
32 years old and from Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Area:
Hornsey, Harringay and surrounding areas

I joined the A Furry World team in March 2004. I was born in England, and then immigrated with my family to Australia where I lived for 20 years. I grew up living with animals, including dogs, cats, birds, and tropical fish.
My husband and I returned to live in London in September 2002. At present we live with our much loved cats and two hamsters, we brought the cats with us all the way from Australia as we consider them to be like our children but the hamsters are a more recent addition to the household.

I am mad about all animals in general, but I especially appreciate the feline personality. I have cared for cats for over 14 years, with my current eldest being thirteen.

My own two dogs passed away some time ago and I have really appreciated being able to spend time with dogs again in my daily dog walks. I enjoy giving love and care to various types of animals, and have in the past helped friends and family look after a wide variety of pets from parrots to snakes.
I have a business degree, with a double major in accounting and business management, but really appreciate the opportunity to work outside of the business world, and in an area I truly care about – giving love and affection to animals.

Areas
Islington & surrounding area

Inevitably, I fell head over heels in love with a pair of kittens in my care and adopted Stella & Cardigan in 2003 (see Cardigan in the photo – who doesn’t like being picked up!), but I continue to volunteer at the adoption centre, visiting the cats and giving them attention, grooming, stroking & playing with them and generally helping out around the place. I also love dogs, and last Christmas cared for my neighbour’s German Shepherd & English bulldog for a week (although my cats weren’t very impressed) and I would love the opportunity to meet and care for some more dogs.

I found out about A Furry World when I was looking for someone to care for my cats while I went on holiday and it was the sort of service that would really have reassured me as a pet owner. So, when I decided to quit my office job and return to university this autumn, I couldn’t think of a better way to support myself through my studies than by working with A Furry World and getting to meet and care for other people’s animals; offering first class care to the pets, and peace of mind to their families.

Since moving to London 14 years ago I have not been able to have pets due to work commitments. Until last year I worked as a service manager in the social care field which I enjoyed as it allowed me to interact with vulnerable people and help them to reach their life goals. Last year however I was able to give this up to focus on my other career as a freelance illustrator. For the first time in my life I am able to work from home. A huge luxury! This leaves me with time on my hands and I instantly thought about working with animals. Although I have a goldfish who I have had for eight years I love to spend time with larger animals. Working with Charlie and the team gives me an opportunity to do this and I couldn’t be happier!

Nicole & Danielle Kahlani
Age: 22 (Identical Twins)

Area:
Islington

We live together in Islington behind upper street in a three bedroom apartment. With plenty of room for cute fluffy animals to run round our garden and take walks through the  peaceful streets and parks of Highbury. It is an extremely pet friendly area, and we have access to a vet right at the bottom of our street on Cross Street. We have always been based round North London, where we have always been surrounded by a family of pets, from dogs, cats, rabbits, guinipigs, hampsters, fish and a beautiful grey African parrot.

As twins we are at the  advantage of helping each other out during pet sits and other jobs, for if one is unable to meet a client the other can. We also offer double the company and entertainment for your much loved pets. For as owning a flat for the first time with out the chaos of little animals running around we truly appreciate their company.

As well as looking after our own pets we have looked after and cared for other peoples animals, which have sometimes involved certain medication and strict routine. We are confident in saying we are reliable, organised and sufficient, and enjoy keeping active.

Having free time we would truly adore having the opportunity to surround ourselves with loving new animals, and provide them with the care, respect and the attention they deserve.

Murray Keig
37 years old and from New Zealand

Area:
Islington, North London and surrounding areas.

Murray has been with A Furry World from day one helping in all aspects of the set up and running the business.

Murray came to England just over 4 years ago and has alongside of working as a Network Engineer been spending time traveling Europe; he has now settled down in Islington in a garden flat and loves having animals around.

Since his very first days animals have surrounded Murray. When he was born there was Sooty the black cat and Topper the charming corgi, both of which were his best mates until well into his teens. Since then there have been a variable chorus of animals in the house; Benji the rescue corgi and his sisters bull terror Trooper being the most notable.

Alongside these more traditional of pets have been his collections of small critters; his lizards and praying mantis’s kept his mother on her toes whenever she was tending her jungle of house plants... MURRAY!!!

Since coming to England Murray has missed the animal company and he is very happy to have them back in his life.

Growing up with a Cairn Terrier was the best introduction to dogs I could have wished for. Mine was especially feisty and fun-loving, and – like most terriers – believed she was far bigger than she really was. I have loved dogs ever since.

I get on well with dogs of all sizes and breeds - I have recently made friends with a St Bernard, whose love for bread means that she is substantially heavier than me I have been living in London for 4 years now and work freelance. This is great, as it means I can be flexible with my time and have the energy to give your dog the extra care, attention and exercise that it needs.

Sabina Webber
42 years old

Areas:
Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill and surrounding areas

Cats have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember; the first, an abandoned kitten, setting a pattern for the rest, who have all been rescued from one situation or another! So when my husband and I bought our first home together, I felt it wouldn’t be a real home without a cat and we adopted Cleo from the Cat Protection League (that’s her in the photo – she’s a bit camera-shy!). She now very kindly lets us share our home with her!

I’ve also developed great relationships with friends’ cats, dogs and rabbits and look after them when their owners are away. Working from home as a part-time, freelance desktop publisher means I have lots of free time and I look forward to making and caring for lots more furry friends.

Sarah & Casie Harper
31 & 25 Years old

Area:
North London

Over the years I have had Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Guinea-pigs, Gerbils, Hamsters, Snakes, Terrapins, Spiders, Iguana’s, Lizards, Budgies, Cockatiels and Chinchilla’s. I currently share my home in Hornsey with my cats Winston and Bo, my Springer Spaniel Holly and last but by no means least my husband Casie!

Casie has spent the last year welcoming all sorts of animals into our home and it was only a matter of time before he joined the team. He grew up in the West Indies surrounded by a variety of farm animals and his beloved Husky cross ‘Stanford’. He spent a year working at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and dealt with reptiles, birds, Lemurs, cows, horses and many other exotic animals.

We are both looking forward to meeting many more interesting pets in the future

Susan Stowell
53 years old from London

Area:
North & West London

Back in London I became Homecare for the Elderly, and still do some Homecare work.

At the moment my immediate Family consist of my husband Chris a B.T engineer and my Cat Smudge who I’ve had since she was a kitten, she is now twenty years old and a real character, I swear she’s got half a dozen human expressions. She still plays with balls and I often hear them in the early hours being kicked about.

I have always had animals in my life since childhood, Dogs, Cats, Hamsters, Rabbits, Birds, Mice and even a Rat.
I feel so lucky to be able to have a job working with all these little characters and looking forward to looking after them.
If I look after your Pet, you can be sure that I will take as much care with them as if they were my own.