Amelia & Michael

We have just moved to Sydney from the UK on a working holiday visa.

Amelia: I've always been animal mad - When I was young I would purposely cross the road just to pet a dog walking in my direction. I begged my dad for a dog until he gave in, the rest is history, dogs and cats have been part of the family ever since and my love for animals has never changed. Pets are part of every family and I feel a home is never fully complete without one. Who am I kidding, I still divert my course just to stroke a dog on the street....

My experience in Pet Care is from having my own pets and caring for family, friends and volunteering over the years.

Michael: I’ve been brought up in a house with animals since childhood. I was born into a house with two dogs who sadly passed on when I was between 5 and 7. A few years later we adopted Bonsai, my own addition to the family. She’s been by my side for 17 years and is my pride and joy. Along with 4 other members of the family Mickey, Leo, Bella and Bane (a cat).

Along the way I’ve grown up in a farming family taking care of horses, cattle, goats, chickens and pigs for much of my childhood and teenage years and recently work on a ranch in the US moving cattle on horseback.

I am currently 27 years old and I can not remember a day without my Bonsai or day without having a family pet in my life. I know just how much they are valued and just how much they need to be cared for and loved.