About Peyton

I have been around animals all my life and petsit for neighbors as a teen. I began volunteering with a local rescue in July 2021. There, I met their adoption counselor and behavior consultant. She quickly became my mentor in animal behavior, and I soon began to devote all of my free time to working with the animals at the rescue with high behavior needs (animals that experienced severe abuse and neglect) and medical conditions. I was routinely volunteering about 20 hours each week. Eventually, when the adoption counselor left the position, I took over as the Interim Adoption Counselor. After the need for that role ended, I continued volunteering with them until February 2023. In my time at the rescue, I received invaluable knowledge and experience in animal care, specializing in dogs with high behavior needs. During and after my role at the rescue, I have continued to petsit. I also have cats, a German Shepherd, and a bearded dragon of my own.