VJ Barrick hails from San Diego, CA, where she grew up raising rabbits, training herding dogs, and shoeing horses. Her experience ranges from hamsters to Great Danes, fish tanks to parakeets. One of the highlights in her animal care career was fostering a piglet named Frasier. Since moving to NYC, she has become fascinated with the local wildlife, animals that make their home in the concrete jungle. She has a theory that cats can remember every book they’ve read in previous lives, but she’ll never be able to prove it. Her favorite thing about dog walking is getting to know the pups as individuals. And she finds that she spontaneously decides that each dog she’s with is without a doubt her absolute favorite.
Her home revolves around her two very dapper cats sons Jingle and Topper. In her spare time she enjoys the act of fixing broken things, and is an avid reader, windowsill gardener, and sound sleeper.
She looks forward to meeting your Very Important Pet.
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