Responsibilities

The dog and cats are not allowed upstairs, which is achieved by keeping the hall to next room closed at all times. Robbie is a gentle natured, loving, but slightly anxious labrador - definitely bottom of the pack around other dogs. All dogs love him, and he is very friendly. Occasionally he will bark at other dogs if he feels threatened, so I tend to distract him especially around alpha type large dogs when out on a walk. He is a delight to walk as he has good recall, and tends to stay with you keeping you in sight at all times. He doesnt look his age and will happily walk for miles. He sleeps the rest of the day! He is used to one good walk [minimum 45 mins] a day. He requires a special hypoallergenic dry dog food - twice daily, as well as a tablet in the mornings to manage an overactive gut. He tends to shed a lot of hair like many labradors, and I hoover downstairs 2-3 x weekly. Bagel is a large long haired black cat who purrs constantly. He is quite lazy and loves to be petted. He goes out quite a lot, and usually comes in to sleep in the utility area at night. He may need removing from Robbie's bed at night as Robbie is too timid to oust him! Dave is a very anxious rescue cat, and sometimes goes off for several days. He loves to be petted and is very friendly once he is confident around you. He also sleeps in the utility area. We fill the cat bowls with dried cat food twice daily, and they graze feed whenever they want to eat. There is a cat flap in the back door, but you need to make sure they are not in the kitchen/living area when you go to bed. The 2 hibiscus plants in the garden room need watering twice weekly [1 - 1 1/2 litres each], and a few other plants a small amount of water weekly.