India, dog walking in Cambridge

Hi, I'm India. I am 22 and am currently living in Cambridge while I study at ARU. I am doing a degree in Education and Childcare Studies and hope to be a teacher later on in life. I would like to be a teacher in a school focusing on Special Educational Needs and therapies based around these; especially animal therapy.

I grew up in the countryside of Luxembourg, surrounded by cows and horses. My mother is allergic to most pets so we didn't hace many. I did however have a black and white cat called Pantoufle, 2 hamsters, Sparky and Biever, and a rabbit called Snowy. I was also a keen horse rider from the age 8 up until around 15, where I had to stop due to injury but I still regularly visit the stables. I grew up visiting family and friends of the family and most of them have pets so whenever I needing to be found, simply look for the animals and that is where I would be. I also have a slightly elderly family friend who has a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who needs walking fairly often and it is difficult for my friend due to age and bad joints. Whenever I visit I try and take the excited puppy for a long walk so she is slightly easier to manage and a shorter walk before bed.

During my gap year, I worked in a nursery which had pet rabbits and a weekly clean-out rota. During my breaks I would spend time with some of the children, showing them how to be gentle and care for rabbits while also allowing them to do their own thing.