Leeds England

House and local area
- Our house is located on a hill in a quiet housing estate. The house is semi-attached and has a front and back garden, the back is kept private by a gate. The house is two floors high. The housing estate is mostly quiet as it is situated back from the main road. The only noises tend to be neighbours coming and going in their cars.

Pet Care Required
Marty is a 2 years and 11 months old, 7kg, Jackapoo. I need someone to care for my dog while I am away from the morning/early afternoon of the 23rd January until the evening of the 27th January 2025.

Personality
Marty is a dog who enjoys home comforts. He is usually happy to sleep in until quite late in the morning. He does, however, have plenty of energy and he is highly intelligent. Because of this, he can get bored. To tackle this, I either put his enrichment puzzles out, do some training with him or play with him. He does not relax easily, but he knows if I sit at a desk that he does not have my attention and usually settles eventually. After a walk, he is more than happy to sit on the sofa with you and have a nap. He can be very soppy, and he particularly enjoys a massage behind his ears, on the sides of his neck, on the side of his torso and on his chest. At night he sleeps in bed.
The commands he knows are: sit, wait (stay for some), down (lie down), leave it, off (if there is food on the coffee table he sometimes likes to stretch up on to it, it is also useful to get him to get off furniture), get up (to jump up onto the sofa or bed), here (recall), heel, spin, back (to move backwards), feet (to move between your legs and stand on your feet) keep looking (when playing at hunting for treats), paw, high five, roll over, beg. He also knows the names of some of his toys so you can ask him to ‘fetch, *insert toy name*’ and he will fetch it. He also knows ‘drop’ to drop a ball from his mouth, but you usually must be holding a ball in your hand ready to throw for him to obey this command.
He is toilet trained and if he needs the toilet, he will either go to the back door and/or pace around to let you know. I always take him out to go last thing at night before bed.
Unfortunately, he can sometimes be aggressive for example when you want him to move out of a spot on the sofa, or sometimes when you try to put his harness on to go out. He can also get aggressive when playing, such as trying to bite at your hands. However, he knows the command ‘enough’ which when said sternly, he immediately responds to and picks up a toy instead to play with. You will know he is starting to be aggressive as he growls in warning first.
He is not good with strangers/visitors, especially workmen and he will bark at the door or at the window if someone is outside either at the door or just on the street. I reward him if he is quiet or leaves it, with a toy or a treat. I have also been practicing training in this by standing in front of the door with my back to it telling him ‘No’ which I have found to be effective.
Marty can be reactive to other dogs, in particular bigger dogs if they chase him or puppies as I believe he is intimidated by their jumpy energy. He mainly gets along with other poodle cross dogs very well or other small breeds of dogs if they are not too hyperactive. If a dog is calm, he is usually happy to meet them. He is happy chasing other dogs but not being chased. Therefore, it would be best if he is not in a home with other dogs in it, during his care.
Food and Drink
He has 2 meals a day. These are homemade and are stored in sandwich boxes. Freezer space will be required to store them and fridge space. In total, there will be 9 boxes to store during his care. He has his meals at around 10am and 6pm. I can say to him ‘would you like…’ and he often knows this means food time. For his meals, he knows it as ‘dinner’.
Other food he has includes treats which will be supplied. He also has a part of a pig’s ear on an evening at the same time we have our tea. He has suffered with an infection of the anal glands in the past and therefore I avoid feeding him anything with chicken in it as I suspect he may be unable to digest this properly.
For drink he has tap water in two bowls, one upstairs and one downstairs.

Walks
Marty has two walks a day. On a weekday when I am at work, he will have a walk in the morning usually around 7:45am until 8:30 am and another for an hour at 6pm. On weekends, he has two walks lasting at least an hour. His first walk is around 10 - 11am and his second walk around mid-afternoon. I usually use a flexi-lead, however if you wish to use an alternative, I am happy to accept this as I am aware not all dog walkers are fond of the flexi lead.
I do let him off lead provided there are no other dogs around or if there are dogs he knows and I know he is fine with them, but it may be preferable to keep him on a lead during his care as you are not used to him. He knows recall but this can be inconsistent if he spots a distraction which he finds more interesting. I take treats and a squeezy pouch with me on our walks and he adores the pouch contents and therefore it is usually a very good incentive for him to respond to recall. He can pull on the lead sometimes, but he does tend to calm down as you get into the walk.
He usually refuses to go on a walk in the rain, unless it is very light.
Toys and Games
Marty is a fan of playing games such as hunting for treats around the room or outside on the grass. He is also a fan of fetch using squeaky balls and tug of war. I will provide any toys which I feel he loves best. Anything with a squeaker gets him riled up to play. He also has enrichment puzzles which again I will provide. He also has a licki mat which I occasionally put natural yogurt on.
He can be destructive with his toys, pulling the stuffing out or chewing on any toy with rope material, therefore I tend not to leave these out when I am not playing with him.
He can also be destructive with home items such as cushions or blankets/throws. He likes to take them in his mouth and sometimes even chew them. If he starts to do this, I usually take the item away. Or he does now the command ‘leave it’ or ‘no’ and he will either replace it with a toy himself or you may have to entice him with the toy as a better alternative. He usually responds quickly to this. If he does not listen to the command, please take the item off him if you feel safe doing so as he may growl at you.
To settle, Marty usually needs a toy in his mouth. So, when I sit on the sofa with him, I usually bring a soft toy with us such as a toy tiger which I will provide, and he will usually settle on my lap with it.
Medical Details
Marty does not have any medical issues which require regular medication. Before his care takes place, he will be up to date with his worming and flea medications. He is also up to date with any jabs administered by the vet. As I have mentioned previously, he also does not eat chicken.

No garden care is required, thank you.
If you have any further questions, I will be happy to answer them.