Annebelle

Hello!

Thank you for looking at my profile. I am Annebelle Elgersma, a Dutch au-pair staying in Cannes until the end of June 2025. My current au-pair job doesn't require much of my time and I would love to be around more animals during my stay here. 

My whole life I have been mesmerised by animals, dogs and horses in particular. From a very young age I started watching programmes from people like Cesar Milan to gain knowlegde on how to work with dogs and understand their behaviour. 

I also started horse-riding with the age of 10 at a western ranch where they focus on the (body)language of the horse and how to work with a horse based on trust and body language. At the age of 13 i put what I had learned online and through family into practice with my own dog, a small mutt from a shelter in Greece that we rescued when I was 5 years old. When walking her, I would observe her body language and teach her to walk next to me instead of in front of me. When feeding her I would teach her to sit down and wait before she starts eating, etc. Sadly, she passed away in 2018 and I eventually wanted to find new ways of working with dogs.

Throughout my teenage years I have worked with lots of dogs that suffered from trauma or developed certain habits. I am willing to do whatever possible to positively benefit you and your furry companion. Seeing a happy dog with a happy owner is everything to me. 

When walking your dog(s) I will focus on the behaviour on/off leash and I will always try to optimise the behaviourisms for you and your dog. If this is something you do not wish for, please let me know! 

I will always be led by the standards and wishes of the owner(s) and never perform any actions out of the ordinary without consulting this with the owner(s) first.

I have worked with many types of animals, here is a summary of animals i have previously worked with:

*Dogs

*Cats

*Horses

*Snakes

*Rabbits

*Guinea pigs

*Hamsters

*Ferrets

*Donkeys

*Goats

*Sheep

The host family that i am staying with own 2 small dogs. At the moment i am working with one of the dogs to walk correctly on the leash and changing behavioural patterns. 

The services i can offer are very divers and i have experience with all of the services i offer, such as:

*walking dog(s)

*spending the night 

*training on/off leash

*feeding (training)

*changing patterns in behaviour

*reading behaviour

Any animal is welcome to be watched over and taken care of by me. 

Sadly i will not be able to take dogs in at my own residence. Since i am living with a host family it is not allowed to bring unknown dogs in. 

My spoken languages are:

*English

*Dutch