I had my first dog in 1995 and I am a dog owner ever since. I absolutely love dogs, I know quite a great deal about them by reading (I highly recommend recently read "Inside of a Dog" by Alexandra Horowitz) and watching dog programs and of course by having spent a lot of time with them. My friends and even acquaintances would often ask me to watch over their dogs when in need. So I am accustomed to other people dogs and always have a good rapport with them.