To be honest, I don't have any specialize training for pet care. What I know is what I've learned from my own experiences caring for animals. I've always loved animals of all kinds. They're all fascinating, both wild and domestic. My parents didn't allow pets while my sisters were young. Dogs? Nope. "Too big of a responsibility." Cats? No. "The house will smell." Snakes or lizards? Just a flat out "NO!" So I didn't have any pets when we were young except for the earthworms I would dig up in the garden. But, in an indirect way, we did have pets. My sisters and I would feed the stray cats that roamed around our neighborhood. The cats got so used to us that whenever we opened the back door to play we would hear "mew! mew! mew!" followed by a few cats trotting to the back porch to greet us. Sometimes on my walks home from school I would find a lost dog. I'd bring them home and call their owners from my mom's phone in the kitchen. While I waited for the owners to pick up their dog, I would brush their fur with my own hairbrush, give them water in the largest Tupperware I could find, and fed them whatever dinner my mom had made earlier that day before she left for work. I adopted my first dog, Waffles, when she was 11 weeks old in 2012. Then, Oatie was adopted in 2015. He was over a year and a half. I cared for them as well as any other loving and caring pet owner could to the best of their abilities. I've read books on potty training, crate training, and basic commands. I've read books about the specific dog breeds that made up my dogs to gain some foresight of their personalities and health conditions they're genetically predisposed to. We played, walked, hiked, and traveled together. As they've gotten older, especially Waffles, things have slowed down quite a bit. Now I had to learn how to care for two old dogs - one senior, one geriatric. Walks were shortened. Food was modified. Waffles walked wearing a lifting harness to prevent trips and falls. Oatie can still walk without the extra support, but the walks aren't as long as they used to be. Play time doesn't exist anymore. Now they seem to enjoy just being in the middle of their family's life and watching it all happen from the comfort of their orthopedic beds. Eventually daily supplements were added to ease aches, pains, and anxiety senior dogs can develop as well as prescription medication to treat their health conditions. Waffles passed away July 6, 2026. Again, no specialized or formal training in pet care. Just the learning experience I gained from caring for two dogs from their puppy years to their late senior years. I understand the needs of a puppy, adult and senior dog. I'm not afraid to roll around and get dirty with pup or take an easy stroll with a senior. I'm all for it.