As a child I was surrounded by dogs and this experience is what has influenced my love of dogs. When I was around 15 I realized that my expertise and comfort with dogs was desired by people in my neighborhood. I use to pet sit three dogs. Two of them were my neighbors dogs and they were both labs. The other dog belonged to my moms boss and it was a maltese. I would walk, feed , and play with them. I would walk the neighbors two dogs when they weren't in. I would just take them to this trail behind the neighborhood. I really enjoyed walking them and playing with them. The longest I ever dog sat was about a week. I'm also the proud owner of a mixed dog and a chihuahua.