I am a dog lover and former dog mom who has recently lost my beloved boy Zeus after 15 wonderful years together. I adopted Zeus as a wild, very furry, stubborn, 1 year old super-mutt from the King County Animal Shelter in 2009. He won me over with his smile and positive attitude and I was willing to take the training courses to learn to be a good pet owner to this happy guy. Over the years, Zeus and I fostered dozens of other dogs through the Seattle Animal Shelter and private rescues. For Zeus, I bought a fully fenced 1000 sq ft yard in north Ballard for dogs to run around or lounge in the sun. The house is 100% dog friendly with dogs allowed on the furniture and bed. A house is too quiet without a dog and Zeus would want other dogs to get to enjoy his spacious yard. I am semi-retired so I don't work outside the house...just the occasional conference call for one of the non profits I work with. I am home all day to play with the dogs in the yard or take walks. The dogs never go more than a couple hours without a potty break. Inside I have baby gates available if any dog needs their own quiet space. I am home all day when I pet sit, so the dogs are always supervised. If I do need to go out briefly, I make sure my dog and our visiting dog have their own private space with a bed, food, and water and I am not gone for long.