I grew up with medium sized dogs and cared for various sized dogs throughout my life. I do enjoy long walks, throwing a ball, or pulling on a rope. My favorite: bike riding with a larger dog tagging behind :) After my kitty Fizzy died several years ago, all these opportunities to walk and housesit cats came into my life. To me, this is my beloved Fizzy making sure I get that special cat love. I do well with "crabby" and senior cats and understand how cats prefer to come to you... This does not mean I will not hold a kitty for ten minutes with non stop ear rubs.