I grew up with my mother breeding dogs, and we had about one litter of puppies a year. I have experience caring for dogs through their entire life cycle. I cared for a mother dog through a case of mastitis, and helped bottle feed foster kittens. I currently help care for two cats, one middle-age and one senior. I have pet and house sat for people intermittently over the past 5 years for those with both dogs and cats. I also gathered mail and newspapers, watered plants, and made sure I left things as tidy as they were when I arrived. Additionally, I had two guinea pigs who lived be 5 years old. I have experience with small dogs (a chiweenie) and large (German shepherd mix).