Hello! My name is Ashtyn and I am a senior at WVU. I originally majored in Animal and Nutritional Sciences but switched to a Wildlife and Fisheries major after a year. I’ve always had a passion for animals and have known I want my future career to revolve around them since childhood. My family has owned dogs for as long as I can remember. We’ve had the pleasure of owning dogs as small as a Miniature Pinscher to as large as a Boxer and a Coonhound! I’ve personally trained my household dogs the basic commands of sit, stay, shake (lifting their paw to “shake” hands) and laying down. I have never met a dog or any animal that I didn’t instantaneously love! The apartment I currently reside in for school doesn’t allow pets, granted I’ve managed to keep a hamster and a fish without upsetting the landlord, I very often miss having dogs in my daily routine. They really are serotonin boosters!