With a world of possibilities in terms of caretakers and services they provide. How can I understand your pet? How can I be the one you depend on? My only answer to this first concern is, I ask first and never assume. Not because I am a newbie, it's the right thing to do. Believing in "never judge a book by its cover" Just like Hero & Tails- "Never judge a dog by its bark" Is key to providing personal service for you and your pet(s). I come from what I call a cattle ranch family, we always had working and non-working dogs in our lives. At an early age lessons about livestock and pets were a must. Those lessons continue to this day, even though the family is no longer in business. The cattle must go but dogs they came home. Since then my variety of dogs in my family has grown. Mostly our pets chose us, over us buying them, which gave me the opportunity to earn their trust. Also to understand all dogs are unique, not only to use their breed to classify individual personality or traits. Even my current "son" ran away from a puppy mill multiple times before his breeders gave up on him. At the time he was 8 months old. A pup that only wanted to see his friends at the bus stop every morning. To his breeders that made him an undesirable working dog. As for me, I saw an extremely determined, smart, lonely pup trying to be desirable in any way he could. But I am not short on experiences adopting in older dogs. Older dogs can experience cognitive changes with age and may not see and hear as well. I've been in that hard place, where you can't care for them 24/7. This is only a small part of motivations, to drive me to an excellent care service. In the near future, I would like to have training in medical, sensory and behavioral issues. In ordered to offer other services for special needs dogs. In this stage of my career, baby steps are necessary for success. Honesty goes a long way. With this in mind, knowing every profile is unique and so are your needs. A great reason to ask a follow-up question.