There has never been a time in my life that I didn't have a pet. As a child, we have so many dreams and passions that come and go but animals have always stayed for me. Since I have been old enough to work, I have been happiest pet sitting for friends and family. I have experience in dog boarding, walking, training puppies, and administering medication. I have a chihuahua that was hit by a car and had to undergo extensive surgery where I had to care for her 24 hours a day for weeks after. We worked daily on her physical therapy (swimming) and I had to administer medication every few hours. I now also have two German shepherds puppies that I have trained myself- and have learned a lot about training puppies through this. I feed my German shepherds a raw meat diet and am well educated in pet nutrition. I am happy to accommodate any special diets. I also have experience handling dogs that have poor training and social issues of many sorts. I am a photographer full time in Missoula- but work mostly from home. When I am away from home, It is never for more than an hour or two at a time. My schedule is very flexible and I can be available almost any time. I live in a 3 bedroom home with a decent sized fenced in yard. There are a total of two humans, 3 dogs, and 1 cat in this home. It's full of love! My dogs and I go on 2 hikes a day minimum and always make time for a good training sessions too! My chihuahua, cocoa, is getting old and usually just keeps to herself but doesn't mind others. My 9 month German shepherd, Hazel, is a gentle Giant and loves dogs of all sizes. She can play with any dog- even the ones that don't want to play with her! Rhaegar, my 3 month old German shepherd, loves every dog he comes in contact with too! He LOVES to play and wrestle but knows how to read signals when other dogs aren't interested.