I have two dogs myself. I had two other ones who sadly passed away recently. This was a German Shepherd named Ferro, I rescued from being trapped in a cage 24/7 and ignored and neglected for the first 2 years of his life and he was severely underweight with a ton of health issues, but he did great ever since he was with me. He was always with me and I still miss him dearly. And Manny, short for little man, a border collie mix, who was my oldest and first dog I owned, he was almost 15.5 years old and still acted like he was 3 years old until two weeks before he passed. He was just the best dog anyone could wish for, he loves to play with any other dogs and got along with everyone and everything even little dogs, big dogs, puppies and even cats and birds as well as small children. I've had him since he was 2 years old. Now I have a chiweenie. I've had her since she was 8 weeks old and she is just a sweetheart, and so smart and is now 11 years old. I very recently adopted a chihuahua pomeranian mix who has special needs because he is blind and deaf and has a large tumor on the side of his chest as well as an anxiety disorder causing him breathing difficulties and heart failure. I adopted him from his previous owner after she boarded him at my house for a week. He is almost 15 years old and is just the biggest sweetheart and such a handsome little guy. I worked in the medical field before and I switched to doing this full-time for multiple reasons but first and foremost I was working very long hours every day and frequently traveled for work to conferences all over the world to meeting a lot of care for my dogs and myself. And I was always feeling guilty about how little time I spent with my dogs and when my German Shepherd passed away, my biggest regret was that I didn't have more time with him while he was still alive. And secondly I had a lot of experiences where dog walkers and dog sitters did not provide the level of care that I felt my dogs deserved. My dogs are like my children and anybody else's dogs are like my children too when they come stay at my place or I go and visit them or walk them and I want nothing with the best for all of them. That's why I called my business five-star dog services because I want to provide nothing but five star service to any four-legged fur baby, and that is my promise to my clients. I will take care of their dog as I do with mine and I take care of mine like they are my children. So I switched to doing this full time. And so far I really really enjoyed and it allows me to spend more time and my own home with my own dogs also, even though I only have two out of the four left. But I cherish every moment with them. Dogs are wonderful, kind, caring, loyal and they wear their heart on their sleeves. Besides my personal experience with my pets and the frequent dog sitting for my family members and Friends, I have also worked a lot with animals. When I was in the medical field I did research for my PhD on comparative Anatomy between different animal species, non-human primates, primates and humans. As part of this research I worked with a team of people collaborating on surgeries for various animals including dogs such as surgery for torn knee ligaments. I worked closely with the local Zoo, Museum of History and art and a Veterinary Surgical Clinic. Some of the dog breeds I'm familiar with and have had boarded at my house before are German shepherd, English shepherd, Dutch shepherd, Border Collie, great dane, bullmastiff, pitbull, basset hound, schnauzer, various terriers, chihuahua, wiener dog, labradoodle, golden doodle, Australian doodle, bernadoodle, Labrador retriever, golden retriever, doberman pinscher, bloodhound, alaskan husky, siberian husky, rat terrier, pomeranian, miniature doodle , poodle, bulldog, boxers, shitzu, and of course various different mixed breeds. I am proficient in grooming these various dog breeds, which I enjoy doing on the side and I got familiar with how to do this along the way, but I have no formal official certification for this and for this reason I offer this service free of charge for any dog boarding at my house. Also bathing is free and I always wash and base all dogs prior to returning them to their owner after they've been boarded at my house which includes shampooing your fur, cleaning their ears come out brushing your teeth come on brushing them, and using my deshedding glove/ massage glove, as well as any lotions for if they have dry skin or any other skin conditions. I have experience with dogs of all ages from 8 weeks to 15 years. Including those dogs with special needs or medical issues and because of my experience in the medical field I'm perfectly capable and comfortable giving medications including injectables the dogs of all sizes. I completed a private military K-9 training program with my German Shepherd and remember it well and I always try to train any dog that I board at my house come as well as those that I walk regularly, according to the same methods which is a lot of fun. We practice things like leash walking as well as sitting, laying down, staying, and socializing with other dogs as well as impulse control. I do not charge for this because I'm not officially certified so this is free of charge and I do it because I enjoy it very much. My dogs are friendly with other dogs and love to have company to play with. We go on lots of walks and we have plenty of cuddle time and I make sure to give each of my dogs as well as the dogs that I'm watching awesome individual attention and doing something with just them that they like. I will take care of your dog like I take care of mine and mine are like my children.