Hi! I've been a pet owner/doggie lover for over 30 years... I grew up with two Black Labs, and as soon as I was able to, owned my first pup Rudy (a Boston Terrier.) My parents were my pup-loving role models: my mom always brought home strays and loved them until they had a "forever" home. I seem to have a knack for that as well! That seems to translate well to my desire to love your pup as my own when you can't be there. I'm also a single mama who's raised two sons all on my own, and since they're pretty much like puppies, I GET how to love 'em even in their most slobbery, rambunctious, yappy, extra-peeing stubborn stages in life!!! :)