Aside from having family dogs consistently through my childhood, I've dogsat for many friends and have also volunteered with multiple animal rescues and nonprofits. I'm on Rover not only because I love helping people with their pets, but also to help me raise money to go back to school to become a licensed Social Worker with an emphasis on Animal Assisted Therapies. I have basic knowledge and experience in animal behavior, training, and medicine. Noteworthy experiences I've had with dogs (relatively chronological): •Training my family's Goldendoodle in dog agility. •Dogsitting during the day since I was in middle school and overnights since high school. •Co-raising a shy and nervous Great Dane •Fostering a rescue Pitbull with some behavioral challenges--she is thought to be previously trained as a fight dog. •Fostering pit mixes being treated for and recovering from heartworms. •Fostering an abused mixed breed that suffered from heartworms, seizures and other neurological issues, blindness, and healing wounds. I'm comfortable working with animals that are shy/anxious around new people, and those pups do not get along with other animals! I moved to Seattle recently and worked as a Veterinary Assistant for a little over a year at Cascade Heights Veterinary Center. I will be starting graduate school in September at University if Washington for my Masters in Social Work! Fun fact: I've also worked with big cats, penguins, primates, and other African wildlife!