Just as I did with my own dog of 12 years, I take the time and steps necessary to build a friendship with a dog, because, like a human, a dog needs to know I am reliable, trustworthy, kind and caring. From staying up all night with a sick dog to running the most energetic dog around till she's worn out, I enjoy getting to know the wants and needs of a dog and making them my priority. I got my black lab, Cole, for Christmas when I was 10-years old. Since then I lived with two dogs in college (an athletic Belgian Malinois and a rebellious Wiener Dog) and four dogs while in law school (the biggest was a beautiful German Shephard and the smallest was a kind mutt). I look forward to getting to know some more dogs as this is the first season of life since I was 10 that I haven't had the furry companions around.