Hi! I've had dogs my whole life, and I wish I had one now, but my work schedule is such that there are sometimes long stretches where I can't be around enough that it would be fair to have one of my own. Therefore, I'm happy to take care of yours while you're away during the times when I have a more flexible schedule. I already look after my brother's sometimes, so I already have the dog stuff here, I might as well keep it in use, right? Basically, if you leave your dog with me, I'm going to wind up playing with it a lot, and cuddling it, and probably talking to it a lot as I procrastinate all the work that I'm supposed to do from home. Win-win!