I have walked, housesat, and boarded dogs and cats for over a decade. I grew up with a menagerie of pets of all kinds (big dogs, small dogs, cats, chickens, guinea pigs, guinea fowl, rabbits, turtles, fish) and am an amateur dog masseuse and trainer (competent but not professional). I ran an animal recovery clinic out of my former home and have nursed both senior and juvenile dogs and cats throughout my life. I volunteered with an NGO providing veterinary clinics that worked with distressed stray animals in Central America from Mar 2009 - Aug 2014. My work involved administering medication and performing general health checkups on animals, completing prenatal checkups, administering vaccinations, and performing surgeries. I worked as a recovery nurse for World Vets from Apr 2012-Aug 2014. Trained and practiced as a recovery nurse in pre-op, post-op, and discharge with feral, abused, neglected stray/street dogs and cats.