After finishing Graduate school and getting my first full-time job as a music teacher, I adopted my dog, Bailey. She had just turned two and was given up to the animal shelter because she was "too much to handle". She is a blue heeler (cattle dog) mix and has the strongest prey drive. It is challenging to train an intelligent dog with a strong prey drive that is also an escape artist! I understand the importance of not letting the dog get out without a leash properly secure. Bailey is now 11 years old and I am so proud of her progress. I'm not a dog training but I have helped my brother start the training progress with his first young dog. And have helped care for his 4 cats and his Great Pyrenees Mountain dog mix when he was gone for a week. Growing up I was always the dog lover and when I was old enough for our first family dog, we got a Shih Tzu and I took her through 4H dog training and agility. I have a special talent for trimming dog toe nails even for the ones that normally won't let people touch their paws. I feel comfortable walking big dogs or dogs that tend to pull. I also enjoy running with dogs if that is something your dog might need/enjoy. I've taken my dog on bike rides but that takes some extra training and trust to bike with a dog.