Emma has volunteered at an animal shelter along with myself for a number of years. There, we were required to take multiple dog handling training classes before being allowed to handle certain types of dogs. We also needed to be mentored by an experienced volunteer. We also volunteered in their therapy pets program where we interacted with many different dogs from the local community, In addition, we have owned dogs her entire life and she has been an active care giver as soon as she was old enough, This includes walking, feeding. playing with and staying with them when we were away (including over night).