I grew up with and absolutely love dogs. Small, medium, large. One of my dogs is a tiny little grumpy scruff and the other is a giant energetic doberman, and I love them both. I have experience raising and training puppies as well as taking care of very old dogs. I have house-sat for friends and family for years and I always make sure to take their dogs on nice long walks and play with them daily. Other than growing up with dogs, I have worked to save a few as well. A few years ago I helped nourish back to life a maltreated collie who is one fluffy happy camper these days. I have experience grooming long-haired dogs like collies and huskies. I'm also a distance runner so I love taking dogs with me on my runs and I love a good long walk. I work from home so I am pretty available.