I was brought up in a house with a dog before the days of internet. He was a rescue and I spent many days playing with him, training and taking him for walks. Some of my best childhood memories were with my first dog, Max. My family also owned dogs of all different shapes and sizes and they were rescues too. I’ve never lived in a house without a dog. I recently lost my 15 year old Pomeranian who was my first dog I owned myself as an adult, I had her from a puppy to an old lady. Currently now I have two dogs, a 4 month old and a one year old. People actually call me ‘dog mad’. Holidays with my family always include my dogs, we recently got into camping. My close family members also have dogs so when we get together every week the dogs enjoy a playtime together. Also with the job I do I visit a lot of homes with dogs. I tend to say hello to the dogs before my customers! I’m mad on pets and encourage my children to be also, we currently own fish too. But we’ve had rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters in the past. I also tend to care for my neighbours African grey when they go away.