Hello. :) I come from a big family raised on a farm where I had 22 dogs ( my kids) in which I loved raising and training them on how not to eat the food in the garden. lol. It made me a dog lover at a very young age. I have raised many different breed's and sizes and have saved many dogs that were abandoned. Some of them I was able to keep and that is how I ended up with 22 kids. :) Due to state laws, the others were sent to a no kill shelter and I checked on them to be sure that they found good homes and i would send letters to that family letting them know my experience with that dog and what they liked or did not like to be sure that they received the best care.