My dad bred and showed Mastiffs, so I grew up around dogs from their birth through old age. I always had at least one (or many more) dogs in the house. I love them more than most humans. Don’t tell. I’ve had everything from a mini Goldendoodle (current) to a Great Dane - and many breeds and mutts in between. My two current dogs (Oogway and Sir Francis Bacon) have been with me since they were puppies and I trained them myself.I also am the designated dog sitter for one of my good friends when she travels, so I’m very accustomed to having other people’s pets in my house or going to their house to take care of them.