I have always loved animals! Throughout my life my family has had many cats & dogs that I had to help take care of. We have had many types of dogs we had to care for, ranging from a large Husky, to a Maltese and a small Pomeranian. Back in 2015 our Pomeranian. was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and we had to give him up to 5 different medications 2x a day. So I have had experience with giving medications to dogs. I have also helped my girlfriend watch her brothers' Sheep-a-doodle puppy, fetch and tug-o-war are his favorites. I am currently working on a couple home related projects, and also working part-time from home. So I should have plenty of time to pay attention to your pup. I plan on being home most weekdays Mon-Fri, weekends might also possible. Boarding should also follow roughly the same schedule. I have read a number of horror stories about Rover online when sitters take in multiple dogs from different families. That said, I was a little skeptical about signing up for Rover in the first place. So I figure if I am going to try and do this I should be up front with folks: 1. I smoke cigarettes' outside and occasionally in the garage, but not in the house, or my room. 2. I will only be taking 1 dog at a time, unless you have more than one dog and they all get along, then I should be able to take more than 1. 3. Since I don't have a dog anymore, I also don't have any food here to give them. But I do have food & water bowls. 4. I am new to dog sitting as a business. I also think $85 a night seems high to me. And besides, I'll be home weather or not your dog is here, at least this way I'll have some company. 5. So my current cell phone is around 12 yrs. old and the speaker is not loud at all. So if I don't respond within 30 mins, more than likely I didn't hear the message. I plan on upgrading to a newer phone sometime in Jan. if not sooner. 6. There are a few other things you will need to be aware of, but I'm not going to post them here. My backyard is fully enclosed by an 7 foot tall wooden fence. There is one board that is loose and a small dog such as a Pomeranian might be able to squeeze through the boards into my neighbors backyard. I plan on fixing this before I take any small dogs, but as of this writing I am not going to be taking small dogs. I have a fairly large backyard, perfect for running around on with a lot of grass and 4 trees that provide shade during the day and dusk. The doors leading to the backyard can be left open so that your dog can take a potty break any time they wish. Although, as it gets colder we might need to arrange potty breaks.