5.0

My son and I have experience volunteering at Mackenzie’s Animal Sanctuary, where we we trained in their method of teaching dogs commands and how to interpret dog body language and behavior. We are used to interacting with a variety of dog breeds and personalities from our experience at Mackenzies. We have experience fostering dogs through Lake Haven Animal Sanctuary (do not have any at this time and will update the bio if I accept another foster). As a family, we took two training classes through Petsmart with our dog Cooper, so we have recent experience training puppies. We lost our 14 year old pug/best friend, Dora, who required several medications and monitoring toward the end of her life. I am very used to attending to special needs and medication regimens of dogs. I work from home 100% of the time. If we leave home, it’s usually for a maximum of 3 hours at a time for my son’s soccer practice and I often bring the dogs to walk during that time. I am open to long term set schedules or for as needed care. I have a completely fenced backyard (6 foot privacy fence). My son and I are eager to love your pups and one canine member (Cooper - our 6 year old neutered male labradoodle) who is thrilled to interact with other dogs. Between playing with Cooper in the yard, going on a run or walk with me or playing fetch- your pup will be happy and exercised during their stay. There will almost always be one or more members of the household at home fighting over who will gets to cuddle with the doggies. Cooper is respectful of older dogs with lower activity levels and follows the lead of active puppies. He is very tolerant and gentle of all other pets he’s met and is just super excited to make friends and have play dates.