Joe has been around dogs his whole life. He was born into a family with three dogs, and has grown up learning how to care for them. He is intuitive to their needs. For example, there are times when our dogs will start to act up or get excited. When I am unable to come up with a solution to calm them down, Joe comes in and knows exactly what to do. Another example of Joe's great intuition and connection with our dogs is how he is able to successfully give them baths. Bathing the dogs was always a difficult task for members of our family, because they would constantly cry, shake, and never sat still -- that was until Joe started giving them baths. With him, they are calm and at ease the entire time. When I asked him what his secret was to getting them to behave so well for him, he could not really explain it. It was if he had the magic touch. Aside from Joe's great instinct with dogs and his love for dogs, dogs love Joe. When we adopted our dog, Cookie, 8 years ago, it was my job to take care of her. I had her sleep in my room, fed her, played with her, and trained her. Even though I picked out Cookie to be my dog, Cookie picked out Joe to be her person. It is with great confidence that I highly recommend that you pick Joe to be your dog sitter.