I’m the guy at the party who plays with the dogs. My first dog was my Beagle Dixie. I loved her from when I was just a boy, 12, until I was 26 years old. My parents taught me how to care for her since I was so young, but I quickly learned how to give her the best love I could. She was almost 15 when we said our “see ya laters”.🥹🥲 I have cared for neighbors beloved pets as well. Everything from Wire Fox Terriers to Retrievers to Great Danes. My family’s second dog was LaLa. She was a Black & Tan Coonhound.we rescued from Texas in 2009. She was such a love that needed extra special care and patience. We loved her with all our hearts for nearly 13 years. I acquired another dog while we had LaLa. His name was Bubba; an Am-Staf/Boxer mix… And he was a best friend til the end. Our story is a great one, I never used to take a lunch during work, but one day I did, and I rescued him from a homeless woman outside who told me she could no longer care for him. My heart knew what I had to do in an instant. I bought the lady some lunch, and in return she gave me my best friend ever. We sat in my truck and had lunch together…and the rest is history. I always wish there had been a way to accurately determine his age, it was a always a mystery. I knew he was older since he came with a little grey on muzzle when we found each other, but I would have liked to know how long he’d been here. We were best pals for over five years until we had to say heartbreaking “until laters” in July 2019. They were some of the best years of my life. My current pup Lucy is a rescue as well. I saved her from San Ysidro in Sept 2021. She’s most likely a McNab that LOVES to play and run. We take multiple walks a day and she gets to roam around the backyard to her heart’s content. I will always give dogs all I can.