I've lived with alongside dogs since birth and have cared for them as early as pre-adolescence the latest. I've dealt with dogs of all sizes including 100+ pounds a range. One of my current dogs is a willful medium-large sized dog and I handle him with relative ease. I'm also rather experienced with gentle restraint when the animals try to slip out of leashes or harnesses as well as calming them down when they're riled up, which often happens in response to small animals like squirrels especially in dogs with hunting breeds mixed in. All in all, I love animals perhaps more than I like people. There are three dogs and four cats in my household which I interact with positively everyday. I run the three dogs two miles everyday and I understand these animals aren't made for sedentary lifestyles.