I've had dogs and cats most of my life. I'm recently an empty-nester and down-sized to an apartment. I'm not able to have a pet full-time in my apartment, but love and miss animals! I figured this would be a great way to keep dogs and cats part of my life. My dogs have all been large dogs that I raised from puppies. I've had 3 cats that I raised from kittens. I love cats & dogs!