Grew up loving dogs. In my early 20's, I was offered a job as an animal control officer in upstate NY, which I gladly accepted and was employed for 2+ yrs before moving to the New York City. Also worked briefly at a dog shelter in Brooklyn while pursuing my music career. Since then (before and after moving to TX 8 yrs ago), I've house-sat, walked, and cared for dogs, cats, birds, etc. for friends/family as my schedule allowed.