Here's a little about my experience with dogs, I use to train dogs before coming to Vancouver (5 years ago, I studied in dog psychology, although I haven't trained dogs in a while) I've always been great with animals in general, I've fostered many dogs before I moved to Vancouver. I've managed a dog daycare (Stanley Bark, But got sold), and with that came many responsibilities aside from the business aspect I've washed & groomed dogs, took minimum 9 dogs at the same time for lovely walks in the park, and have boarded several of those dogs as well. I'm use to all sorts of breeds of any size, age and energy level. The one thing I always disregarded when hiring for the dog daycare, was anyone who said they loved dogs, because in all reality loving an animal is great but understanding the responsibility is very different. Understanding the level of care needed i.e. exercise, affection and security, is what's important to take care of someones baby!