I have had dogs every since I was born, always bigger dogs and highly active! Also my mother worked for an animal hospital, so anything I don't know regarding the health of a dog I can call her for! Highly athletic, so runs and long walks are ALWAYS do-able. Have experience with everything from old dogs to little puppies, have also been bitten before so I'm not too scared of that happening again. Seriously have met only 1 dog that didn't like me.