I have a dog pumpkin he's 6 he's half poodle and half shih tzu. Since my finance and I broke up I only get visitation rights, because I know pumpkin is happier at my fiance's house. Thru the years pumpkin and Lucas have gotten very close. Lucas is my fiance's Greyhound. I miss him dearly and only get to see pumpkin once a week. So I thought spending time with other people's dogs would replace some of the time I don't spend with pumpkin. I love all dogs and would spoil others dogs like I spoil pumpkin. Also all of my childhood I had all kinds of pets dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits, rooster, fish, and birds. I also feed wild birds, have been for thirty years.