I have had pets for as long as I can remember. My first pet who truly belonged to me was my black lab, Athena. My family adopted her from Southeastern Guide Dogs, where she was a breeder. Every couple years she would go in heat and deliver puppies at SEGD. One of her puppies in her fourth and last litter, Yogi, was born with a severe overbite. This meant that he was ineligible to become a guide dog and we got to adopt him. I had him from the time he was only a few months old, all the way up to his passing in 2018. By taking care of Athena and Yogi for so many years, I gained a lot of experience in caring for young puppies who need training, large dogs, female dogs in heat, and old dogs who need medicine. I have petsit several times, the main one being when I took care of a very large yellow lab, Caramel. She stayed at my house for three months where I gave her lots of love and care. I am very experienced with animals, and would love to care for any dogs I can.