I grew up on a farm in the north of Ukraine, and as far back as I can remember, I was surrounded by animals, cats, dogs, turkeys, geese, chickens, cows, horses. My dad taught me how to understand the nature, behavior and needs of animals, how to give them first aid. I came to England after the war started and was pleasantly surprised by how much the British love dogs. Years ago, my parents adopted a dog from a shelter and we went through dog training as a family. I also have a cat named Marquis, a Maikun breed, whom I adopted in 2017. He now lives in Kyiv with my sister.