While I’ve only spent a few years around dogs full time, I’ve been around them my entire life. My grandparents always had at least 3 dogs, always adopting retired racing dogs. In middle school a friend and I would walk a giant schnauzer and mini schnauzer after school. Around high school my mom adopted an old papillon mix, who made up the majority of my full-time dog care. 3 walks daily, and in her later years daily medication.