My family has had dogs since before I was even born; my family has a particular affinity for medium and large shelter dogs (and one dog that literally walked into our yard and hasn't left). I've been raised to love animals and I've become the type of person that waves at a dog and says, "Hello!" to every dog I drive or walk past. I have a rotation of stray cats that I feed in my yard and it's not uncommon for me to hang out with them while they eat and drink. I also willinging admit to that I've sat outside for significant amounts of time trying to entice new cat friends with squeezy treats. Growing up in an animal-loving environment, I also have experince with dogs and cats of all ages. I've been with several dogs to the end of their time here, and although not as many, a few cats too. I've walked, fed, watered, played with, and pet my dogs almost every day of life. My singular, explicit brag is that I can walk my two 70lbs+ dogs on leash without being dragged around. I've lived with inside cats for over a decade and have fed, watered, cleaned up after, and (stressfully) wrangled them on escape attempts. I'm also a proud, regular cat-sitter to two black cat siblings that would never try to escape, but would definitely sneak a double portion of dinner if I didn't watch them.