We are a couple in our early 40s and have been married for 19 years. Our son is thirteen and loves animals. Your dog(s) would join our two Mini Aussies for a snuggle in the house and a frolic in our good sized back yard. I am a stay-at-home mom for my son, our dogs ,and thirty-five plus rabbits. My husband delivers finished milk products for Alpenrose Dairy and enjoys working on old cars. I have had a dog since I was 5 years old and studied dog breeds as a youngster. I showed dogs and rabbits in 4-H from eighth grade to my senior year of high school. I showed sheep and rabbits in FFA (Future Farmers of America) from ninth grade to age of twenty-one. I went to Linn-Benton Community College and got my Associated of Applied Science in Animal Technology in 1998. The Animal Tech degree showed me how to judge and work with sheep, cattle, and hogs. I learned how to give shots, do Artificial Insemination, judge soils, and learn about ranches. In 2003 I got my Associates degree in Administrative Assistant. In 2000 I got my first Border Collie, Quinaby, and started her in herding ,agility, and obedience. In 2002 she had her first and only litter. We kept her son, Boomerang. After severely breaking my leg in 2001 I taught Quin all sorts of tricks during the three month I was on crutches. After Boom was 7 month old I started learning and teaching them how to do Canine Freestyle (choreographed dancing with dogs). In 2004 Quinaby, Boomerang, my little Yorkie-Poo Sunny, and Palomino rabbit Amos Moses were all certified to be Animal Assisted Therapy animals through Dove Lewis. I and the animals volunteered at a nearby assisted living and retirement community and an adult daycare facility. Currently the Border Collies are and the other two have passed away. I have two Miniature Australian Shepherds (Mini Aussies) (AKC recognizes the breed as Mini American Shepherd). My son is hoping to have Rizby as his 4-H dog and Rizby was trained to be a therapy dog but did not pass. After we put the Border Collies down September 2013 we adopted Jet. Jet came with some baggage, people fear aggression, he will not meet you immediately on a meet and greet for your safety. Jet loves other dogs. About this sitter: I am currently a stay-at-home mom with a 7th grader. I have worked in a couple veterinary clinics, pet shop, lot attendant, administrative assistant's assistant, restaurant manager of a my grandma's restaurant, airplane assembler on Thunder Mustangs, kitchen helper, and classified substitute for two local school districts. I have been a 4-H leader/member (rabbits and dogs) since 1991, a Cub Scout den leader since early 2014, and then a Boy Scout leader to current. I am the head 4-H dog leader for Puppy Pals in Washington County and 4-H rabbit leader for Scuttlebuns in Washington County and Bacon Bits n Friends in Yamhill County. Why I love dog sitting Dogs have been my passion before I could read. I was making up names for breeds until someone told me what they were or I was old enough to read them for myself. My family got our first dog Abbey when I was five from the pound. She was a Terrier mix and was my best-friend growing up. After losing her when I was in 8th grade I waited a long year for my own dog. I found in our classifieds of the newspaper with the ad "Yorkie-Poo puppies $25". I got a little wheaton colored fluffball and named her Sunny because it was a sunny Sunday. I did 4-H with Sunny and my Palomino rabbits. I also did Future Farmers of America (FFA) with my rabbits and sheep. After high school Sunny went to college with me to get my Associates in Animal Assistant Technology (Ranch Management). In 1999 I got a Border Collie from a breeder and herding competitor in Corning, California, and named her Quinaby. A few years later Quinaby had a litter of three and her eldest puppy Boomerang became ours. By the time Boomerang was two I had Sunny, Quinaby, Boomerang, and my Palomino rabbit Amos Moses certified in Animal Assistant Therapy through Dove Lewis in Portland, Oregon. Amos and Sunny died shortly after our son was born near Christmas of 2006. Easter of 2011 we brought home our Miniature Australian Shepherd, Rizby. Boomerang is the only one certified at this time with Delta Society (Dove Lewis program was disbanded). Meet my pets Chinchilla male named Mammoth that is about 8 years old. Bestie - Harlequin Dutch doe (Carston's 4-H rabbit) Peterbilt - Blue Dutch buck (Carston's 4-H and ARBA rabbit) Patriot - Blue Dutch buck (Carston's 4-H and ARBA rabbit) Chazzie - Harlequin Dutch buck (Carston's 4-H rabbit) Olallieberry - Blue Dutch doe (Carston's ARBA Champion Show rabbit) and many more Dutch Palomino rabbits... Jaxy Junuh 4 Junuh 3 Ginger May Day and many more rabbits that I show, breed, and sell. It is a commercial rabbitry so my stock rotates some like Ginger May Day are my pets. About my yard Our backyard takes up more that half of our .25 acres and is fully fenced. It has a deck, a small pond, lots of grass, 5 filbert trees, an enclosed 16 x 16 foot rabbit barn. There is lots of room for Frisbee or fetch. We have neighbor dogs but all are fully fenced in their own yards but they love to talk to each other. My experience administering medication YES, I have worked for veterinarians and as part of my degree with Ranch Management I learned how to do this. I medicate my own dogs and do their shots (of course not Rabies).