Hi, I'm Natalie! I love dogs (I'm sure everyone on here does) and I am the type of person who gets excited whenever they see a dog on the street. I've lived with dogs most of my life and I have been dog sitting on and off since 2011. My family has had labradors, retrievers, and a Shih Tzu Lhasa Apso mix. I am getting my Master's in Social Work at New York University and I have spent the last year studying people and working in a homeless shelter for pregnant teens. During this time, I was a member of our animal assisted therapy club, which enabled me to spend more time with dogs and I could see the therapeutic benefits that dogs have on people.