I have been around animals my whole life. Ever since I was born there has not been a time where a dog was not considered part of the family. I am experienced with reptiles owning tortoises(turtles) both land and wet(swimming) kind. I have bred and raised Jackson chameleons and had one frog. For dogs I have done both group training as well as one on one personalized training for dogs passed puppy stage. After an injury and a period of hospitalization I saw how instrumental pet therapy is to patients recovering and the difference they make when going through painful treatments first hand. After re-learning and regaining my ability to walk took it upon myself to train and certify…i with my own emotional support and therapy dog,(Floyd) who i trained personally. He has gone through all basic obedience training in St. Louis, Missouri as well as defensive training. He has also achieved his k9 good citizen ship and has his “love on leashes” qualification which basically allows us to visit hospitals and meet with patients. Floyd is a 125 pound tall black floppy eared loving Doberman who couldn’t hurt a fly, infact he’s actually afraid of them. He is well traveled and the best mannered dog I have ever trained and owned. I adopted him from the St. Louis human society in Missouri where he was found wondering the hi-way. He was just under a year old and was malnourished with a stomach problem. Since then he has been all over on adventures with me, He has flown more then 5 times on a plane and was even invited to the cockpit by the pilot for a picture, Weather its riding the train to Chicago, swimming in the asabo river in Michigan or playing in the snow at Times Square Floyd is always down. To me he embodies and proves the saying that dog is truly mans best friend. He has saved my life and touched so many others while visiting patients giving back and volunteering.