I believe that as humans, we don’t deserve animals and therefore we should give them the greatest quality of love and care. I grew up in a dog household with our little poodle who I loved so dearly. She went through all of my childhood with me, even after I left the house for college. I loved dogs so much that my neighbors realized and I began to watch their animals at a very young age. My neighbor’s dog, Pepper, was my best friend and the hardest day of my childhood was when she unfortunately passed. She meant the world to me and wasn’t even my family’s dog hahah. I cared for animals so deeply that I thought I may want to become a veterinarian, so I started working at a vet hospital and did that all throughout high school. I learned a large range of skills there as well as just overall knowledge of the health of domestic animals. I was able to tun puppy socialization classes there as well. It was an amazing experience. As I’ve grown older, I have watched many dogs and cats. Friends, family, and people I meet through friends have asked me to watch their animals and I always feel honored that they choose me to be the one they trust with their pets. It is a big job and a big responsibility, so it means a lot to me. During Covid, I had to come home from college and my parents decided (with much convincing from me) to got a 8 week old puppy. While they worked for 8 hours of the day, I stayed home with Sampson, cared for him, trained him, and got to help him grow up into the amazing dog he is today. I just can’t believe we have such amazing creatures on this earth and we get to have them as OUR companions.