My family always had at least one dog at a time growing up. I helped take care of two black labs, Abby and Sadie, a shih tzu lhasa apso mix, Tasha, a maltese, Carter, and a rottweiler, Schatzi. Schatzi was diagnosed with bone cancer and I cared for her and kept her as comfortable as possible until the inevitable day, so I have experience administering medications to dogs. We had barn cats growing up, probably around 20 thanks to a few pregnant cats! My late aunt was a rottweiler breeder, that's where we got Schatzi from, and her and her children's love for animals certainly carried over to me as well. I'm the type of person that answers the question, "Where are you found at a party?" with the answer "petting the dog!"