Patience is probably my greatest tool when getting to know and care for a new dog. It may take a while, but eventually the pup comes around to being my new best friend ;) I grew up with dogs my entire life (had a few mutts when I was younger and my most recent dog was a golden retriever) and absolutely love all breeds. I volunteered for a few years at Greenhill Humane Society while I went to school at UO, which gave me some experience with nervous dogs as well as dogs of all sizes. They are some of my favorite animals, but I'm an animal lover in general so if you have other pets in the house as well it's no problem at all. I'm currently a student and don't have the space for a pet of my own, which makes this an awesome way to interact with animals as well as meet people in my community.