I grew up in the country and my family raised and trained beagles and we had a Siberian husky as a pet. (We also raised chickens, doves, tons of cats and even raised abandoned ducklings and re-released them. In my adult life I have rescued and rehabbed 5 small dogs in the last 15 years and patiently worked with them to overcome the setbacks they encountered. I have also dog sat for many friends as well as walked their dogs when they were unable to get home on time to do so. I have experience and am very comfortable administering medication to a sick dog or patiently working to get a dog to eat. I have honestly never met a dog I didn't come to love