My wife and I had a pet sitting business in Lovettsville Va. It was our favorite time of life. We went for long walks where appropriate and tossed the ball thousands of times. Lots of belly rubs and attaboys or attagirls as well. I worked on a farm as a teenager and came to love and respect all animals. Later on we owned a 90 page family magazine in Wash. DC. It contained a pet section and featured the dogs that were up for adoption. Thus making it easier for the shelters to find new owners for the pets. We featured pet parades and stories of people and their pets on a monthly basis. It was a an interesting and fantastic period in our life!