Hi, I'm Tom! It's very nice to "meet" you. I have lived in Portland for three years now, before that I attended graduate school at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and am still recovering from a Minnesotan accent. I work from home full-time as a copywriter for a communications/design firm and love everything about my job except for its failure to include routinely interacting with dogs - watching dog videos on the internet just doesn't cut it. I was raised in a household with dogs and they were a big part of teaching me about responsibility and friendship. I have extensive experience caring for dogs professionally; in college I watched dogs belonging to my professors and even the school mascot. I've worked with dogs of all ages and sizes, and believe best friends come in all breeds. I can't wait to meet your best friend and share adventures!