Experience with socializing and training stray dogs and helping people learn to have a better relationship with their dogs. I am a psychologist for people, but I also have studied dog psychology. I stress the importance of daily exercise, the dog-walk in particular, especially the bonding benefits for dog and owner. I have helped train puppies & mature dogs on leashes through positive-reinforcement methods, such as those taught by Spirit Ranch in Tulsa. II can visit 3 times a day, if needed, but at least twice a day. I also offer house-sitting. Special Note on Boarding: Dogs need to comfortable with cats. We're (my wife & I) are boarding cats & smaller dogs. Also, we can only take care of one pet at a time. We have 3 cats of our own, including a 9-year male cat (Nucky) & 18-month old Maine Coons male (Lionel) who are very sociable, & 13-year female (Nosey). If your cat is warm & friendly, we can slowly introduce them to our male cats to each other & see if they become friendly. Nucky has had experience befriending adult cats & kittens who have stayed with us. Alternatively, if you don't consider your cat to be overly sociable, we can keep the cats separated. If your dog is lower energy, our male cats would be interested in getting to know him or her. They find higher energy dogs to be intimidating. However, like with cats, we can keep them separated.