Hi. I grew up with 4 dogs as my brothers. My dad had a habit of taking the dogs about to be euthanized out of the shelters and place them in families he would find for them. I remember a Christmas when there was 8 dogs in our apartment in Paris. Since then I had 3 cats and 2 dogs of my own. My best friend at this time is my youthful 12-year old Black Mouth Cur. He has traveled to 4 countries with me. He's never been in a fight in his life, and has loved living with cats as well. I am a somatic therapist-healer and I listen very well to all being's needs. I love hiking and beach walking with doggies is one of my favorite thing.