I absolutely love petting and hanging with any kind of animal. I always find myself petting dogs when I'm near them. Always have had dogs my whole life until recently and watched family and friends dogs for them. I have plenty of references available as requested. I work a flexible schedule and am attending graduate school (online) currently as well which I can do from anywhere which makes dog sitting a pretty easy thing to incoorperate into my schedule. So helping people keep their dogs comfortable in the home while they are away or unable to be home is a service I can easily provide to help others out. I have done this many times for family and friends as an alternative to kennels for the simple fact that keeping the dog in the home is the best option always.