As I type this there are seven canines at my house. One of them belongs to my sister whom I'm dog sitting for, one to my grandmother, one to my father, one to my mother (although the dog thinks otherwise) and the other three are mine. I'm no stranger to all things canine and thankfully my family and friends both understand and embrace this facet of my personality. Movies,Books,Television, Apparel, if it involves dog I will probably enjoy it. If I see a dog I'm mostly likely going to want to go pet it and talk about it with whomever is holding the leash. I might meet a stranger but I rarely meet a strange dog. I've expounded at length on the dogs my family has owned over the years. I've written on dogs in general and why I feel they make the best pets. Dogs just make sense to me. They always have. Far as I'm concerned a house needs a dog to be home.
One of the reasons that dogs hold such sway over me is the fact that dogs are relatively simple creatures. They let you know what they want. People are confusing and can say things that don't at all convey what they mean. Dogs do not possess the ability to be anything but themselves.What you see is what you get. If a dog doesn't like you there is a slim chance that he won't show you signs to stay away. The same cannot be said for people. People have motives, dogs do not. Stay around a dog and you will observe four basic needs they will get you to meet:Food,water,play,pet. It is that simple. People are nothing like that.
I'm an introvert. Unless I know you or you are under the age of eighteen I won't find talking to you easy. I work with children and students so young people are easy to converse with, older people on the other hand are much more of a challenge. That being said with a dog around I will happily talk to people I don't know. Dogs are a great buffer for me. I can and will talk dogs with you all day. If you've got questions I've likely got answers. Breeds, training, work, play, problems it doesn't matter what it is so long as it involves a canine.
Those close to me understand how deep it runs in my veins. It is normal for me to go over to hang out with my friends and wind up with their dogs in my laps or see me rolling around on the floor wrestling with one dog or another. I was over at a friend's house recently and walked upstairs to say hello to his parents. His mother told me that they wanted to get another dog soon. The next morning I'd created a list of various breeds that fit the criteria they were looking for in a dog. Giving advice is par for the course. I love to help. It helps that I've spent most of my life reading up on dogs and have been raised around and help train a variety of breeds.
It should come as a shock to no one to discover that I'm currently hunting training schools to get my certification. While I can teach basic obedience without problem I want to be able to teach more advanced obedience and training. The more I know the more dogs I can work with. Although puppies will probably always be my favorite (who doesn't like watching a fluffy puppy realize that sitting down brings a great reward and that obeying is good) I enjoy working with older dogs and showing that an old dog can learn new tricks. Expanding my knowledge is something I've always enjoyed and the more I learn the more my own dogs benefit, not just those of future clients.
While there are many people who go to school for a long time to get two initials attached to their name I'll be in school to get three attached to mine-CDT.
