Bio

I am the owner of Pleasant Puppy and I'd like to thank you for your visit and offer some personal background info so you can get a better idea of who I am and what my experience is.

I've been caring for animals since I was very young and have been volunteering through out my life in helping many different animals grow and thrive. It is something that I truly love. I was always trying to get as close as possible and learn as much as possible about animals, both wild and tame. When I was 10 and living in Alaska my family got me and my younger brother into a volunteer program that rears abandoned wild baby birds to release back into the wild. They trained us how to feed them using a syringe and care for them during different parts of their development, a couple weeks later we were sent home with a nest of four songbirds. These guys needed constant care from 5:30 am to 8:30 pm. This included feeding them with a syringe every 15 minutes and between that there was making their food, cleaning their cage/nest, keeping my cat from eating them and when they got older catching bugs for them along with constant watching to make sure they weren't getting in to trouble or getting hurt. Me and my brother worked in 2 hour sifts from sun up to sun down. All four made it and were released back into the wild. This experience taught me a lot of responsibility and I continued raising baby birds on and off through out my life. Then in 2004 I volunteered dog walking at the local human society. I was very interested in learning dog training and dog behavior and started training the dogs in my care basic dog walking manners and obedience. This was important because it gave dogs a greater chance of getting adopted sooner as others would see how well behaved they were and would become interested. Many would pull at first, and some had never been walked on a leash and would jump, roll and pull to try and brake away, but with some patience and persistence they would learn to relax and enjoy the walk by my side. I gained a better understanding about how to care for dogs with many different needs and backgrounds such as dogs with high anxiety and dogs with injuries from being hit by cars. Many of them have touched my heart and I will never forget. I have also raised a few cats that I consider part of my family.

As a hobby I do a lot of research on care for exotic pets of all types such as kinkajous and sugar gliders. I also research dog breeds, training techniques, dog & general animal behavior, a little on parrot species and the methods of care each different type need and a bit on pet nutrition.