I am a stay at home mum with two teenage kids who love dogs and will be providers of extra pats and love for your pets. My daughter works casually at a local kennel and is very used to looking after and handling dogs. I have had dogs around me all of my life.
We have two West Highland White Terriers, Banjo and Poppi, who are now 10 and love investigating everything in the garden and snuggling on the couch and are very much part of our family and seem to think they are human. They sleep on the bed with us, they sit on the couch with us - I suspect that they think that they are sharing with us! ...