I used to play football. My favorite football team is the Green Bay Packers. I don't have any pets. I would love to have a cat or maybe even a hedgehog. I want dog who is loyal and willing to rest with me. I work as a roofer. I like my job. I am not replacing roofs right now because of the cold but it gives me time to enjoy sports. I want to adopt a male German Shepherd from a shelter. I am trying to prepare my house to get a dog. My neighbor is going to look after my dog when I am away.
I play tennis. I am a singer and I work from home. My dads worked for GE. Green is my favorite color. I have two dogs and a cat. My cat's name is Rastus and dogs are names Thurber and Thatcher, named after famous people. My dogs are both boxer mixed breeds from the shelter.
I got my new dog! I'm trying to think of names for him. What about something related to the Packers?   That's a good idea!  Who are your dogs named after? One is named after Margaret Thatcher, my favorite politician, while the other is named after James Thurber, a cartoonist I love. That's such a cool way to pick out names for pets!!!  And who is your cat named after? Rastus is sort of a bastardized version of Rasputin.  I figured that a cat with nine lives should be named after a guy who seemed to have that many. That makes sense!  How many of those 9 lives has Rastus used so far? It's definitely been a few.  He likes his mischief.  I think my dogs are plotting to take a few more if they can ever get a hold of him. I can imagine!  I guess it's true that cats and dogs don't always get along!  How's your singing career going? It's keeping me busy.  Lately I've been learning some songs and posting them on YouTube, hoping my account blows up. It would be really cool if it did!  I could say I knew you before you were famous!  So you're the pet expert - do you have any suggestions on getting my house ready for my dog when I finally am able to adopt? Be really disciplined about teaching them where they're allowed to go and where they aren't.  If you give them an inch they'll take a mile.  Consistency is the key to training and you want to make sure that you remain the master of your place.