I have always had dogs since I was a small child. Now we have 3, had 4 but had to put one to sleep last month. We have one 115 lb. German Shepherd, one 95 lb. German Shepherd, and one 65 lb. German Shepherd/Pit Bull mix, and one Dyson pet hair vacuum cleaner. Plain and simple, if it were not for my dogs I would not be here now.

I have trouble getting out of the house a lot. They really help me that way cause I try to walk them as often as I can at night, we make it maybe 3-4 days out of seven, I would like to go every night but you know... the whole bipolar thing.

I also volunteer at an animal shelter 2 hours a week, I wish I could do more but due to anxiety about being in public it's really all I can manage, but it is very rewarding, I highly recommend it to anyone looking for reasons to get up and get out of the house. Pets rock!