My history started at the age of 7 when i got my first dog Duke from the ASPCA in Brooklyn NY, Right then and there I knew I wanted to be a animal keeper of all kinds, well my parents had other plans. when duke came home with us he had a bad stomach and my parents couldnt deal with so they took him back and I cried myself sick. My grandfather lived up stairs from us and heard the news so he went back and got Duke and just to let you know, I never stayed home and Duke lived to be 16 years old.