WOW! DD11 would love to be at your place, she wants to be a vet, animal trainer and have her own doggy daycare place when she gets older and she is going to horse camp this summer.
We have 4 dogs: a 9 year old St. Bernard/ Spaniel mix (yeah, you read that right), a 7 year old Beagle mix, a 5 year old Australian Shepherd mix, and a 9 year old toy poodle. All rescues.
We also have 4 cats: 3 calicos - an 8 year old, a 7 year old and a 3 year old, plus a 3 year old tortie. The two older ones are from shelters and the two 3 year olds are litter mates from a stray who gave birth in DH's uncle's garage.
We also have a chinchilla (about 18 months old - also a rescue), a bearded dragon - 3 years old, and an African Cichild (a fish) who is about 2.
Yep, that's 11, if you were counting. We hire a pet sitter when we go out of town because it's cheaper than boarding all of them.

Although DH is hopeing to add an English bulldog puppy to our home somewhere in the future. And once our yard is done I would love to be a foster for Boxer Rescue. Boxers are like potato chips, you can't have just one. So who knows in a few years we may catch up with you guys 
We have 2 Boxers, I really wish we had more but DH and I agreed not to let ourselves be out numbered for awhileAlthough DH is hopeing to add an English bulldog puppy to our home somewhere in the future. And once our yard is done I would love to be a foster for Boxer Rescue. Boxers are like potato chips, you can't have just one. So who knows in a few years we may catch up with you guys
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yup...they are nut, just like their mama