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“ “ good dogs to good homes because when a dog is sold off, it isn’t just selling the dog but I feel responsible for it the rest of its life. It’s like you marrying your child off – she’s still your child though she’s now somebody’s wife. So I started but I didn’t have any money and these dogs are quite expensive to take care of as a college student. I had to cut down on spending but I still wasn’t raising enough to buy them. By faith, one day, I built a kennel, entered it and prayed. I told GOD that since He gave me the faith to build a kennel, He should give me a dog before the end of the year (2017). Later on in the same year, my uncle offered me one which was an answer to my prayer of faith. That first dog was in a bad condi- tion, terrible skin condition, under weight and full of worms so I took it upon myself to take care of it as if it was my own brother in the ICU. As I speak to you that dog – Riley – is producing beautiful puppies. I spent a lot on him (people actually wanted to buy him but you don’t sell your capital – he’s my testimo- ny too!). That dog has taught me a lot: he taught me about responsi- bility and trust. He was a year old when I took him and he had every right to be aggres- sive