Hi! Welcome to HIVE.

I also love dogs, and all animals too. congrats on your taekwondo 10 yrs. I think all women should be able to defend themselves. great sport choice.

Charlie is beautiful. Feel free to share more pictures. There's a community named HIVEPets, check it out: https://peakd.com/c/hive-196708

if you need help. feel free to ask. hive people here are very helpful.

some tips for you:

keep your keys safe. especially active and owner keys. use the post key for daily use.
Search for communities that you have an interest in and engage. create a post inside communities topics.
upvote good quality posts
downvote for bad quality posts (usually I only skip, but if it's a copy, plagiarism, or offensive posts I downvote for sure).
engage, make new friends, comment.
use hashtags and don't spam
have fun.

some starter communities to you:

see you soon