Your dog will get to be outside a lot. My teen ager loves pets and will snuggle if wanted. If your dog needs special medication we have had a diabetic cat in the past. Also we have no problem brushing your dog. My kid wants a pet of her own so she will be doing most the work. I do prefer poddy trained dogs, but I will take in them if they aren’t. I really don’t have much else to say. Our whole family has some sort of pet and my sister in law has three dogs and three cats, that my kid has baby say. I personally also had dogs in the past. We love animals in our home and welcome them here .