I am retired and spend my days playing with and cuddling my own dogs. I understand the need to feel like your dog is completely safe and happy while they can't be with you. I am an animal lover, I have dogs, a large one and a small old one and can do the playing as much as give the cuddling they need. I also know there is nothing a dog can do to a house, a shoe or a pillow that is the end of the world and that dogs are our best barometers for people. I have had all kinds of dogs throughout the years, an adopted 10 year old greyhound racer, pitbulls, dachshunds, beagles, mixes and mutts. Everyone of them loved and treasured.