I am 55 years old and I work from home. My wife and I have had dogs in our life since we have been married, 33 years. We currently have two puggles (that means a hybrid Beagle and Pug) They are SUPER CUTE if you have never seen one before. We have a fully fenced in back yard and we have grass , tress , bushes they can run and play all day, then when they get tired they can come in and cool off in the summer or come in and get warm in the winter . We also have a chain link dog area that connects to our garage that can keep them to one particular area if needed. It"s up to them but they do have the options either way.