My Wife and I have both had dogs for years. We currently have a golden retriever named Mackinac and a Malti-Poo named Maizey. We do both work full time bit I work at night so theres only a 3-4 hour period where the dogs are home alone. My wife is a teacher so she also has summmers off. We've dog sat for friends before and it always seems to work out pretty well. We decided we'd try this out. Dogs staying here would get the same meal planning they get when they are at their owners house. They will be walked regularly and get regular trips out to our fenced in backyard. (Where we do keep a kiddie pool) They would get plenty of play time from out two dogs and anytime we go away our guest dogs will get their own room in the house to relax and enjoy comfortable temperatures. We are also happy to provide regular updates and pictures to their owners. I will also make it a point to bathe all dogs staying longer than 4 nights.