Hi there! We will give your dogs so much affection and attention during their stay with us! We will strive to make sure you and your animals needs are met and provide the highest quality of love and care possible! I am home all day, and we have a fenced in yard. We have 2 dogs, Bella (a lab mix), and Charlie (a cavapoo). Our daughter comes home from school around 3:00 and is always happy to play with the dogs. We do not crate Bella, but we do crate Charlie. We don't require your dog to be crate trained as long as they aren't destructive. As I said, I work from home so I am home most of the day. We are occasionally (2-3x/week) out of the house for 2-2.5 hours in the evening.