I have always had at least 1 dog since I was a child, from pitbulls to pugs and everything inbetween. I work from home so your loved pet would never be left alone for hours. I currently have 1 female spayed golden retriever and 1 female spayed scottish straight cat and they get along well. I also have children who love animals and are very gentle with them. I live in a quiet neighborhood where I constantly take my dog for walks and play with her in the yard. I do not have a fence in the yard but my neighborhood does have a small dog park enclosure that i could use. I work from home and have been for years so my schedule is very flexible. My husband gets home at 330pm and I only eve have to take my kids back and forth to school. I have a 3 year old golden retriever who gets along with everyone and every animal she has come in contact with from dogs, cats, and bunnies. We go for walks in the neighborhood and she goes outside in the yard but there is no fence, but there is a fenced in dog enclosure in my neighborhood I can use as well.