I want to make sure that the dog is not aggressive towards people, especially kids, or other dogs. I have raised all 3 of my daughters to be kind and gentle with pets but I worry a dog will become aggressive towards one of them. I do tend to shy away from breeds that are known to be aggressive. I understand that not all dogs in those breeds are aggressive but if I don’t know them it makes it difficult for me to assess whether or not they would be a good fit go be a visitor in our home. We currently live on a military base which prevents us from accepting certain breeds: Akita, Rottweiler, Pitt Bulls, and wolf hybrids, which includes a mix of any of these breeds as well.

I’m a stay at home mom so I am home all day almost every single day of the week. On a typical day we take the dogs into our fenced in backyard for a potty break first thing in the morning, then we bring the dogs inside and separate them to feed them. If any dogs wish to go outside for another potty break after breakfast one of us will go into the backyard with the dogs. Depending on the dogs we have in our home we may take the dogs to the dog park an hour or two after breakfast or in the afternoon; sometimes both for more energetic dogs, weather permitting of course. We feed the dogs dinner around 6 PM unless otherwise requested. After dinner I try to send an update with a photo. Depending on the weather we try to go for a walk after dinner. At bedtime if there are dogs that sleep on beds usually my 11 and 13 year old daughters take turns keeping the dogs in their beds over night. If dogs are not allowed in beds they stay downstairs or if they have a dog bed sometimes one of the girls will bring the dog bed upstairs to have the dog sleep in their room. *We do not take dogs outside for long periods of time when it is too hot and we always bring water for the dogs to the dog park. My daughters love playing tug-o-war and fetch with dogs. We also enjoy cuddling on the couch with dogs!