Dog must be able to climb stairs to come in and out of the house. Must get along with Shaggy. My preferred breeds are ones that don't shed. I'm looking for a quieter dog since our dog is 14 years. I welcome a meeting to see how they do. Note that I cannot leave food down as Shaggy will eat it so I feed twice per day. I am comfortable feeding raw as that is what we do.

I get up around 7am, let the dogs out into the backyard for a pee, then have my shower, etc. I then feed the dogs and have my coffee/breakfast :-) The time of year and weather dictate when I walk. I usually do a neighbourhood walk by noon and the dogs are usually outside one more time between waking and that walk. My dog is happy to just go outside in the yard after that one walk but I can manage another walk if your dog needs it - especially if we need to see them do their business before bed! I sometimes have a neighbourhood dog over for a play date - although it's often more of a sniff date than a play date :-) On weekends I may take the dog (with your permission) on a walk in the woods somewhere - a local park, a hike, snowshoe, etc. On a weekend we may go out for a few hours and leave the dogs at home or in the car as we run errands and weather permitting.