I have had dogs all my life. I do not treat my dogs like dogs -- they are my children. My husband and I both play with our dogs everyday. He is home full time and I work - so this is a joint effort. They get walks everyday and lots of love from both of us. They sleep with us and follow us thru the entire house. We make sure they don't get bored. They have lots and lots of toys in their toy boxes. And they do play with those toys. We go to the dog park almost daily (depending on weather) and make sure they get plenty of exercise during the day. I cannot imagine my house with out any animals. They are always happy and make me happy.