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We have a fenced in yard and 2 dogs. Our dogs have their own gated room that can easily be watched from other rooms on the main floor. Our dogs sleep in their own crates at night. We make sure that our dogs have food and water available throughout the day.

My dogs get let out into our fenced yard atleast 4 times a day. Depending on the weather, I like to let them outside anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes at a time. Of course if it is hot or raining, I cut this time down substantially, making sure they have enough time to do their business and come back in. My routine with the dogs usually involves some pets and scratches when I first let them out of their crates in the morning. While they are outside enjoying their first yard visit of the day, I prep their food and water. I let them back in and then a few more scratches and pets may occur before I go about my day with my son. Throughout the day, I’ll be keeping an eye on them in their own gated room to make sure they are fine and still have water and food. After the morning, I’ll usually let them out around lunch time, 5 pm and then one more time before bed. Sometimes they’ll get let out more often than this, like if I am going to be outside with my son outside of the fenced in yard, I’ll sometimes let them out during this time as well.