We have a golden retriever that loves to play, she loves the company of other dogs, and we take lots of walks and many other outings like swimming. We have had many dogs in our family over time mostly large dogs, standard poodles, saint Bernard, and labs Weekends are especially good for us. We can take of the dogs coat with brushing, and trim nails, I have trained my own dogs that have most of time been a sporting breeds to hunt, we believe there are no dogs that bad they just need great encouragement, We do have two cats, one just loves everybody and one that's a scaredy cat . Our yard is not really large but big enough for three dogs with walks. Thanks Gary