decent tummy tickles occasional mimicking of noises & actions multipe petting strategies green grass nearby, with bushes and trees dog scents from other neighborly dogs I have waste bags for doggie goodness, and a hand to retrieve goodness. I have the proper location to place the goodness when goodness is to be had. Used ta splash with the dog "Chica" in the swimming pool during the hot summer months of Scottsdale. I favor a dog over a cat. I am more of a dog person than I am a person who is more snake than person. I prefer the blissful woofing of a doggie's woof than a slithering serpent searching for a slithering serpent spot to bundle up + not make woofing sounds as a woofer would. (I smoke cigarettes, outside on the patio, I do not smoke inside the apartment.)