Every morning, my dog is the one who wakes me up. We have a pretty good schedule as he goes out and goes potty and we play before he eats. I always make sure that if he eats, he waits at least 30 minutes to an hour before any form of activity, other than walking. I take him on walks periodically through the day. And then he receives dinner at night. I take pride in the compliments I get as being a good dog mom because I do treat my dog has my son! I treat my dog as if he is another human. You can lay up on the couch and cuddle me at night I believe any dog should have that right! But I would completely respect boundaries on whatever the client implement.