I have been given my own dog not to long ago , And now he feels like my own son now. I rarely leave him home alone now. I see that he is spoiled but not to the point where he is a big brat. Im home more than 90% of the time. growing up i always felt like any dog could come to like me even the most violent ones. I love to play with all ages of dogs whether they are old grumpy men/women to young energetic puppies. I have a fenced backyard that is nice and big for them to play around in. If they are not potty trained they will sleep in a kennel in my room . I will not leave them outside at night I take dogs to potty about every 2 hours but if required to take more often just remind me. I hope you see that im a dog parent just like most of everyone on here.