I grew up on a farm on the Big Island of Hawaii and my family had german sherpards that were well trained and loved chasing tennis balls. I've raised our handsome yellow lab from the early age of 6 weeks old and now he's 7. Some tricks he knows is to shut doors, balance treats on his noise. Some commands he knows is come, stay, sit, and up. He doesn't jump on people and he's not much of a barker. He'll be at the house while I watch other dogs. He's friendly and happy! We have 3 dog beds (might be a bit spoiled). I helped raise and potty train my friends puppy who is now 1 years old. I have a kennel if needed for comfort. I'm available from 11:30am to 10pm Monday thru Thursday. Full days on Friday thru Sunday.