Both me and my wife grew up with dogs as small as 2 pounds to 50 pounds. We have 2 pets of our own that can keep your pet/s company during the stay. One is a bichon frisce (flower) and the other is a sigh tzu (marshmallow). Both are fixed. Flower is the oldest at 11 years old and Marshmallow is 6. We will treat yours like one of our own. My wife and I have 2 children, ages 15 and 12 who have also grown up with dogs. We love playing outdoors in our nice neighborhood that will accommodate walks for your dogs or venture out to Austin to other pet friendly areas. We have a average sized back yard to let the dogs play outside on those nice sunny days.