My husband and I have been dog lovers and owners all our lives. We have 2 small dogs; a hyper yorkie and a snugly shih tzu. They enjoy having other dogs to play with. We live in a large house and have a doggie door to a dog run. I work near by and my husband is home full time. We love to go to the dog park and although we don't allow the dogs on the furniture we do let them sit on us :). We do crate the dogs at bedtime but they will be very near the bedroom so we can hear if they need to go out during the night. My adult daughter is also available and loves dogs so Some one is home full time with you dogs and we will love them like our own.