I had dogs growing up and my mom and sister had/have labs now. Black, yellow, chocolate......My husband of 10 years is highly allergic, so we can't have one in the house. We (my 2 kids (7 & 9) LOVE bulldogs and labs, so, if you own one, we'd love to take care of them when you're not home! The kids would help me when they aren't at school and we can work weekends too. We have a bunny and we shower him with love (hubby not allergic to bunnies). We always see people with dogs in the mornings and know their owners have to go to work - I always say I'm going to stop and ask them if we can come and walk them while they're gone, but my kids say, NO Mom! you can't do that.......We all want a dog, but know we can't have one and how much work goes into having one, so, for now, I think walking, babysitting is the best option for my family and hopefully yours!