i have had dogs my hole life from the farm where i grew up to the city where i live now,,big and small, i can give baths teach them tricks and hug and show them love,,play fetch as i just lost my doggy i feel that this will be a great way to enjoy being around dogs more as im a chef so i work a lot ,,i have a huge fenced in yard im also walking distance to many trails and i can also travel with them to parks i also have 2 kids that i have every other weekend and every Wednesday and i also have a 1 year old kitty who loves doggies. my house is also large so their is lots of room to be a dog