As a military brat, I was raised with dogs. Purebred Awarded Shar Pei's, German Service Boxers and rescue dogs. My family boxer, Dozer, is 13 and very fit. Plays well with any happy dog or puppy. However, aggressive dogs, he just ignores. My daughter's aged 1 and 4 know to be gentle with animals and love being around them. We have no dog allergies and love hiking with our kids and Dozer, next to our dog park. We take walks often to tire out kids and get Dozer extra exercise so he stays nice and trim. We even have doggy stairs for older or smaller dogs to get in car. Would love to take care of other dogs like our own little heartbeat Dozer. ThanQ