We live in a house with a fenced in yard. We go to the dog park all the time and we live in a great neighborhood for taking nice walks. I've had dogs all my life. Right now I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix who is 5 years old and she is our world. Now that my kids are grown and have their own lives I guess Sandy has been that replacement because she goes everywhere with us. Now that I'm semi retired I want to fill my time with my love for dogs. Also, Sandy really enjoys other animals so having other dogs around will be great for her too. I might be older but I love to walk. I'm really used to walking a sniffing dog because that would be Sandy. If a dog needs to sniff let them sniff. If they just like to walk then that's what they should be able to do. It's all about them. We just moved to NC from CT so I’m excited to meet some new people and some great dogs too.