Growing up, we always had 2-3 dogs at a time. Also, for the last 4 years I have been dog sitting for my friends when they go out of town. Dogs are high attention animals and need lots of affection, which I greatly enjoy giving. Living in the city where there are a lot of houses that have little or no backyard can be hard for dogs, and because of this I believe dogs need extra time walking to get all their energy out.