I am a stay at home homeschooling mother with children who LOVE to play with dogs. We are able to keep your dog loved walked played with and engaged. Just like children I feel like dogs need to be doing something productive for their day like playing sniffing and engaging so that they have purpose. When a dog has purpose they are better behaved. I do daily walks with my dog and your dog could be included in those walks or I could walk them separately if needed. I typically do an evening walk as well to end the day well. Dogs know mostly what to expect when they are with us because we try to keep the routine predictable.