I love petting and hugging dogs. I like to interact with the dog talking and jumping. I might take a nap with them if they want to take a nap. If they like to go for a ride in the car that is O K. I don't like it when dogs like to make noise just to be making noise. I don't mind if the dog announces people at the door. We always had a dog growing up. My first two husbands liked dogs. The third one was afraid of dogs, so I didn't keep him around long. We had several animals when we married him, so you would think he would tell us he didn't want a dog after we got married. Oh well!