My wife and I have been around animals for almost all of our lives from fish, to goats, to cows, to horses...and especially dogs. We have crate/house trained a number of puppies, given medications, and can morph our schedule to work with the needs of other folks' dogs...so your unique situation isn't likely to be too daunting for us. I work from home and my wife is home with our three kids. With the exception of Saturdays, we are essentially homebodies. On Saturdays, we are typically out from noon until 5:00pm. There are Saturdays that we are out longer than that, but not usually. Our family of five along with our Cocker Spaniel (Charlie) and Aussie-doodle (Reilly) live in a quiet, cul-de-sac neighborhood, a little out in the country on 2+ acres – all of which is enclosed with an invisible fence and not too close to major roads. We also have a pet door that goes to a fenced in dog run. It's been great to have the space to allow our pups to get great exercise and outdoor time with our family. Since I work from home and my wife is a stay-at-home mother/teacher/superwoman, our schedule is pretty flexible and allows us to respond to our dog's needs as well as those of other pets. Our dogs, Charlie and Reilly are amazingly social dogs who are looking forward to increasing their friend circle.