I've had an animal in my house since I was born. Dogs have always been my favorite, while we did also have cats, I always leaned towards our pups. We fostered gray hounds for several years after joining rescued racers to help save them. I've trained puppies, our own and some neighbors. I have experience with dogs with special needs. I had a German Shephard who was deaf, I trained her with sign language, and when we were inside, thumps on the ground. My husband and I currently have a Cane Corse who he has had since a puppy. He trained him until we met, and then he became a mommas boy. So now he's my helper with the kids. I am a stay-at-home mom of 4 young kids. I am always here to take care of our animals and any more who come to visit. The only time I am not home is for doctors visits or little outings to see family, but we are never gone for more than 3-4 hours. We have a fenced in yard, it is sectioned off, part of the area is for the animals, part of it is for the kids. We make sure both areas are cleaned and taken care of. We have a room specifically for sleeping, it has a large rug with cushioning underneath. There is also plenty of room for crates if your pup is crate trained. The area is mostly used for feeding, sleeping, and our pup likes to use it as his "safe" area away from the kids if they're bugging him too much. If we are going to watch you pup at your home I can ensure you that we are a loving and respectful family. I do have 4 younger kids, they're usually up by 6:30am and I bed by 7pm, so we ask that drop-off and pick-ups are in that time frame. If that isn't possible we can still work it out! Our dog may act big and bad, but he's a big baby and loves playing with dogs of any size or gender. We also have a room designed specifically for the pups instead of crates. Either way works though!