If your dog has "entirely too much energy" then this is going to be great! I love 'em all, but if you need someone to match your dog's energy and enthusiasm, Challenge Accepted. :) My favorite part of caring for dogs is also their favorite part - the walk! For little dogs who don't have much stamina, I even have a basket on my mountain bike and we stop every so often for sniffing and marking and the pup gets to go home and brag about her 10 mile adventure to all her doggy friends. Most walks will be on trails or fire roads in the Yucaipa area...I trust your dog, but walks around neighborhoods sometimes have other dogs involved, and I don't know them...So your pup will be safe and happy as can be away from other dogs when we take walks. For overnights, I don't mind if the little one likes to sit with me on the sofa and take in a movie, dogs are natural snugglers.