I have had the privilege of caring for fur babies since the age of 5 and I absolutely love it! We do not have 2 legged children but we do have a four legged child (Zeus) who is a 13 years old Chinese Crested Powder Puff who we have had since he was 6 months old. He is a very friendly dog who will get along with anything. I do not believe in caging but you know your dogie better than I do so if you tell me he/she should be caged on down time I will do so. I am a fitbit member so your dog is guaranteed to get exercise unless you tell me otherwise. Whatever schedule you guys have will be kept when your dogie is here. My goal is to have you and your dog think of my home as the home away from home. Because I do not have a fenced yard I prefer potty trained dogs and because Zeus so old I can not host large dogs (sorry).