I cared for our dog Zeena for 15 years when we adopted her at 4 months old from the Oceanside Humane Society. She was the world's best dog and was great with kids and other dogs and was always smiling and happy I think because we loved her so much ,trained her well and treated her as one of the family.I am retired and have a lot of free time am very active and love all dogs.My wife is a nurse and is crazy about all dogs .. After caring for Zeena who had many problems the last year(dementia,arthritis,incontinence,we had to put her to sleep 3 months ago which was the hardest decision of our life. We would treat any dog just like Zeena.We have a fully fenced back yard with a doggie door and lots of great sniffing spots, live 3 miles from the beach and love to take walks along the trails there.