[CFrance]

Thanks for the Doggy Doo Run Run advice. I do want to mostly come play with my dog, and this sounds like a great place. There will be times when we want to drop him off to play while we have to go elsewhere, so it's good to know of someplace where he can be running around socializing while we're not there.

Chipper, we have had two goldens in three different places. Our first had an acre fenced, then moved to a condo unfenced with our having to have him on a line while we were outside. But there was a dog beach a half mile away. Then the second and current golden began life in the condo/dog beach place, a couple fenced-in small yards in FL in the winter, and this current one-bedroom apartment in Pittsburgh with a patio where he must be tied and has a little bit of room. My point is that both our goldens adjusted to whatever they were given, even if we changed it up. They are such amenable dogs. They just endure. What angels. We live where we want and then provide exercise for them on a regular basis. Every place has a different exercise opportunity; you just have to figure it out after you get there. That's what I'm trying to do now for when we get down to TV.

We looked at CYVs, but decided we wanted a bit more interior space. I did like the fenced-in part, though, for the fact that a dog could mosey. We will get an electronic fence to give our dog some moseying space.

I will say our goldens got hot easily in FL. In Key West I used to walk the neighborhood with each one after dark. It was very safe because no one would accost you with a 75-lb dog on line. Plus, everyone else with a big dog was out walking them after dark too! We met a lot of people that way.