My dogs are 7yrs old and our babies and are used to having someone home with them all the time. In the morning they go out and then will sleep all day until like 4:30 or so. Then they go out to potty, eat and go potty again. They play and lay around and go out to potty the last time around 10 or 11 and then sleep til round 7. They really just need to be let out, fed, and really just company more than anything. They're sweet, loving, and spoiled rotten. We hate to go without them and would take em with us if we could.