Should you keep a dog at home?

Spending time with them: A dog is the happiest if you make it sit next to you and run its fingers across its head while you, say, watch the TV for a while. Even when it is inside the house, you must make it a point to play with them with their toys for sometime. Some dogs tear up rubber toys in which case you have to buy the much more expensive latex ones. Just a little time spent in playing with them makes them ecstatic.