As of right now, this sounds like me. All of mine stay in my house, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Someday I will need to have a separate area built onto the house though, I would like them to have their own room. Mine all have their own wardrobes, bowls, toys, etc. too...and I do spend a fortune but I think it's worth it. Right now, since I'm living with my mom, it makes things a little more difficult. I have the bonus room, which is pretty big, much bigger than the other rooms in the house at least. I have all my crates and playpens set up against the walls around the room, along with Lily's cat tree, because she needed something to get away from the dogs sometimes...lol. I just ordered another big crate/pen that opens at the top for the room as well. The adults are only crated when I leave or if there are people over at the house (the latter isn't very often), and the babies stay in a huge playpen, but come out a few times a day with diapers on to play in the room with the adults. All my adults, for the most part, are potty trained to go outside, so that can be a hassle at times, because I have to run downstairs with all of them every few hours or so...and three of them won't go down the steps themselves and I have to carry them to the door...
Right now I have 4 breeding girls, 1 pet (a girl...Sophie), and 1 breeding male who isn't anywhere near old enough to breed yet. I use my friend's male right now, and he's the daddy to Ryder, my future stud. I'm considering very seriously getting 1 more male, so I can always have something to breed to without doing it too close to the lines. I have a pretty good prospect in a male from a litter just born a few weeks ago to my friend. She had 5 boys, and they're all small, but not anywhere near as small as Ryder's litter...which is good, I wouldn't want another one this small. They're only 3 weeks old today, but they're gorgeous little boys, and they're out of a completely different mother and father, none of which have any lines that are the same as Ryder or any of my females. Either that or I'll find another male that I fall in love with lol. But I think that would be a good number...4 breeding females and a 2 males...plus the one pet. She's actually out of Brooklyn and Ryder's daddy, and they were just bred again, so I can show her off when these pups are born...
I clean like crazy too...I'm ALWAYS doing something for the dogs...but I really don't mind, they're my babies. I don't think I could ever have a kennel, although I know some people do it. I agree with YorkieRose...there is a BIG difference. My friend has a kennel, and although they're all well socialized and happy, my dogs are much closer to me and are always clean and happy...not that hers aren't...but it's just...DIFFERENT! I mean, mine sleep in my bed with me...it isn't logical that it would be the same.
