My wife and I are going to travel out of the country around 1st or middle Sept We have two dogs a German Shepard 85lb & a Pomeranian 8lb. Both house trained. We live 10 miles outside Goldsboro, NC., in the country on 21/2 acres in a Log home. We have 3 neighbors,no children and it's very quite. There are quite a few Historical attractions in and around the area. We are located about the middle of the state, so you have access to many places of interest within an hour or two of driving As we are smokers (wife trying to quit)there is no restriction on that. If you are a non smoker, I believe there won't be a problem as we have high ceilings and large ceiling fans.