I work at home, and I'm amazed at how much my dog sleeps and just lazes around during the day. I give him an hour's walk in the morning, and after that (and breakfast), he snoozes in his crate for a few hours. He then gets up, stretches, and moves to a dog bed in the livingroom for a while. He'll get up to drink some water, and he always barks at the mailman. Since I'm home and leave the back door open, and he can open the screen door by himself, he goes into the back yard and finds a sunny spot and snoozes some more. He'll bark at passersby occasionally, too, but mostly he's not doing much. At lunchtime (mine), I usually work on some obedience with him for about 10-15 minutes, and then he goes back to resting. About 4pm he starts getting antsy, wanting to go on a walk. I take him out between 5 and 6 for a 45-minute walk, then he gets dinner, and then for some reason, he's full of energy and wants to play in the backyard. We either play chase or I kick an old soccer ball and he goes nuts. Then he watches me intently as I make myself dinner, and falls asleep between 7 and 8. What a life!