Maybe I won't have to worry about digging, then - since he/she wouldn't be outside long enough to get bored, and I definitely would have it spayed/neutered!

I always hear things about dogs "needing a job". What does everybody mean when they say that? I mean - his job would be to love and to be loved, and to protect us. But that's not something he'll be occupied with 24 hours a day. Is there something else?

Thanks again, everybody, for your responses.