our dogs rarely come inside, if they do they are on their beds and dont move, other than that they go to work with dh, go for a 2km run everyday and get walked on the weekend.. they are excellent with our young nieces & nephews even when one rides them like a pony lol.. i know they will be fine but i still want to prepare them, its a bit different to having kids at the house for a couple of hours rather than 24/7.

they are such sooks i just dont want them to be sad! (does that sound lame??)

thanks santosha, that article was really helpful!

PacRakMG - oh my god i struggle to walk these two now there is no way i could handle a pram on top of that haha! strongest dogs ever!

thanks for all your advice everyone, certainly has given me a lot to think about