George is a 5yr blue tick coon hound. He is great with other dogs and hard. No with cats!! He is learning to walk on a leash and loves to sniff. He does not know he is a large dog and loves to cuddle. We currently have 3 other dogs in our home, so for safety, we feed him in his kennel and keep him in the kennel while we are gone. He seems to do fine, but we have never gone long. He would probably be good with kids, but again, he thinks he is a small dog, which he is about 70lbs.