This is such a great thread.
My dogs spend most of the time inside, because they're so destructive (they loooooove to wrestle with each other and they don't care what they knock into). Sometimes, though, my parents will let them in...it's always a nice surprise when I open the door as I get home from school and hear their nails clicking on the hardwood floor as they come to greet me. Although, the yellow lab hasn't quite figured out how to stop on said floors yet (and we've had them a couple of YEARS now), so most days she ends up crashing into the dining table. LOL.