Hello Lynn, nice to meet you - hope you enjoy the forum 
Hi Lynn, welcome to the forum. I too live in the ‘South’, we could be neighbours - hi neighbour!!!
Hi Lynn, as a newby myself I can recommend OFF. Sure you will enjoy the chat and good advice is offered.
I have a mad staffie called Ben, unfortunately he hates other dogs (but loves people), so we can’t let him run free as much as we would like.
Kath x