Wawona 4

I have the Wawona 4 and love it. We use the Wawona much more than our Gazelle T4. Took us two setups to figure out the fly, but now the wife and I set it up in a jiffy :) With the dogs etc, look at the Wawona 6

We use two, a Gazelle T4 and a North Face Wawona 4. The North Face has become our favorite. We can stand up in both. For your situation look at the Wawona 6.

We love our North Face Wawona 4. It took us a couple times to learn how to set it up, and now we can get it set up rather easily. Can stand in it and I am 6ft 1 inch. We prefer the Wawona over our T4 Gazelle. The T4 is just a huge beast to deal with. I also looked at the Big Agnes Big House as well.

Gazelle T4, North Face Wawona or Big Agness Big House. Agree the T4 is a bear to.load and carry. We use our Wawona a ton once we learned how to set it up hahaha

Yea your going to have to spend more than that to get a decent tent imo. Nemo high rise 4p or north face wawona 4p is my vote.

I use a Wawona 6 for one person. Mostly because my cot was touching the sides of the Wawona 4. It's the perfect amount of room for me and my stuff.

Have the Wawona 4 and survived tornado events in the immediate area. Woke up the next day bone dry. Set up is magical. Amazing cross breeze for warmer weather. Highly recommend. For backcountry, I use a MSR 3-person Elixir and very happy with the quality of that one too!

I’ve used the North Face Wawona 4 and 6, along with a 4 and 6 man Coleman.  The Coleman’s held up surprisingly well. They don’t do as well in the wind or rain though.  The NF tents are a much higher quality though. Thicker poles, stronger fabric, better in the rain, better features.  Something to think about is size. The smaller tents are easier and faster to setup. Plus you need less soft. The Wawona 6 has a huge vestibule/ rain fly. It takes a lot longer to setup, and while I can do it all solo it takes much more time than the 4. My 2 and 3 man backpacking tents are even faster. If you are getting in late and go with a normal tent, smaller is probably better. 

A 4 person like the Wawona 4p or the MSR Habiscape. They are huge palaces compared to the 1p tents you’re used to, but the footprint is small enough to fit into most public campsites. The extra space will be nice to have room to attend to your pup

I have the 4- love it.