PolarSkye
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So which is it? A kennel, a dog flap and access to a huge garden . . . or not?
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Leaving a dog at home whilst you work full time
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So which is it? A kennel, a dog flap and access to a huge garden . . . or not?
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_GG_
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I was wondering the same.
LittleMonster
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I'm so confused... So does she have anything like a dog flap like she has stated...
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mandwhy
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I think it is Ok if they have access to outside, or are kept outside in a secure area, but in that case it might be nicer to have two dogs. If your dog is inside all day then you need a dog walker.
I walk dogs and they are usually dying for a wee by 2 o'clock, and bursting by 3 if I've run late.
I walk dogs and they are usually dying for a wee by 2 o'clock, and bursting by 3 if I've run late.
Evie91
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We have a dog walker from Monday to Friday. Dog gets walked in the morning, has a rest, breakfast. Last to leave for work puts him in outside pen - he has a children's playhouse with dog flap, bed inside,toys, heater and radio enclosed in a run - so can go to the toilet. Dog walker comes at lunch time - takes him out for anything from 45mins to four hours. Puts him back in our house when he returns.
Whoever is first home from work walks him - works well for us.
Personally I think it would be a long day for a dog with no company and also think it's unfair to expect them not to go to the toilet in all that time (especially as they've already held on overnight!).
Whoever is first home from work walks him - works well for us.
Personally I think it would be a long day for a dog with no company and also think it's unfair to expect them not to go to the toilet in all that time (especially as they've already held on overnight!).
stevieg
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My two stay at home all day most of the time although there are occasions when my husband isn't working or can take them with him.
It's far from ideal but then when I'm home they are with me all the time. I always take them with me where possible and at night they sleep on a chair in the bedroom. There are worse situations a dog could find itself in.
Some people who live near us are home all day but their dogs never go through the gate nor do they cross the doorstep into the house. Which is worse?
It's far from ideal but then when I'm home they are with me all the time. I always take them with me where possible and at night they sleep on a chair in the bedroom. There are worse situations a dog could find itself in.
Some people who live near us are home all day but their dogs never go through the gate nor do they cross the doorstep into the house. Which is worse?
jessjc
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All valid points - I think the thing that dogs like best is routine. It's hard to know what the dogs feel. When I am at home they often sleep all day, even though they have access to the garden ad lib. When we are at work (we both work full time, but I have been at home more recently due to exams) they have full access to the enclosed and private garden when it is good weather and when we are going to be back late etc then the neighbour lets them out. They have a long run every morning in the fields and we make a big fuss of them when we are there. They sometiimes come riding with me on the weekends and they have plenty of things to do and see; toys inside, pheasants and rabbits outside. OK, they are cooped up quite a bit, but they have a lovely life really - fab compared to a dog that lives without a garden and only gets a walk around the block (although I don't think there's anything wrong with this either).
We would all agree, I'm sure, that we'd love to have the best possible arrangement for our animals with walkers and sitters and feeders and allsorts, but life doesn't always allow us those luxuries. We can't really think of dogs as humans, their brains are different from ours, we need far more stimulation, mentally, than they do, so imagining that it is us that is cooped up is not really proportionate. Anyhow, aren't most of us cooped up in an office for most of the day when we would like to have a view, fresh air, and frankly be frolicking in the fields rather than be working our fingers to the bone to pay for our dog walkers?
We would all agree, I'm sure, that we'd love to have the best possible arrangement for our animals with walkers and sitters and feeders and allsorts, but life doesn't always allow us those luxuries. We can't really think of dogs as humans, their brains are different from ours, we need far more stimulation, mentally, than they do, so imagining that it is us that is cooped up is not really proportionate. Anyhow, aren't most of us cooped up in an office for most of the day when we would like to have a view, fresh air, and frankly be frolicking in the fields rather than be working our fingers to the bone to pay for our dog walkers?
unicornystar
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We have one large dog and two weenes, I had no choice but to work full time. I hate leaving them but this may help with any guilt issues or tree huggers.....
I work 8.30am to 4.00pm......ours have "doggy room" and large kitchen to roam along with their own sofa.
We used to have a dog walker in, but she said they really weren't fussed and were happy snoozing! We also put a camera on them one day! - they slept all day and when we get home they have hours of being at yard and walked, more than some dogs get who are with their owners all day!
I work 8.30am to 4.00pm......ours have "doggy room" and large kitchen to roam along with their own sofa.
We used to have a dog walker in, but she said they really weren't fussed and were happy snoozing! We also put a camera on them one day! - they slept all day and when we get home they have hours of being at yard and walked, more than some dogs get who are with their owners all day!