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renee92405
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? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
HOw long can you leave a new puppy home for while you are at work?
We would like to get a dog but we work pretty long hours.
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Mrs-D-Girl
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
Dh and I work a lot of hours also. When we decided to get a puppy, we knew we would need to get one that was not a "toy" breed as they say. Smaller dogs need to eat every couple of hours or they can get sick.
Bella was 9-weeks old when we got her and 3 pounds. We would leave the house at 7:30am and come back for lunch around 12:30 and then home by 6 the latest.
At first, you def need to change your lifestyle, but it get's much easier as they get older. Bella is now 7 months and I very rarely go home at lunch anymore to check on her. She never has an accident and has learned to hold it in till we get home.
I would say the first few months, I would not go more then 4 hours without someone checking on the dog.
Good luck!
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| Posted 5/16/08 12:34 PM |
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
My husband and I got a Bullmastiff puppy in January of 2007 and he was 8 weeks old. At the time, I worked in Westchester, we live in Suffolk County, and Brody was crated from around 7 am until 1-2 pm until my job out here came through. He did fine, he slept alot, which moast puppies do. I work out here now, and Brody is still crated, from 9-2. For this reason, we only crated him overnight for the first month or so that we had him so as not to over-crate. After that, we put his bed in our room and he slept there overnight. Now he sleeps in our bed which is another story...LOL
But, what are your hours like?
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| Posted 5/16/08 1:01 PM |
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juju
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
If you work long hours, would you consider getting a dog that is slightly older?
We are lucky in that our dog is only crated for long periods of the time about once a week. Other than that, 4-5hrs tops! At night, he sleeps in our bed.
Message edited 5/16/2008 1:12:31 PM.
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
When we got Porter, he was 5 months old. He was crated from 8:30am til around 5:30 - 6:00 when we got home. He went to the bathroom in the cage twice and then after that he held it all day. Now he is over a year old and he is on his own from 7:30 til 6:00. He loves his crate, i call it his Co-op cuz after he was trained we got him a huge one to stay in, so he just goes in there without me telling him too as soon as he sees me grab my keys.
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renee92405
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
Well it looks like getting a dog won't be possible. I am gone for 10-12 hours from Sunday to Friday. DH is at least the same if not more. It is too long to leave a puppy or dog. i tired to explain this to DH but he didn't get it. So i figured i would ask the LIF crew.
Thanks.
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| Posted 5/16/08 1:49 PM |
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
When Katie was a puppy this she was alone from 8:45-12:15 and then 12:45 to 5:15
10-12 hours sounsd like a lot without doggie day care.
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| Posted 5/16/08 2:28 PM |
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Mrs-D-Girl
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
Posted by renee92405
Well it looks like getting a dog won't be possible. I am gone for 10-12 hours from Sunday to Friday. DH is at least the same if not more. It is too long to leave a puppy or dog. i tired to explain this to DH but he didn't get it. So i figured i would ask the LIF crew.
Thanks.
Unfortunately, I have to agree that it might not be the best idea. That is a long time for a dog to be alone and by the looks of it, the dog would really only get human attention for a few hours a day since you guys work so much.
It's so much work at first with a puppy.
Did you ever consider adopting an older dog and not a puppy? Maybe this would be a better option for you.
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
Posted by renee92405
Well it looks like getting a dog won't be possible. I am gone for 10-12 hours from Sunday to Friday. DH is at least the same if not more. It is too long to leave a puppy or dog. i tired to explain this to DH but he didn't get it. So i figured i would ask the LIF crew.
Thanks.
I would most definitely say with schedules like that you guys are not very good candidates for a dog at all.
Dogs need A LOT of human contact, excercise and general interaction with other humans and dogs. They need to be socialized otherwise you will run into a lot of problems.
I think at this point in your lives and careers you should hold off on getting a dog. When your work schedules slow down a bit and you can dedicate more time for a pet, then revisit it.
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HoneyBadger
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Re: ? about leaving a puppy home while at work...
Posted by Mrs-D-Girl
Did you ever consider adopting an older dog and not a puppy? Maybe this would be a better option for you.
Honestly, an older dog wouldn't be any better. They still need attention and with a 10-12 hour work day schedule, that's just not fair to the dog.
ETA: If anything these are the dogs who've come from shelters where they weren't getting very much attention. And most likely went into the shelter b/c the family who had them to begin with couldn't give them the attention they required.
Like I said in my above post, when your schedules calm down, then consider a puppy or dog.
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