good question!!!!
Well, I would say, try to go out for at least 2 hours about twice a day. The important thing is that she needs to understand that if you leave, you'll always be back. So I think that exercise will work. I don't think the crate will help because you're still at home. When you go back to work, it will still be a little hard on her, but she will have to get used to. She will adjust pretty fast, everybody does. We are the one who don't adjust!!!!