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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

K - I'll chime in here too. Izzy is left alone too for 9-10 hours because it's life...we both have to work to pay bills but husband is home on Mondays so she is really only home alone for 4 days (then if you include some holidays/vac - sometimes she is only left alone for 2-3 days per week). Do I miss her - yes - but you know what? She really adjust well and boy do we spend quality time with her. I spend 2 hours in the morning with her before I go to work at 7:30am and then from 5:30pm on she is with us constantly - we go to clicker training, take her on walks, take her shopping in her little carry bag, visit people, etc., etc.

She is in her x-pen (with tons of room), food, toys, chew stuff and her everlasting treat ball, her little tent/hut bed, and we leave Animal Planet on for her all day,lights o timers, radio sometimes. We set up a video camera once and she was fine - she plays and eats, but most of all she sleeps!! She got into her routine so fast...and she is totally a well socialized and happy doggie.

As others have said - don't beat yourself up on this one - we all wish we could stay home with our furkids but some of us can't. Unless I hit the Mega Millions..hahaha!

haha that's so true!