Well. I suppose that I will have to be the voice of dissent here. While the others are right about certain things I would like to tell you about me and my yorkie. I have a one year old yorkie. I have had her since she was 8 weeks old and I live in a condo. She is very well behaved, has never been destructive and only barks when I am home and someone comes directly to my door. I work full time and for the first 6 months I had her, I had a pet nanny come and visit with her at lunch time and take her out for a walk, feed her, and play with her. I just wanted to say that it can be done if you have been working with your dog, your dog respects you, and your dog has been trained to listen to you so that you can establish ground rules. Also important is that you make proper arrangments so that your dog is not alone for really long periods of time, specially at the beginning. So while I think it might be challenging, its not impossible if you really want it and you are willing to make the sacrifices required. For example, I used to go out after work to do my shopping, get my nails done, grab a drink with a friend etc. prior to getting my dog. Now if I want to do any of those I either come home first, spend some time with her, and then take her with me to do those things, or I call the sitter to come and visit with her at lunch and in the afternoon so that I can come home later. Look in your heart and figure out what is going to be best for your dog. That is the true meaning of love, doing the best for your dog.
__________________  Veronica and Reesee  |