I work an hour away from home so I'm gone from about 7 am to 6 pm but my husband is an insurance adjustor and works out of the house. He is on the road part of each day but it's pretty rare that he's gone for more than 5 hours or so at a stretch. I know Tatum is happy though to rest in her kennel while we're gone because if we are home all day, she gets plenty of naps in. She's a whirlwind late at night though right before bed and gets played with pretty hard first thing in the morning also. And yes, whether I'm gone 8 hours or 10 minutes, it's a kissy-fest when I walk back in the door!!