i work 8-10 hour days 5 days a week and i leave out plenty food and water for my Chloe all day... yea when i get home there's some poop here and there but i dont mind picking it up as long as she doesnt starve!! and Chloe sometimes runs when i try to pick her up but thats if she sees the brush in my hand lolz a lil baby talk always does the trick