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Originally Posted by Britster

That's what I'm thinking. I'm not understanding why this can't be done?

When you go into getting a dog, it's not really fair to get him used to a new home for 1-2yrs and then take him back. You've gotta remember that this other house has another dog and playmate as well and I'm sure he will be depressed when taking him from his house. Dogs adapt fast so I'm sure going to the new home won't be the problem, it will be you taking him back. I know that even we visit my dads house and stay for 2 nights (he has huge fenced in yard, inground pool, 2 other dogs, more people living there) and we get back home and Jackson, for the first day, is often depressed and just wants to sleep and go under my bed because it's not as great over here lol. After a day or so, he's over it, and that was only from a 2 night stay in another place, not a year.

I am a college student. Been at local community college for 2yrs now and living at home. I am hoping to get into a 4yr university next year. But when I got a dog, I committed to him 100%. I would never/could never leave him for those lengths of times. I will never live in a place that doesn't allow him. Period. I accommodate my life and my schedule for his sake. If you had a child and decided to go to college, you can't just drop your kid off with someone for a year, so I would never do it to a dog.

Great post!!