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Originally Posted by ChibiLuv

The greatest love you can have for a dog is putting it's own needs above your own. Each dog has thier own personality, some may be ok with owners gone all day and some are not, sounds like your pup was one of the ones that loves thier people around 24/7. I know it is sad for you to give up your pet but it sounds like she might be happier and that should make you happy too. I think you did the right thing.

Love that reply.

I do think pet dogs need as much human interaction as they can reasonably get. I started out by setting a 5-hour limit of alone time and kept that up for 5 years. At the least, I'd come home from work at lunchtime to feed them. Now, I occasionally push it to 8 hours for my adult dogs. I make it up to them by making the time we spend together quality time with walks, training and games. That's really key IMO. I don't want them sleeping all night, sleeping all day, then sleeping when I'm at home.