Jovi and I get up at 4am - she goes outside, eats, plays and then crashes at about 5am - while she crashes i get ready for work, then I take her for a walk and about 6:30 put her in her pen and leave for work. My neighbor stops in and lets her out and plays with her before she goes to work at about 10:30am. I get home at 3:30 and we spend the evening hanging out. Jovi is 18weeks old and we've been doing this since she was 9 weeks old - It's okay to leave them no Mommy guilt allowed. They will be fine as long as you keep them in a safe place.