 I work a full time job and Bella is fine
The first couple days we had her I stayed home, then my daughter was home 1/2 days and now Bella is home by herself (well we have cats too) for about 5-6 hrs max. We put her in the kitchen with baby gates. She has a big den we bought at Petco that we keep the door open and she has blankets, pillows and lots of toys. We keep water and dry food out during the day and wee wee pads as well.
She is doing very good. The kitchen floor is a perfect place if she misses the wee wee pad (only a couple times though), but she goes to her den to relax and plays with her toys and chases the cat when they hop the gate.
She is a very happy healthy puppy per the vet and it's working for us. Just give your puppy time to adjust, start with small hours and then get them longer. Maybe give her a bigger space to roam and move and use her pads etc, not confined to the crate.
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