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samIam · 07-06-2006, 01:57 PM

So glad I found this forum today! My name is Samantha and I am the mother of 2 little ones (a boy who is 5 and a girl who is 2) and a little Yorkie named Maxwell. We just got our dog 2 weeks ago. My husband and I both wanted to raise our children with a dog. It didn't take us long to decide on a Yorkie.

Here's my big concern:
I am not so sure now that a dog is for us. I am feeling a lot of anguish about leaving him home alone. Is this normal? I haven't left the house in 2 weeks and circumstances in our household are looking like I may need to return to work when my oldest goes to Kindergarten in the fall. That would mean that Max would be home alone ALL day. Next week the kids and I are supposed to go to visit the in-laws for the morning. It's about an hour drive and we will be away for about 5 hours. Max has an expen set up in our house so he should be fine. What will he do when I gone? Do you think he will be okay by himself? What about if I return to work?

07-06-2006, 01:57 PM	#1
samIam YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1	Guilt, guilt, guilt So glad I found this forum today! My name is Samantha and I am the mother of 2 little ones (a boy who is 5 and a girl who is 2) and a little Yorkie named Maxwell. We just got our dog 2 weeks ago. My husband and I both wanted to raise our children with a dog. It didn't take us long to decide on a Yorkie. Here's my big concern: I am not so sure now that a dog is for us. I am feeling a lot of anguish about leaving him home alone. Is this normal? I haven't left the house in 2 weeks and circumstances in our household are looking like I may need to return to work when my oldest goes to Kindergarten in the fall. That would mean that Max would be home alone ALL day. Next week the kids and I are supposed to go to visit the in-laws for the morning. It's about an hour drive and we will be away for about 5 hours. Max has an expen set up in our house so he should be fine. What will he do when I gone? Do you think he will be okay by himself? What about if I return to work?