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ArmaniMan · 05-27-2011, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nancyf007

I am going back to work on Monday and I am a wreck. Doggie daycares are so expensive.
I guess I will just deal with it. She has a large playpen so there is room for food, bed, pee pad.
I just hate knowing she will be locked up all day.
I would love to have a play mate for her but my husband says we can't buy another dog.
I am sure all will be fine and she will still be spoiled probably more now. lol

There are other options to get her break in the middle of the day- you could have someone stop in for just an hour- often these visits run 15-20 dollars and you don't even have to do it everyday.

Also- you could send her to daycare only once a week- would cut down a lot on the cost, but give her something interesting to do in the middle of the week to break up the routine.

nancyf007 · 05-27-2011, 06:47 AM

I have thought about that. Maybe send her 1 or 2 days a week.
I work in retail so my hours change.
My granddaughter is going to babysit on the weekends so I shall request
those days to work and then it will only be 2 or 3 days during the week to deal with

ArmaniMan · 05-27-2011, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nancyf007

I have thought about that. Maybe send her 1 or 2 days a week.
I work in retail so my hours change.
My granddaughter is going to babysit on the weekends so I shall request
those days to work and then it will only be 2 or 3 days during the week to deal with

That sounds like a great plan!

She will be fine when you go back to work- it will be 1000X harder on you

Moses Mama · 05-27-2011, 06:39 PM

I had the same problem and worries about leaving my little man during the day. He goes to daycare twice a week where he has a best friend named Maverick. But $32 per week is expensive. I have a small tile area where I gate him the other days. I leave him with his bed, his monkey, water and a potty pad. I would like to find bigger gates so I can gate him in the kitchen. ( the doorways are too wide for my gates) Then he could look out the back door...but for now this works. I wonder if he will ever be able to stay home alone and wander the house!

yavenay · 06-02-2011, 06:01 AM

Brandi has free roam of the house. She stays home alone for up to 9 hours a day but for only two days in a row as I work from home every Wednesday. To be honest with you, I think she prefers her me time because whenever i work from home she doesn't get any sleep because she's so busy following me around. I swear sometimes she gives me look like "Can't you just sit still for a few hours while i get in a nap...geeeze ''.

The other thing too is if you are nervous, you can always setup a webcam to monitor her. That's what I did when I first got Brandi. I wanted to make sure she didn't have separation anxiety. This went on for about a year. Once she was potty pad trained, I begin to give her more excess to the house while I wasn't there. Now she has full access with maybe an accident (usually my fault...forgetting to change potty pads or something like that) once every few weeks or so. I don't use the webcam anymore because she has run of the house. I used it mainly when she was confined to her ex-pen while I was at work.

nancyf007 · 06-02-2011, 08:09 AM

I am just going to have to work it out. I have ordered a large xpen that is bigger than her playpen. I will put her crate, toys and pee pad in there as well.
I went shopping for doggie day cares today.
The one I went to the dogs are out all day playing in the play room with a nap time.
The problem was the small dog side the dogs were huge compared to Abby and she was shaking so bad just looking at them.
The other one she would hear and see dogs but never have contact which I felt better about but she would be in a pen 90 percent of the day.
I have one more to look at maybe the third will be a charm.
She will only go 1 or 2 times per week since that is all I will be able to afford.

Moses Mama · 06-02-2011, 06:16 PM

Nancy, with the daycare that is all open play with nap time, ask the staff if they separate the bigger dogs from the smaller ones. That's how they do it at our daycare. Moses was scared and shook really bad when I first started taking him to daycare. He whimpered and crawled under the chairs to get away. But after 3 months, twice a week, he loves it and now jumps out of the car and races to the door every time we go! He still cowers when the bigger dogs surround him, but the staff is right there to whisk him away! So don't discount the free roam daycare! Moses spent many a day behind the reception desk until he got used to it. You can also check to see if the daycares have a facebook page. You can "like" their page, then message some of the other "friends" to ask them about their experience with the daycare. Good luck!

nancyf007 · 06-02-2011, 07:36 PM

Thanks for all the info.
Yes they did separate the dogs, but there were no toy dogs there.
Their small dogs were a lot bigger than Abby. I like the idea that they
are not caged all day but I wish they had what I call small dogs. lol

KazzyK810 · 06-03-2011, 07:14 PM

ZoE has had the run of the house since she was 20 weeks old. I've arranged my furniture so she has a perch to look out the front & back windows to see outside. I feed her and play with her before I leave in the morning, after putting down fresh pee pads & water. She does really well by herself.

Moses Mama · 06-03-2011, 08:42 PM

Do you worry that Zoe will potty in the house as well as on the potty pad? I thought Moses was doing so well until I found a spot on the bathroom tile where he pottied. It's a spot where I WAS putting a potty pad while gating him, but quit using that area coz he was missing the pad. I wonder if I didn't get the smell out and he thought he could go there. So I would worry that he was using the pad, but also was going somewhere else in the house while I am gone to work. Potty training ismso maddening!

OwnedByLola · 06-04-2011, 11:43 AM

My Lola is alone from 8:30 until 9:30, but I pop back every lunchtime apart from Wednesday to let her out for a wee-wee. I bought her 'Kong' boredom breakers, which you fill with treats, and I hide little bits of carrot (her favourite treat, my weird little doggie) around the room which she likes to crunch and chew on. Most dogs are fine alone for a few hours at a time. They will usually cry for a little bit at the start, but only for about half and hour until they realise no-ones home and they fall asleep. I recommend puppy training pads (piddle-pads

) to put down when you are gone though, to prevent an accident if she really needs to go but there's no-one to let her out. Alternatively, if you have a secure garden you can get a cat flap for him/her to pop out of when they need a wee-wee!

xxx

05-27-2011, 06:39 PM	#19
Moses Mama Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Draper Utah Posts: 148	I had the same problem and worries about leaving my little man during the day. He goes to daycare twice a week where he has a best friend named Maverick. But $32 per week is expensive. I have a small tile area where I gate him the other days. I leave him with his bed, his monkey, water and a potty pad. I would like to find bigger gates so I can gate him in the kitchen. ( the doorways are too wide for my gates) Then he could look out the back door...but for now this works. I wonder if he will ever be able to stay home alone and wander the house! Last edited by Moses Mama; 05-27-2011 at 06:42 PM.

06-03-2011, 07:14 PM	#24
KazzyK810 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan USA & Sheffield UK Posts: 4,120	ZoE has had the run of the house since she was 20 weeks old. I've arranged my furniture so she has a perch to look out the front & back windows to see outside. I feed her and play with her before I leave in the morning, after putting down fresh pee pads & water. She does really well by herself. __________________ Karan with Sophie & Willow (ZoE )(Chelsea )

06-04-2011, 11:43 AM	#26
OwnedByLola Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 10	My Lola is alone from 8:30 until 9:30, but I pop back every lunchtime apart from Wednesday to let her out for a wee-wee. I bought her 'Kong' boredom breakers, which you fill with treats, and I hide little bits of carrot (her favourite treat, my weird little doggie) around the room which she likes to crunch and chew on. Most dogs are fine alone for a few hours at a time. They will usually cry for a little bit at the start, but only for about half and hour until they realise no-ones home and they fall asleep. I recommend puppy training pads (piddle-pads ) to put down when you are gone though, to prevent an accident if she really needs to go but there's no-one to let her out. Alternatively, if you have a secure garden you can get a cat flap for him/her to pop out of when they need a wee-wee! xxx __________________ Lola&Ella

05-27-2011, 06:47 AM	#17
nancyf007 YT Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Myers Posts: 339 Blog Entries: 8	I have thought about that. Maybe send her 1 or 2 days a week. I work in retail so my hours change. My granddaughter is going to babysit on the weekends so I shall request those days to work and then it will only be 2 or 3 days during the week to deal with

06-02-2011, 06:01 AM	#20
yavenay Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,663	Brandi has free roam of the house. She stays home alone for up to 9 hours a day but for only two days in a row as I work from home every Wednesday. To be honest with you, I think she prefers her me time because whenever i work from home she doesn't get any sleep because she's so busy following me around. I swear sometimes she gives me look like "Can't you just sit still for a few hours while i get in a nap...geeeze ''. The other thing too is if you are nervous, you can always setup a webcam to monitor her. That's what I did when I first got Brandi. I wanted to make sure she didn't have separation anxiety. This went on for about a year. Once she was potty pad trained, I begin to give her more excess to the house while I wasn't there. Now she has full access with maybe an accident (usually my fault...forgetting to change potty pads or something like that) once every few weeks or so. I don't use the webcam anymore because she has run of the house. I used it mainly when she was confined to her ex-pen while I was at work.

06-02-2011, 08:09 AM	#21
nancyf007 YT Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Myers Posts: 339 Blog Entries: 8	I am just going to have to work it out. I have ordered a large xpen that is bigger than her playpen. I will put her crate, toys and pee pad in there as well. I went shopping for doggie day cares today. The one I went to the dogs are out all day playing in the play room with a nap time. The problem was the small dog side the dogs were huge compared to Abby and she was shaking so bad just looking at them. The other one she would hear and see dogs but never have contact which I felt better about but she would be in a pen 90 percent of the day. I have one more to look at maybe the third will be a charm. She will only go 1 or 2 times per week since that is all I will be able to afford.

06-02-2011, 06:16 PM	#22
Moses Mama Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Draper Utah Posts: 148	Nancy, with the daycare that is all open play with nap time, ask the staff if they separate the bigger dogs from the smaller ones. That's how they do it at our daycare. Moses was scared and shook really bad when I first started taking him to daycare. He whimpered and crawled under the chairs to get away. But after 3 months, twice a week, he loves it and now jumps out of the car and races to the door every time we go! He still cowers when the bigger dogs surround him, but the staff is right there to whisk him away! So don't discount the free roam daycare! Moses spent many a day behind the reception desk until he got used to it. You can also check to see if the daycares have a facebook page. You can "like" their page, then message some of the other "friends" to ask them about their experience with the daycare. Good luck!

06-02-2011, 07:36 PM	#23
nancyf007 YT Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Myers Posts: 339 Blog Entries: 8	Thanks for all the info. Yes they did separate the dogs, but there were no toy dogs there. Their small dogs were a lot bigger than Abby. I like the idea that they are not caged all day but I wish they had what I call small dogs. lol

06-03-2011, 08:42 PM	#25
Moses Mama Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Draper Utah Posts: 148	Do you worry that Zoe will potty in the house as well as on the potty pad? I thought Moses was doing so well until I found a spot on the bathroom tile where he pottied. It's a spot where I WAS putting a potty pad while gating him, but quit using that area coz he was missing the pad. I wonder if I didn't get the smell out and he thought he could go there. So I would worry that he was using the pad, but also was going somewhere else in the house while I am gone to work. Potty training ismso maddening!