How do you guys work and have a dog? Hey guys, how do you work for 8-9 hrs 4-5 days a week and still manage to have a dog? A family member passed away and I want to improve my quality of life more... I am thinking of either a part time or full time job, live in an apartment but not have to deal with dog walkers... I don't trust random people with my pets or my things or my home enough to give them a key or leave them alone with it. Asides vets. Anyway to make sure fido is happy and able to poop and piss, while keeping my apartment floors clean, and not have to worry? |
When we first got Max we both worked long hours every day. We had talked for a few years about getting a dog but did not want to leave him/her home alone all day. Toni always wanted a yorkie and then one day her boss told her if she got a yorkie she could bring it to work every day. She was so happy she cried. And so Max came along. Everything was great for about 3 months until the landlord of the business complex sent out a memo saying that dogs were not allowed in the building. It didn't even have anything to do with Max. Somebody else in the complex was bringing in some big dog that was pooping all over the place. There went the perfect situation. It broke our hearts to leave him home every day so we brainstormed and came up with an idea so that we would not have to leave him alone all day. Get another yorkie! Off we we went and got his sister from the next litter and after some more potty training we are able to leave them together all day. They are still sooooo happy to see us come home every day but they definitely keep each other company. We have a Nest cam to watch them and they play with each other, fight with each but mostly nap with each other. We limited their access to the family room and kitchen with gates and make sure their pee pads are there (although Max wants to mark the furniture whenever he can!). A 2nd furbaby may not be an option for everyone but for us it was the perfect solution. |
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I have had dogs for years and worked a full time job. 8 to 4. I house broke them to potty outdoors only. I walked them at 7:30am then left for work, home at 4:15 walked again. They must be on a schedule, feed same time every morning and night, walked same time everyday, snow, sleet, rain, they must be walked unless, they are pad trained. For many years I had one dog until I got hooked on yorkies, then I had a pack of 3. Most dogs sleep all day.You can work and own a dog. |
You would have a few options. Training to use a pad or inside grass patch, meet with some people to see if you like one of them to come over to walk and potty, come home at your lunch break or find doggy day care. I personally do not think a dog can be really comfortable to hold it for 9 hours. You could end up with potty accidents and boredom issues. |
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Duchess is pad trained plus she still goes outside. I pad trained her because some times I don't come home straight from work and I wanted her to have a safe place in the house to relieve herself. It would seem cruel to me to have her hold it for long periods of time. You can also setup a webcam to monitor her to see how she is doing and then you can make corrections as needed. Fortunately for me, Duchess just went to sleep after I left for work. Webcam was a big help, it gave me some piece of mind knowing that she didn't have separation anxiety and that she was okay alone. I use to leave the TV on but she really didn't care. Now I have a cat and they tend to keep each other company while I'm at work. |
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We have two precious boys, Zeus and Perseus. Perseus came along because we felt guilty leaving Zeus home alone. My husband and I both work, and our teenager started 12th grade this year. They are home for about 5-6 hours alone on typical days, and, at worst, we will be in and out during school; so they are home alone longer. Our son is in band and we attend his events. They both potty on a washable pad. (They will go outside if they need to.) The way I look at it is this: If I never go to Ireland, I'm not going to miss Ireland. My dogs don't miss what they don't know. It is not safe to be outside where I live for them: Hawks, owls, rabbits twice their size, armadillos, raccoons, opossums, snakes (including poisonous), and the dreaded ticks. We also do not give our boys flea protection pills, because they both have severe sensitive stomachs. We simply feel they are safer inside, and they are both happy boys. Of course, we feel guilty for leaving them and wish we could be with them all the time; however, I would never want to lose that sweet, unconditional, constant love that we receive from them because we work. They are definitely worth it. The only thing I would add to my long, drawn-out post is that we do not ever leave our boys to go on vacation. If they can't go, we don't go. If we go home to visit family, if the boys weren't welcome, we wouldn't go. They are our family, and they are the best kind of family -- never judge you, always appreciate you, always happy to see you, want and need you, don't talk back to you, and are the best, sweetest companion a human could ever have. |
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I am so blessed! Cali goes to work with me every day. Guess that is a perk of being self employed. In fact she kin d of runs the place I think! |
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