I don't know what to do

[myriamha]

Thank you for your advice . I made up my mind I won't be hiring a stanger to walk my dog during the day ...if an accident happens I will blame myself all my life ..I will take him for 45 min walk before I go to work ...then I will live him with the TV on ..his favorite homemade treats ..toys ...food and pee pad..then I will take him for a long walk to the park when I get home around 4:30 ...I think he should be fine anyway its better this way then go to work and worry what if an accident happens with the dogwalker ...after all it's not their dog they don't have the same feelings and therefore they wont be extra cautious no matter what ...

[kalina82]

when i first got morgan i had a job that was 5 minutes away so i was able to go home and take morgan out to pee and then go back to work. In january of this year tho i got a different job that's 20 minutes away so i was no longer able to take her out at lunch. I have her in an ex-pen while i'm at work. She's alone from 7:30am to 4:30pm and does ablsolutely fine. i believe she just sleeps all day long even tho there are toys in her crate. Do not feel too bad about leaving him. I'm sure he'll be fine. Dogs do not have a concept of time which is why they are just as excited to see you if you've been gone for 10 minutes or 8 hours.

[Magneticgal]

He will be just fine!! In an ideal world it would be great to be home all day with them-BUT, keep in mind that even if you are home, you are doing other things, not just doting on them the entire time. The reality is, that most people work!! If only stay at home people got pets, then there would be many,many puppies out there that would never find a home. I make the most of the time I am at home with her. We go for walks,play,ect. I try to get home for lunch, but the days when I am crazy busy and don't make it home, she does just fine. It shows how much you care about him that you are concerned- that matters a whole lot! Don't feel guilty- your baby will be fine!

[Magneticgal]

Originally Posted by kalina82

when i first got morgan i had a job that was 5 minutes away so i was able to go home and take morgan out to pee and then go back to work. In january of this year tho i got a different job that's 20 minutes away so i was no longer able to take her out at lunch. I have her in an ex-pen while i'm at work. She's alone from 7:30am to 4:30pm and does ablsolutely fine. i believe she just sleeps all day long even tho there are toys in her crate. Do not feel too bad about leaving him. I'm sure he'll be fine. Dogs do not have a concept of time which is why they are just as excited to see you if you've been gone for 10 minutes or 8 hours.

I have heard that before and wondered how true it was- about them not having a concept of time. Wouldn't it be great to know what goes onside their little heads??!!!!!

[myriamha]

Originally Posted by kalina82

when i first got morgan i had a job that was 5 minutes away so i was able to go home and take morgan out to pee and then go back to work. In january of this year tho i got a different job that's 20 minutes away so i was no longer able to take her out at lunch. I have her in an ex-pen while i'm at work. She's alone from 7:30am to 4:30pm and does ablsolutely fine. i believe she just sleeps all day long even tho there are toys in her crate. Do not feel too bad about leaving him. I'm sure he'll be fine. Dogs do not have a concept of time which is why they are just as excited to see you if you've been gone for 10 minutes or 8 hours.

Thank you, you make me feel much better about living him alone

[myriamha]

Originally Posted by Magneticgal

He will be just fine!! In an ideal world it would be great to be home all day with them-BUT, keep in mind that even if you are home, you are doing other things, not just doting on them the entire time. The reality is, that most people work!! If only stay at home people got pets, then there would be many,many puppies out there that would never find a home. I make the most of the time I am at home with her. We go for walks,play,ect. I try to get home for lunch, but the days when I am crazy busy and don't make it home, she does just fine. It shows how much you care about him that you are concerned- that matters a whole lot! Don't feel guilty- your baby will be fine!

Thank you I feel less guilty about going to work and living him alone

[Mommy of Brandi]

I work out of the house too and Brandi is home "alone" for the most part......my son works nights.....so he's home but sleeping while I'm at work and he doesn't leave the door to his disaster area opened.......she does fine.....though she demands my attention from the minute I walk in the door........which is just fine she deserves it........

[Yorkiekids]

I'd rather leave him home with his pee pads, then have some stranger walking my dog. There's just too much dognapping going on, and I don't like everyone to know I even have them.