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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just say you work from home.[/quote]

Jesus, don't lie about the conditions the dog will live in to get a dog! OP, you have to ask yourself if the dog will be happy being alone for at least 8 hours a day. Can s/he spend some days at daycare, or can you have a dog walker come in? Is working from home a day a week feasible? It's selfish not to think of the dog's quality of life.[/quote]

[b]I’m sure my dog’s quality of life is better than the one he might of had at a kill shelter. 
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I dont know what to tell you OP. I was only working part time and my hours staggered with my husbands when we got our dog. I honestly don’t think the rescue would have let us adopt otherwise. Fast forward a year and I went full time, another year and the kids were in school longer for after school activities.

Our dog is home the full work day 4 days a week. They are long, lonely days and he always knows which those days are. But he adapted and we spend a lot of time with him on the other days. ( Yes, were those people that bring our dog with us everywhere!)

Interestingly, since schools closed and I’ve been working from home, he was way more out of sorts with us all home all day everyday. But this week he’s starting to adapt to this new change. So I don’t think it would be a bad quality of life for your dog. Maybe try the adoption events at pet stores. I don’t think they are as picky. 
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You may be sure of that, but your dog doesn't think that way.  Your dog only knows that he is very lonely and unhappy to spend hours at home alone most days.

Why don't you get a dog walker?[/quote]

Oh come on. I’m a new poster. In the majority of the country (non-DCUMland) most people could never afford or even think about having a dog walker. I’m certain my dog would rather be with us during the evenings and weekends than loving her stray life in West Virginia or in the shelter where she isn’t sleeping in our bed every night snuggled up to us.

People like you are why dogs miss out on good homes and why people default to breeders. [/quote]

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