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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with 8 for half hour. [/quote]

I’m in MD where it’s legal to leave an 8 year old home alone. I would start with like 20-30 minutes and think he would be fine, but we have a 15 yo dog who can’t be crated or separated from people when we’re home. The majority of the time he just sleeps, but I feel like it’s a little different leaving an 8 year old home alone by himself and an 8 year old home alone while responsible for a dog. Do you think this makes a difference?[/quote]
I don’t understand the concern.  Would the dog require active care or just be there?[/quote]

He may require active care. I'd of course walk and feed him before leaving, but sometimes the dog barks at the person there to be fed more or for something else. If DS was sitting there watching TV or something then there's a 75% chance the dog would be napping. But there would be a 25% chance that upon me or DH leaving that the dog would be barking at DS for him to get him something. Of course DS could feed him, but if there were needs past that then he probably wouldn't be comfortable handling them. [/quote]

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