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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How long can you keep your dog at home alone? [/quote]It's a good question that I have asked a few dog owners that I know. The reason I asked them is because I am single and would love to have a dog. The problem is that I work and I am out of the house for 9 hours a day. There seems to be no definite answer. Some people have told me that it would be fine to leave it alone while I am at work to another telling me that it's a bad thing to do to a dog.

I do have a house with a fenced in yard and I can easily have a dog door installed but I think I will wait until I am retired which should happen in about 4 years.[/quote]

Totally depends on the dog and the age of the dog. Even when I'm home, my dog will go 9+ hours without wanting to be let out and just switch between sleeping on the couch and the floor (generally this is what she does between 6am-4pm). When she was a puppy, I would never leave her for more than a few hours. Then, when she was a bit older I'd come home at lunch (my parents who also had a young dog, but couldn't get home at lunch, hired a dog walker to come and let their dog out mid-day). At my previous work situation it was not unusual that she would be home alone for nine hours. I would give her a short walk in the AM after breakfast and then a longer one at night. After I got home, she could ask to go out whenever she wanted.

Get a dog. If the dog needs to be let out during the day, plan on having a dog sitter come 1-2 times during the day to take the dog out. Generally, that phase won't last forever (and it sounds like you'll be retired soon anyhow). [/quote]

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