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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TLDR whole thread but I do dog adoptions for a living.  You can't leave a 4 month old puppy home alone all day.  That's cruel.  Even a dog walker is insufficient for the training and socialization a young puppy needs.  Dog daycare would give it socialization but not a lot of one on one training.  I'd get an older dog.

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+1 Congratulations on your new baby. While it will progress more quickly to toddler-hood than a human baby, it will stay a toddler equivalent for a very long time in terms of needs for company. If you’re not going to be home during the day, your dog needs to be at daycare just like a toddler does. I strongly urge you to find a place that does both daycare and boarding so that the dog will be comfortable in a familiar place when you travel. Do not rely on family and friends - they mean well, but they have their own busy lives.

Good luck. You will have to change your life in the ways that you did when you had small children if you do this. The rewards are immense, but the dependence is real.
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