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[quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing: most dogs are social animals.  That is why they are pack animals, historically; they like company.  Leaving the whole outside-inside debate out of it, leaving a dog alone from 8-6 every work day seems counter-intuitive to me, and will most likely cause issues (and what about days you go to happy hour, or out to dinner straight from work?).  I realize in this day and age (and economy!), most people don't have a choice to work shorter hours.  That's fine, and also fine if you want to get a dog for company for when you are home.  But since you don't have a choice of your work hours, and dogs are social animals who prefer company, it seems a no-brainer that your dog will be happier with regular visits from people, or in a daycare.  It's not "spoiling" your dog, it's meeting your dog's needs.  Before you think about adopting a rescue dog, I would really urge you to re-think your dog's care arrangements and your attitude about them.  No need to send your dog to a daycare that your feel is frou-frou (although really most are not-have you really ever visited one?), get a regular dog-walker who will bring your dog to dog-parks, and spend time with it.  Just as work habits have changed over the past 50 years, so have the needs of dogs.  Just sayin'.

signed, a rescue dog-owner who never realized how truly lonely her dog had been until she stopped working to SAH :(.[/quote]

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