Ive had several dogs live happily with great weekends and vacays but workdays alone. Most of the time we are a 2 dog household so that helps everything. Right now we are back to one and he loves this shelter in place stuff.

Op, I cannot fathom a denial except if you choose a specific dog that has separation anxiety. In that case you would both be miserable. Luckily, many dogs dont suffer from that. I think people with pets who have SA think they are all like that. Its similar to people with pets that have allergies or GI issues are shocked at rotation diets.

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Anonymous wrote:SFH with fenced yard.

We are working from home now but eventually will be out of the house for about 8 hours. My office is 10 minutes away and could come home at lunch for a pee break.

We love pets and definitely see them as part of the family. We were thinking a dog maybe 3-4 years old.

I know DCUM will be brutally honest so let me have it. Thanks!

The rescues around here are absurd with their requirements. Drive a couple of hours into rural VA and pick up a dog from a shelter. They know that the rest of the world isn't full of dog walkers and homemade dog food for everyone's precious furbabies. People do the best they can for their pets.

Why do you even get a dog if you can spend so little time with it? Serious question. They’re not here just to entertain us.

NP here. Maybe because they want to give it a home and a decent life rather than let it be killed at a shelter? Besides, not everyone who owns a dog wants to be hugging and snuggling up an animal 24/7.

Maybe pet ownership is not right for you.

Don’t be a lunatic. You sound like one of those types that would rather have a pet die than go to your vision of a perfect family.