Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the utterly useless answers!

French Bulldog sounds like what I’m after.

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All dogs need to be let out for a pee break. OP, do you plan to have someone let the dog out sometime during the day? You know, just like you need to pee during the day too.

NP. Honest question - Is this true? Do you need to hire someone to come and take your dog out during the day if you work outside the home and no one but the dog is home during the day? Does everyone do this?
No everyone does not do this.

You're right. People who are abusive to their animals don't do this.

Anyone who cares about their dog hires a dogwalker to let the dog out for a pee & exercise break midday if no one will be home for 8-9 hours daily.

If you cannot afford this, do not get a dog.

And I would add the even if you have a fenced yard and a doggy door, you may not want to leave a puppy or young dog to its own devices when you are gone for 8 hours so a crate may be in order, which requires someone to come by and let the dog our o pee and for some exercise. We are new puppy owners (puppy is now 6 months old) and plan to use doggy daycare or a dog walker once we no longer have someone home every day. I have the ability to work from home 2-3 days per week in normal times and plan to do so. We are using doggy daycare now on occasion to make sure he continues to get along well with other dogs.

A puppy won't be able to to go 8-9 hours without a poop or a pee, but a fully grown dog can. I'm not saying it's right to leave a dog alone all day, but it is done. If people are thinking that everyone in the U.S.A. that has a dog can afford a dog walker to come to their homes midday to walk their dogs then they are mistaken. As for "if they can't afford a dog walker then they shouldn't have a dog' people, fair enough. It just means that more dogs will be euthanized at the rescues.

Or it means that people who are responsible and budget for appropriate dog care will rescue dogs, rather than people who won't do that.

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Anonymous wrote:

All dogs need to be let out for a pee break. OP, do you plan to have someone let the dog out sometime during the day? You know, just like you need to pee during the day too.

NP. Honest question - Is this true? Do you need to hire someone to come and take your dog out during the day if you work outside the home and no one but the dog is home during the day? Does everyone do this?
No everyone does not do this.

You're right. People who are abusive to their animals don't do this.

Anyone who cares about their dog hires a dogwalker to let the dog out for a pee & exercise break midday if no one will be home for 8-9 hours daily.

If you cannot afford this, do not get a dog.

And I would add the even if you have a fenced yard and a doggy door, you may not want to leave a puppy or young dog to its own devices when you are gone for 8 hours so a crate may be in order, which requires someone to come by and let the dog our o pee and for some exercise. We are new puppy owners (puppy is now 6 months old) and plan to use doggy daycare or a dog walker once we no longer have someone home every day. I have the ability to work from home 2-3 days per week in normal times and plan to do so. We are using doggy daycare now on occasion to make sure he continues to get along well with other dogs.

A puppy won't be able to to go 8-9 hours without a poop or a pee, but a fully grown dog can. I'm not saying it's right to leave a dog alone all day, but it is done. If people are thinking that everyone in the U.S.A. that has a dog can afford a dog walker to come to their homes midday to walk their dogs then they are mistaken. As for "if they can't afford a dog walker then they shouldn't have a dog' people, fair enough. It just means that more dogs will be euthanized at the rescues.

Anonymous wrote:All dogs need to be let out for a pee break. OP, do you plan to have someone let the dog out sometime during the day? You know, just like you need to pee during the day too.

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Anonymous wrote:

All dogs need to be let out for a pee break. OP, do you plan to have someone let the dog out sometime during the day? You know, just like you need to pee during the day too.

NP. Honest question - Is this true? Do you need to hire someone to come and take your dog out during the day if you work outside the home and no one but the dog is home during the day? Does everyone do this?
No everyone does not do this.

You're right. People who are abusive to their animals don't do this.

Anyone who cares about their dog hires a dogwalker to let the dog out for a pee & exercise break midday if no one will be home for 8-9 hours daily.

If you cannot afford this, do not get a dog.

And I would add the even if you have a fenced yard and a doggy door, you may not want to leave a puppy or young dog to its own devices when you are gone for 8 hours so a crate may be in order, which requires someone to come by and let the dog our o pee and for some exercise. We are new puppy owners (puppy is now 6 months old) and plan to use doggy daycare or a dog walker once we no longer have someone home every day. I have the ability to work from home 2-3 days per week in normal times and plan to do so. We are using doggy daycare now on occasion to make sure he continues to get along well with other dogs.

Anonymous wrote:

All dogs need to be let out for a pee break. OP, do you plan to have someone let the dog out sometime during the day? You know, just like you need to pee during the day too.

NP. Honest question - Is this true? Do you need to hire someone to come and take your dog out during the day if you work outside the home and no one but the dog is home during the day? Does everyone do this?
No everyone does not do this.

You're right. People who are abusive to their animals don't do this.

Anyone who cares about their dog hires a dogwalker to let the dog out for a pee & exercise break midday if no one will be home for 8-9 hours daily.

If you cannot afford this, do not get a dog.

All dogs need to be let out for a pee break. OP, do you plan to have someone let the dog out sometime during the day? You know, just like you need to pee during the day too.

NP. Honest question - Is this true? Do you need to hire someone to come and take your dog out during the day if you work outside the home and no one but the dog is home during the day? Does everyone do this?
No everyone does not do this.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a zuchon (shih tzu + bichon). 25 pounds, very little shedding, can basically lounge all day, happy with 2-3 ambles/day, barks only when someone comes to the house or occasionally outside in response to another dog, not super smart but easily house trained and very cute.

Is this a real thing? The "designer breed" (aka fancy/expensive mutts) are getting absurd.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a zuchon (shih tzu + bichon). 25 pounds, very little shedding, can basically lounge all day, happy with 2-3 ambles/day, barks only when someone comes to the house or occasionally outside in response to another dog, not super smart but easily house trained and very cute.

Is this a real thing? The "designer breed" (aka fancy/expensive mutts) are getting absurd.

Anonymous wrote:We have a zuchon (shih tzu + bichon). 25 pounds, very little shedding, can basically lounge all day, happy with 2-3 ambles/day, barks only when someone comes to the house or occasionally outside in response to another dog, not super smart but easily house trained and very cute.

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Anonymous wrote:Has to be ok with being home alone during the day (for when things go back to normal)
Not too big (kids are 13 and 10)
Not too energetic
Doesn’t shed a lot
Easily trained
Doesn’t need to be fierce
Only barks when necessary

You want a hairless cat.

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Anonymous wrote:All dogs need to be let out for a pee break. OP, do you plan to have someone let the dog out sometime during the day? You know, just like you need to pee during the day too.

NP. Honest question - Is this true? Do you need to hire someone to come and take your dog out during the day if you work outside the home and no one but the dog is home during the day? Does everyone do this?