lb0024
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Hello all,
I wanted to ask you all how your pups spend their days. I am guilt-ridden that Molly has to stay home alone all day, 5 days per week, while I'm at work. Granted, I knew this before getting her, but she's my first dog (as an adult) and I thought she would be fine. But now that I actually have my living, breathing, little angel, I feel that the arrangement I thought would work (half hour walks during the middle of the day) might not be sufficient after all. I don't want to give her up for anything, but I want her to have the best life she possibly can.
My plan was also to take her to doggie daycare 2 days per week, but she hates riding in the car so I don't want to put her through that until she has overcome that problem. (We're working on it.)
So I was wondering how many of you are in this same position (working full time), and how you feel about it, how you think you Cavalier feels about it and has fared, etc. I'd appreciate any thoughts, advice, etc. that you can provide.
Oh, one other thing... now that she is house broken, I have an Xpen hooked to her crate and leave her a few toys and treats and water. She does willingly go into the xpen when I leave every morning, so it doesn't seem like she minds this arrangement. Believe me, I can TELL that she hates riding in the car (sad eyes, flattening herself to the floor so I can't pick her up, etc.).
Thanks,
-laura
I wanted to ask you all how your pups spend their days. I am guilt-ridden that Molly has to stay home alone all day, 5 days per week, while I'm at work. Granted, I knew this before getting her, but she's my first dog (as an adult) and I thought she would be fine. But now that I actually have my living, breathing, little angel, I feel that the arrangement I thought would work (half hour walks during the middle of the day) might not be sufficient after all. I don't want to give her up for anything, but I want her to have the best life she possibly can.
My plan was also to take her to doggie daycare 2 days per week, but she hates riding in the car so I don't want to put her through that until she has overcome that problem. (We're working on it.)
So I was wondering how many of you are in this same position (working full time), and how you feel about it, how you think you Cavalier feels about it and has fared, etc. I'd appreciate any thoughts, advice, etc. that you can provide.
Oh, one other thing... now that she is house broken, I have an Xpen hooked to her crate and leave her a few toys and treats and water. She does willingly go into the xpen when I leave every morning, so it doesn't seem like she minds this arrangement. Believe me, I can TELL that she hates riding in the car (sad eyes, flattening herself to the floor so I can't pick her up, etc.).
Thanks,
-laura